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access: JR Ishiyama Station then transfer to Keihan Zeze-Honmachi Station, 5 min walk
added jcastle: 2012
alternate names: Sekiroku Castle
castle condition: No main keep but other buildings
castle type: Flatland
city: Otsu
contributor: RaymondW
designations: Has Important Cultural Properties
english name: Zeze Castle
features: Trenches
features: Walls
features: Turrets
features: Gates
features: Stone walls
GPS location#aux: 34.99527,135.89535
historical period: Edo Period
japanese name: 膳所城
notes: Visiting Zeze Castle Ruin can be a deceptively underwhelming experience, and this is completely true if a castle fan just strolls around the public park where Zeze Castle’s honmaru or main bailey had once stood. There is little vestige of Zeze Castle at the park apart from a reconstructed gate and some stone wall remnants, some of which are modern reconstructions. Much of what was Zeze Castle has been built over and subsumed by modern day Zeze. However, if you are willing to spend time walking around Zeze, Ishiyama, and Kusatsu, there are 10 relocated gates and buildings from Zeze Castle to be seen. In addition to these relocated structures recognized by Otsu City, there are three more possible relocated gates, one in Ritto, another one in Kusatsu, and a third one at Zeze Shrine. If you are done tracking down relocated Zeze Castle gates and buildings, there are three nagayamons (長屋門) from former samurai residences in the castle town. They have been moved to three different temples along the former Tokaido Road in Zeze. Furthermore, at Enshin Temple, one can see the tombs of Toda Kazuaki, the first lord of Zeze Castle and Honda Toshitsugu, the fourth and then again, the eighth lord of Zeze Castle. At Zeze Castle Park, in recent years, a new sign with a map has been installed at the site of where the castle keep had once stood. The map is a bird’s eye view of Zeze Castle. It is a copy of an old map created in 1894. While the map on the new sign is informative, the castle model of Zeze Castle at the Otsu City Museum of History raises it to another level. It is an amazingly detailed model of Zeze Castle and the castle town, bringing the castle and its town “back to life” for castle fans to experience. Looking at this model one can see why Zeze Castle was rated as one of the Top Three Lakeside Castles in Japan. Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, I am unable to upload any photos of it. In sum, there are eleven relocated structures, two possible relocated structures, th…
prefecture: Shiga Prefecture
time required: 30 minutes for castle ruins and 5+ hours for visiting original structures scattered around Zeze, Ishiyama, and Kusatsu
visitor information: No fees
visits: December 26, 2023
year visited: 2023
wiki page modification date: 2024-06-22T15:33:46Z
modification date#aux: 2460484.1484491
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