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Ōtsu Castle

castle located in Otsu, Shiga County, Omi Province
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Ōtsu Castle

Summary

Ōtsu Castle is a Japanese castle[1].

Key Facts

  • Ōtsu Castle is located in Otsu[2].
  • Ōtsu Castle is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Ōtsu Castle is on the body of water Lake Biwa[4].
  • Ōtsu Castle's instance of is recorded as Japanese castle[5].
  • Ōtsu Castle's instance of is recorded as water castle[6].
  • Ōtsu Castle's founder is recorded as Asano Nagamasa[7].
  • Ōtsu Castle took place at Otsu[8].
  • 1586 marks the founding of Ōtsu Castle[9].
  • Ōtsu Castle was dissolved in 1601[10].
  • Ōtsu Castle was part of the conflict Siege of Ōtsu[11].
  • Ōtsu Castle's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 35.012056, 'longitude': 135.86425, 'precision': 1e-06}[12].
  • Ōtsu Castle's replaces is recorded as Sakamoto Castle[13].
  • Ōtsu Castle's replaced by is recorded as Zeze Castle[14].

Body

Geography

Ōtsu Castle is in the country of Japan[3]. It is located in Otsu[2]. It is on the body of water Lake Biwa[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Japanese castle[5] and water castle[6].

History and Context

1586 marks the founding of Ōtsu Castle[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1586-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Imported from → —
    Participated in conflict → Siege of Ōtsu
    Replaced by → Zeze Castle
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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