Hachimanyama Castle

Hachimanyama Castle (八幡山城, Hachimanyama-jō) was a castle in Ōmihachiman, Japan, on the eastern shore of Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture. It was the home castle of Toyotomi Hidetsugu, the nephew of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Hachimanyama Castle was built by Toyotomi Hidetsugu in 1585 under orders from Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Azuchi Castle's materials were used in the construction of the castle, and Azuchi city's functions were moved to Hachiman city. In 1595, Kyōgoku Takatsugu moved to Ōtsu Castle and Hachimanyama Castle was abandoned.

Hachimanyama castle is now in ruins, with some extant stone walls and wet moat. The Buddhist temple Zuiryuji now occupies the former honmaru, or main bailey. Hachimanyama Ropeway provides services between the mountaintop and Himure Hachimangū.　 The castle was listed as one of the Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles in 2017.

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Hachimanyama Castle ranks #4,042 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #202 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1585, it is older than 35% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,995 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Higashiōmi, 12 km away. It is one of the 71 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Kansai. See how Japan compares in the castle statistics.

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