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Odani Castle

🇯🇵 Japan · 16th century

Odani Castle in Japan
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Odani Castle (小谷城, Odani-jō) was a Sengoku period mountain-top Japanese castle located in the former town of Kohoku, now part of Nagahama city, in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Only the ruins remain today. It was the home castle of the Azai clan and the mountain it was built upon was considered to be impregnable. The castle fell during Oda Nobunaga's siege in the Genki and Tenshō eras (Siege of Odani Castle), in 1573. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005.

Text adapted from “Odani Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Odani Castle ranks #1,210 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #56 of the 297 mapped in Japan. Founded 1520, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,099 times in the last 60 days, more than 89% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Hikone, 21 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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Frequently asked questions

Where is Odani Castle?

Odani Castle stands in Japan, at 35.45917°, 136.27694°.

When was Odani Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to 1520. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Odani Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,210 of 7,738 worldwide, and #56 in Japan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Odani Castle?

Nagahama Castle, about 9 km away.

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