Sawayama Castle
Sawayama Castle was a castle in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. This castle was an important military stronghold of Ōmi Province. The Azai clan held this castle in the Sengoku Period.
- Castle
- Description: fortification
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Hikone Castle and Hikone Station.
Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle is an Edo-period Japanese castle located…
1½ km west of Sawayama Castle
Hikone Station
Hikone Station is an interchange passenger railway…
1 km southwest of Sawayama Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maibara and Kōra.
Kōra
Kōra is a town located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
8 km south of Sawayama Castle
Taga
Taga is a town located in Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
9 km southeast of Sawayama Castle
Sawayama Castle
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Latitude
35.27979° or 35° 16′ 47″ north
Longitude
136.26954° or 136° 16′ 10″ east
Open location code
8Q7R77H9+WR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Sawayama Castle” goes by many names.
Castell de SawayamaCatalan
Castell SawayamaCatalan
佐和山城Chinese
Hrad SawajamaCzech
SawajamaCzech
Castello di SawayamaItalian
佐和山Japanese
佐和山の城Japanese
佐和山城Japanese
佐和山城跡Japanese
사와 산성Korean
사와야마 성Korean
قلعه ساوایاماPersian
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