Azuchi, Shiga

Azuchi (Japanese安 土 町, -chō ) was one, located near the eastern shore of Lake Biwa, Japanese City in Gamo -gun in Shiga Prefecture. On March 21, 2010 she was united to the community Omihachiman.

History

After Oda Nobunaga had become one of the most powerful men in Japan, he left in 1576 in Azuchi, which was a small town at the time, a mighty castle built of stone. He had thus the control of the traffic on Lake Biwa and the highways Tōkaidō and Nakasendō. Because of this Toyotomi Hideyoshi's castle and Momoyama Castle of reasoned by Nobunaga new period of Japanese history Azuchi - Momoyama period was called.

The appointment to Chō took place on April 1, 1954 with the merger of the Mura Azuchi (安 土 村, -mura ) and Oiso (老 苏 村, -mura ).

Attractions

  • Ruins of Azuchi Castle and associated Prefectural Museum
  • Sasaki Shrine (沙沙 贵 神社, Sasaki -jinja )
  • Kannonshō -ji (観 音 正 寺), a temple of Saigoku - pilgrimage

Traffic

  • Street: National Highway 8
  • JR Tōkaidō Main Line ( Biwako Line), to Tokyo or Kobe

Education

In Azuchi are the primary school Azuchi (安 土 小学校, Azuchi shōgakkō ), the primary school Oiso (老 苏 小学校, Oiso shōgakkō ) and the middle school Azuchi (安 土 中 学校, Azuchi chūgakkō ).

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Higashiomi
  • Omihachiman

Twinning

  • Italy Mantua, Italy ( since 20 February 2005 )
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