Azuchi
| Azuchi-chō 安 土 町 |
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| Geographical location in Japan | |||
| Region : | Kinki | ||
| Prefecture : | Shiga | ||
| Coordinates : | 35 ° 8 ' N , 136 ° 8' E | ||
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| Surface: | 24.30 km² | ||
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| Community key : | 25381-2 | ||
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| Tree : | azalea | ||
| Flower : | reed | ||
| Bird : | Reed warbler | ||
| town hall | |||
| Address : |
Azuchi Town Hall 1 - 8 , Konaka Azuchi - chō , Gamō-gun Shiga 521-1392 |
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| Website URL: | http://www.town.azuchi.shiga.jp | ||
| Location of Azuchis in Shiga Prefecture | |||
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Azuchi ( Japanese 安 土 町 , - chō ) was a Japanese city in Gamō-gun in Shiga Prefecture , located near the east bank of Lake Biwa . On March 21, 2010, they united to form the Ōmihachiman Ward .
history
After Oda Nobunaga had become one of the most powerful men in Japan, he had a mighty stone castle built in Azuchi, which was a small town at the time, in 1576 . He had control of the traffic on Lake Biwa and the highways Tōkaidō and Nakasendō . Because of this castle and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's castle Momoyama, the new period in Japanese history founded by Nobunaga was called the Azuchi-Momoyama period .
The appointment to Chō took place on April 1, 1954 with the merger of the Mura Azuchi ( 安 土 村 , -mura ) and Oiso ( 老 蘇 村 , -mura ).
Attractions
- Azuchi Castle ruins and the associated prefecture museum
- Sasaki Shrine ( 沙沙 貴 神社 , Sasaki-jinja )
- Kannonshō-ji ( 観 音 正 寺 ), a temple on the Saigoku pilgrimage route
traffic
- Street:
- National road 8
- Train:
- JR Tōkaidō Main Line ( Biwako Line ), to Tokyo or Kobe
education
In Azuchi there is the Azuchi Elementary School ( 安 土 小学校 , Azuchi shōgakkō ), the Oiso Elementary School ( 老 蘇 小学校 , Oiso shōgakkō ) and the Azuchi Middle School ( 安 土 中 学校 , Azuchi chūgakkō ).
