Sakamoto Castle | |
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坂本城 | |
Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan | |
![]() Statue of Mitsuhide in Sakamoto Castle park | |
Coordinates | 35°3′35.374″N 135°52′37.744″E / 35.05982611°N 135.87715111°E |
Type | Mizu style castle |
Site information | |
Owner | Oda clan, Toyotomi clan |
Condition | ruins |
Site history | |
Built | 1571 |
Built by | Akechi Mitsuhide |
Demolished | 1586 |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Akechi Mitsuhide, Niwa Nagahide, Asano Nagamasa |
Sakamoto Castle (坂本城, Sakamoto-jō) was a lakeside castle in the Sengoku period, located in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.[1]
Akechi Mitsuhide was the commander of the castle.[2]