| Odani Castle | |
|---|---|
小谷城 | |
| Nagahama, Shiga Prefecture, Japan | |
 Odani Castle ruins | |
  Odani Castle  Odani Castle | |
| Coordinates | 35°27′33″N 136°16′37″E / 35.459284°N 136.277°E |
| Type | Yamashiro-style Japanese castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | yes (no public facilities) |
| Condition | ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1516 |
| Built by | Azai Sukemasa |
| In use | Sengoku period |
| Demolished | 1573 |
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.[1] Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 2005.[2]
- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 224. ISBN 1854095234.
- ^ "小谷城跡". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 25 May 2020.