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Site of Sakamoto Castle, now a small park on the west shore of Otsu.
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Sakamoto Castle marker
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Maybe this was where the castle once stood? Picnic pavilion now.
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Grounds of Sakamoto Castle site (Honmaru) on the lake shore.
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Statue of Akechi Mitsuhide at Sakamoto Castle site.
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Statue of Akechi Mitsuhide
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Unimpressive beach at the site of Sakamoto Castle.
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Beach at the site of Sakamoto Castle.
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Shigaraki-no-miya Palace ruins. National Historic Site MAP
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Kyoto-based Emperor Shomu first built a Detached Palace in Shigaraki in 742. This became the the Shigaraki-no-miya Palace.
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Ruins of a gate. Only the stone foundations are left. No original buildings stand.
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Another theory says that this is the ruins of Kokaji temple. 甲賀寺
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A small shrine stands as a memorial.
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There are stone markers indicating where various buildings were.
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Stone foundation for a pillar.
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