Azuchi Castle ruins

E183243

castle ruins historic site tourist attraction

Azuchi Castle ruins are the remains of Oda Nobunaga’s once-grand Azuchi Castle, a historically significant Sengoku-period stronghold located in present-day Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Azuchi Castle	8
Azuchi Castle ruins canonical	3
Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum	1
Azuchi Castle Site Historic Park	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1595925 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Azuchi Castle ruins
Context triple: [Shiga, containsLandmark, Azuchi Castle ruins]

A. Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
B. Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
C. Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, known for its reconstructed keep, stone walls, and scenic grounds that attract many visitors.
D. Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle is a well-preserved Edo-period Japanese hilltop castle renowned for its original main keep and scenic location overlooking Lake Biwa.
E. Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in present-day Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, long associated with the powerful Maeda clan and noted for its extensive grounds and reconstructed structures.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Azuchi Castle ruins
Target entity description: Azuchi Castle ruins are the remains of Oda Nobunaga’s once-grand Azuchi Castle, a historically significant Sengoku-period stronghold located in present-day Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

A. Takeda Castle Ruins
Takeda Castle Ruins is a historic Japanese mountaintop fortress site famed for its dramatic “castle in the sky” appearance above the surrounding clouds.
B. Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kyoto associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and known for its role in the late Sengoku period and early Edo period.
C. Kishiwada Castle
Kishiwada Castle is a historic Japanese castle in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, known for its reconstructed keep, stone walls, and scenic grounds that attract many visitors.
D. Hikone Castle
Hikone Castle is a well-preserved Edo-period Japanese hilltop castle renowned for its original main keep and scenic location overlooking Lake Biwa.
E. Kanazawa Castle
Kanazawa Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in present-day Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, long associated with the powerful Maeda clan and noted for its extensive grounds and reconstructed structures.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ruins ⓘ historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleBy	footpath up Mount Azuchi ⓘ
associatedWith	Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ Oda Nobunaga ⓘ Sengoku period ⓘ
builtFor	Oda Nobunaga ⓘ
constructionEndDate	1579 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1576 ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
destroyedBy	fire ⓘ
elevation	about 199 metres ⓘ
era	Azuchi–Momoyama period ⓘ Sengoku period ⓘ
hasNearbyMuseum	Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum ⓘ linked to: Azuchi Castle ruins
hasOriginalFunction	military stronghold ⓘ residence of Oda Nobunaga ⓘ
hasPart	base of the tenshu (main keep) ⓘ remains of baileys ⓘ remains of moats ⓘ steep stairways ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ stone walls ⓘ
heritageDesignation	National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate	1926 ⓘ
locatedIn	Azuchi ⓘ Japan ⓘ Shiga Prefecture ⓘ Ōmihachiman ⓘ
managedBy	Shiga Prefectural Government ⓘ
namedAfter	Azuchi Castle ⓘ linked to: Azuchi Castle ruins
near	Azuchi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupies	Mount Azuchi ⓘ linked to: Mount Hachiman
onShoreOf	Lake Biwa ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
originalName	Azuchi Castle ⓘ linked to: Azuchi Castle ruins
originalStructureDemolished	1582 ⓘ
partOf	Azuchi Castle Site Historic Park ⓘ linked to: Azuchi Castle ruins
prefecture	Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Kansai region ⓘ
significance	important site in Japanese castle history ⓘ symbol of Oda Nobunaga’s power ⓘ
subjectOf	archaeological excavations ⓘ castle architecture studies ⓘ
touristActivity	hiking ⓘ historical sightseeing ⓘ
viewOf	Lake Biwa ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shiga → containsLandmark → Azuchi Castle ruins ⓘ

Shiga Prefecture → hasHistoricSite → Azuchi Castle ruins ⓘ

Oda Nobunaga → residence → Azuchi Castle ⓘ