Title Mt. Hachimanyama

  • Shiga
Topic(s):
$SETTINGS_DB.genreMap.get($item) Historic Sites/Castle Ruins Activities
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Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2022
Associated Tourism Board:
Omi-Hachiman
Associated Address:
Miyauchicho, Omihachiman-shi , Shiga

八幡山


近江八幡の町のすぐ北にある標高272mの八幡山は、商都として栄える町へと発展するきっかけとなった城跡である。1585年、武将の豊臣秀吉(1537-1598)は甥の秀次(1568-1595)に命じて、この山に城を築き、その下に八幡(現在の近江八幡市)の町を発展させたのである。しかしその後、秀次は失脚し、1595年に自害を余儀なくされた。町が栄える一方で、八幡山城は廃城となり、現在では石垣の名残がわずかに残るのみである。八幡山ロープウェーで行ける山頂には城跡のほか、秀次の母が息子を偲んで創建し、1961年に移築された瑞龍寺がある。また、琵琶湖や近江八幡の町並み、周辺ののどかな風景を一望できる展望台もあり、遊歩道が整備されている。

Mt. Hachimanyama


The 272-meter Mt. Hachimanyama, located just north of the town of Omihachiman, was the site of the castle that sparked the town’s development into a flourishing mercantile center. In 1585, the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537–1598) commanded his nephew Hidetsugu (1568–1595) to build a castle on the mountain and develop the town of Hachiman (now Omihachiman) below it. Later Hidetsugu was disgraced, and in 1595 forced to kill himself. While the town continued to prosper, Hachimanyama Castle was abandoned, and today only remnants of its ramparts still stand. The castle site can be reached via the Hachimanyama Ropeway cable car. At the mountain’s summit, a woodland trail leads to Zuiryuji Temple. Zuiryuji was founded by Hidetsugu’s mother in his memory, and it was moved to its present location in 1961. Other trails on the mountain connect to observation points that provide sweeping views over Lake Biwa, the town of Omihachiman, and the surrounding countryside.

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