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Our guide
Zeze Castle was a flatland castle in the eastern part of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short.
Zezehommachi Station on the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line is about 550 m away in a straight line. Ōtsu-juku is about 3.3 km away and Ishiyama-dera about 4 km. We have not checked what can be seen on the site today.
Written by japan-spots.com (2026-09-22) from the sources credited on this page. Distances are straight lines between map positions.
Photos
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence — see credits
- Zeze castle 2 — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Zeze castle inubashirimon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Zeze castle jomon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Zeze castle jungido omotemon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Zeze castle kitaotemon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Zeze castle komeguramon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
- Zeze castle kuromon — by Monado · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Zeze Castle (膳所城, Zeze-jō), is a hirashiro-style Japanese castle located in eastern part of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Zezehommachi (Ishiyama Sakamoto Line), about 550 m from the spot in a straight line.
Worked out on 2026-09-14 from this place’s map position, using HeartRails Express station data and station names from Wikidata. The distance is a straight line, not a walking route, and says nothing about buses, transfers or timetables — plan the trip on Google Maps.
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