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Our guide
Sakamoto Castle was a Sengoku-period castle on the shore of the lake in Ōtsu, Shiga, commanded by Akechi Mitsuhide. Our source says little more than that, so this page is short, and we have not checked what can be seen at the site today.
Matsunobamba Station on the Ishiyama Sakamoto Line is about 900 m away in a straight line. Enryaku-ji is about 3.5 km off.
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
- Sakamotojo09 — 投稿者が撮影 · Public domain · source · resized
- 坂本城跡の石垣遺構 — あずきごはん · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source · resized
- Sakamotojo08 — 投稿者が撮影 · Public domain · source · resized
- Sakamotojo06 — 投稿者が撮影 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Sakamotojo05 — 投稿者が撮影 · CC BY 3.0 · source · resized
- Sakamotojo02 — 投稿者が撮影 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source · resized
What this place is
Sakamoto Castle (坂本城, Sakamoto-jō) was a lakeside castle in the Sengoku period, located in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Akechi Mitsuhide was the commander of the castle.
Background text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
What to expect at this type of place: Castle
Nearby station
Nearby station: Matsunobamba (Ishiyama Sakamoto Line), about 900 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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