Castle & Palace · Otsu (Zeze)
Zeze Castle Ruins Park 膳所城跡公園
Lakeside park on the honmaru of Zeze Castle, one of Japan's three great lake castles, with 150 cherry trees.
HoursAlways open
PriceFree
Getting thereZeze-honmachi Station (Keihan Ishiyama-Sakamoto Line), 6 min
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeEarly-mid April
Address7 Honmarucho, Otsu, Shiga 520-0812
About
Zeze Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu's order in 1601 on a point in Lake Biwa, counted among Japan's three great lake castles. The honmaru is now a park with a rebuilt gate, stone walls along the water and about 150 cherry trees.
Highlights
- Rebuilt castle gate
- Lake Biwa shoreline
- About 150 cherry trees
Tips
- Free; 5-7 min from Zeze-honmachi Station
- Cherry blossoms early to mid April
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