The name of this period is taken from Nobunaga's castle, Azuchi Castle, in the present-day town of Azuchi, Shiga Prefecture and Hideyoshi's castle, Momoyama Castle (also known as Fushimi Castle), in Kyoto.
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During the period from 1576 to 1579, Nobunaga constructed, on the shore of Lake Biwa at Azuchi, Azuchi Castle, a magnificent seven-story castle that was intended to serve not simply as an impregnable military fortification, but also as a sumptuous residence that would stand as a symbol of unification.
Staying closer to Lake Biwa, the route went through the present day municipalities of Hikone, Azuchi, Ōmihachiman and Yasu in Shiga Prefecture.
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In the Samurai Warriors/Warriors Orochi franchise, Azuchi Castle was termed by Naoe Kanetsugu as "one of the most impregnable and powerful castle" in the Sengoku Period though as he metaphorically termed the castle to have "lack of justice" due to being controlled by Oda Nobunaga
During the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), the Japanese occupied Seoul by May 1592, and within three months of the invasion, the Japanese reached Pyongyang together with large numbers of Korean collaborator, who at first viewed the Japanese as liberators from the corrupt aristocracy.
Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance LLC, or GEMA is the manufacturing arm of the Global Engine Alliance and consisted of five factories worldwide; two in Dundee, Michigan, United States, two in South Korea and one in Shiga, Japan.
Imazu, Shiga, town located in former Takashima District, Shiga, Japan
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Ōmi-Imazu Station, railway station on the Kosei Line of West Japan Railway Company in Takashima, Shiga Prefecture, Japan
While Shiga was at the Gakushuin he became friends with Saneatsu Mushanokōji and Kinoshita Rigen.
Among the women was a Lady Azuchi (安土殿 Azuchi dono), who was taken in by Oda Nobukatsu.
Shima Sakon (1540–1600), samurai living during the Azuchi-Momoyama Period of Feudal Japan
Shiga Prefectural Zeze High School (滋賀県立膳所高等学校) is a senior high school situated in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan, within walking distance of Lake Biwa.
The average unaccounted for sewerage is 12%, varying from 6% in Shiga to 30% in Sapporo.
In May 1942, then Lieutenant Shiga took command of aircraft carrier Jun'yō's fighter group, a post he held until December 1942.