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Azuchi Castle (安土城 Azuchi-jō) was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga. It was built from 1576 to 1579 on the shores of Lake Biwa in Ōmi Province. Nobunaga intentionally built it close enough to Kyoto that he could watch over and guard the approaches to the capital but being outside the city his fortress would be immune to the fires and conflicts that occasionally consumed the capital.
