The Fall of Azai Nagamasa and Odani Castle

The fate of the Castle, the Master of Odani and that of his Daughters

From the days of old, Omi Province, as modern-day Shiga Prefecture was known, was a vitally important area. Travelers and traders from the northern and eastern provinces made their way through Omi en-route to the Capital, Kyoto. Because of its central position, and because of the often used highways traversing the province, it was a strategically important area too. One of the many castles within Omi was the well-founded, defiant Odani Castle. Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and a host of other influential warlords had their sights on the infallible Odani.