Azuchi Castle 360° Panorama Tour | Otemichi and the Main Compound Pathways

AZUCHI 360° VIRTUAL TOUR

Azuchi Castle 360° Panorama Experience

Take a real-time look around the Otemichi and Main Compound pathways—right from where you are.

How to Use

  • Drag (or swipe) the screen to look around the scene.
  • Use the fullscreen button at the top left to expand the view. (Not available on iPhone)

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Otemichi (The Grand Entrance Stone Stairway)

Otemichi

A 6-meter wide, 180-meter long straight stone stairway. Experience the commanding presence of Azuchi Castle’s iconic “front face” in full 360°.

Otemichi appears immediately after passing through the entrance gate.

Near the former residences of Hideyoshi and Toshiie Maeda

Climbing past Sōkenji Temple, the view behind you becomes spectacular.

Continuing onward

The stairs become quite steep here.

The ascent continues.

The incline is so steep that some visitors stop to rest.

The final stretch of the Otemichi stairway

Path to the Main Compound

Continuing upward brings you to the junction between the former Sōkenji Temple site and the Tenshudai (Main Keep Platform).

Toward the Main Compound

The stairway leading to the remains of the Kurogane Gate

Main Compound: Kurogane Gate to the Tenshudai

In front of the Kurogane Gate ruins

Passing through the Kurogane Gate ruins, you’ll find the entrance to the memorial tower dedicated to Nobukatsu Oda (4th generation) on the left.

Heading toward the Buddhist Footprint Stone on the opposite side

Entrance to Nobunaga’s Mausoleum

Toward the Honmaru area

The stone walls of the Tenshudai appear on the left

The Honmaru comes into view

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