Ogoto - Ogoto

Japanese: 雄琴 - おごと

A place name on the western shore of Lake Biwa, in the northern part of Otsu City. It is said to have been developed by the Otsuki clan in the late 9th century, and Ogoto Shrine (Jinushi Gongensha) enshrines their founder, Otsuki Sukune Imao. At the beginning of the late 12th century, Ogoto Manor was seen as the property of the neighboring Hokoji Temple, and it was supposed to be ruled by the head of the Otsuki clan for all eternity, but around 1225, it was donated to Myohoin Temple, and a long dispute unfolded with the Enryakuji forces. In 1322, the Mibu family, a branch of the Otsuki clan, was recognized as the owner of the land, but in 1412, conflicts continued with the Omiya family, a relative of the Otsuki clan, and in 1481, a vassal of Omi Shugo Rokkaku Takayori invaded the area, and it came under their control. During the Sengoku period, the Wada clan was stationed in Ogoto Castle, and in 1571, Akechi Mitsuhide asked them to become his ally. During the Edo period, it was the domain of the shogunate, and later the domain of the head priest of the Shiga-in Temple. In 1919, a radium spring was discovered, and this marked the formation of a hot spring town.

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Japanese:

琵琶湖の西岸，大津市北部にある地名。９世紀後半，小槻氏が開発したとされ，雄琴神社（地主権現社）ではその始祖の小槻宿禰(すくね)今雄を祀っている。12世紀末初め，隣接する法光寺の所領として雄琴荘がみえ，小槻氏の氏長者が永代にわたって支配することとされていたが，1225年頃に妙法院門跡に寄進されたとして延暦(えんりゃく)寺勢力との長い相論が展開された。1322年小槻氏の一流の壬生(みぶ)家の領有が認められたが，1412年には一族の大宮家と抗争が続き，1481年には近江守護六角高頼(たかより)の被官が乱入して以来，その支配下に置かれた。戦国期には雄琴城に和田氏が在城，1571年に明智光秀から味方になることを求められている。江戸時代には幕府領ののち滋賀院門跡領となっている。1919年ラジウム泉が確認され，温泉街の形成をみた。

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