Mount Usa
宇佐山
Otsu, Shiga · Elevation 335 m
Mount Usa (335 m) rises at the eastern foot of Mount Hiei in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, with the ruins of Usayama Castle on its summit. The castle was built in 1570 by Mori Yoshinari, vassal of Oda Nobunaga, and fell in the same year during the Battle of Sakamoto against the Asai-Asakura alliance; Yoshinari died defending it. Usa Hachimangu Shrine stands midway up the mountain, and the peak is a short hike behind Omi-jingu Shrine. It is included in the list of 70 Castles of Omi.
Mount Usa at a glance
- Weather: The most settled day in the next 7 days is Wed, November 4: clear, gusts up to 7 m/s.
Mount Usa weather (hourly, 14 days)
Sunrise today 06:19, sunset 17:02
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| Precipitation | mm | 5 | 7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wind | m/s | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wind gusts | m/s | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
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Huts, campsites and lodging near Mount Usa
Campsites
- 大文字山キャンプ場
Lodging
- Hiei Mountain House
- ビジネスホテル西大津
- ロテルド比叡
- 旅館 花村
- ホテル 風色のヴィーナス
Mount Usa facts
- Also known as
- 宇佐山城
- Elevation
- 335 m
- Location
- Otsu, Shiga
35.033664, 135.846607 - Website
- www.rekihaku.otsu.shiga.jp