Siege of Ōtsu

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Siege of Ōtsu
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1600 Location Ōtsu, near Kyoto Result Siege succeeds
Combatants
forces of Tachibana Muneshige and Tsukushi Hirokado	castle garrison loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu
Commanders
Tachibana Muneshige, Tsukushi Hirokado	Kyōgoku Takatsugu

Sekigahara Campaign
Ueda - Fushimi - Ōtsu - Shiroishi - Hataya - Kaminoyama - Hasedō - Tanabe - Sekigahara - Minakuchi - Udo - Yanagawa

The siege of Ōtsu took place in 1600, occurring concurrently with the battle of Sekigahara. Kyōgoku Takatsugu held Ōtsu castle for the Tokugawa, and commanded the garrison. Tachibana Muneshige and Tsukushi Hirokado laid siege. The sides negotiated and Takatsugu surrendered. However, in the meantime Tokugawa Ieyasu had won the battle of Sekigahara, assuring his control of all Japan, and so the loss of Ōtsu was ultimately insignificant.

Some records of the time indicate that the local inhabitants brought picnic boxes and gathered at Mii-dera on Mount Hiei to observe the battle.