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Nagoya Castle was completed in 1615 by the Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyasu. Topped with golden shachihoko, votive tiger-fish roof devices, and boasting the largest floorspace of any tower keep, Nagoya Castle and its magnificent Hommaru Palace were operated as a military facility.
Aerial view of the grounds of Nagoya Castle (2020) Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoya-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan.. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period.Nagoya Castle was the heart of one of the most important castle towns in Japan, Nagoya-juku, a post ...
Nagoya Castle (名古屋城, Nagoyajō) was built in the beginning of the Edo Period (1603-1868) as the seat of one of the three branches of the ruling Tokugawa family, the Owari branch. As such, it was one of the largest castles in the country, and the castle town around it ultimately grew to become Japan's fourth largest city.. Most castle buildings were destroyed in the air raids of 1945 ...
Though destroyed by World War II air raids, this reconstruction of the 17th century castle serves as a dramatic reminder of the importance of Nagoya throughout Japanese history, and is the city’s main tourist destination.
Nagoya Castle is a fortified monument in the eponymous city and capital of Aichi prefecture in Japan. The main keep was rebuilt in 1959 with the intent of copying its 1612’s exterior aspect.
Open Hours. 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Entrance to Nagoya Castle until 4:00 p.m.) However, last admission to the Hommaru Palace and Nishinomaru Okura Museum is at 4:00 pm.
Nagoya Castle (名古屋城) was the first castle structure to be designated as a National Treasure in 1930, however most of the castle was destroyed in the air raids of 1945. The castle was reconstructed in concrete in 1959.
Completed in 1615, the Hommaru Palace served as the official residence and administrative offices of the Owari Tokugawa clan. Along with the tower keeps, the Hommaru Palace was among the first castle structures to be designated a National Treasure, however, it was destroyed in the wartime air raids of 1945.
The History of Nagoya is the History of Nagoya Castle! Historic picture of Nagoya Castle from above, before it burned down on May 14, 1945. In 1600 Japan was finally united after a long period of war between east and west.
Nagoya Castle's magnificent Honmaru Goten Palace. Completed in 1615 at the peak of castle building expertise, Nagoya's Honmaru Goten Palace was the residence and audience chambers of Tokugawa Ieyasu's 9th son, the first Lord of Owari Province, Tokugawa Yoshinao, who later vacated it for the adjoining enceinte's Ni-no-Maru Palace, preserving the Honmaru Palace solely for the use of the Shogun ...
