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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.
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.
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 is one of Japan's most prominent castles, and is designated a National Historic Site, considered the equivalent of being a National Treasure. Hommaru Palace (Destroyed by Fire・Reconstructed) Open to the Public. Completed in 1615, the Hommaru Palace served as the official residence and administrative offices of the Owari Tokugawa clan.
This is the official website of Nagoya Castle. We provide information on the highlights, prices, and parking lots in the castle.
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. It shelters a museum and an observation deck in the upper seventh floor.
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.
In 1610, Tokugawa Ieyasu began the construction of Nagoya Castle, as a residence for his son Yoshinao. The castle burned down in the war, but in 1959, the five-story main tower keep (approx. 48 meters), with its golden shachi ornaments, and the sub tower keep (approx. 24 meters) were reconstructed.
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.
Feb 14, 2012 · Of interest to hard core castle fans is the site of the original Nagoya Castle, where Oda Nobunaga is said to have been born. The former castle stood in what is now the Ni no Maru, or Second Citadel, and is acknowledged by a signpost and memorial stone.
