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Osaka Castle

Japanese Castles, Osaka

Osaka Castle = Toyotomi family? Osaka Castle has a strong image of being the residence of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but in fact, the Osaka Castle built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi does not exist today. In fact, after the destruction of the Toyotomi family in the Osaka Summer Battle, Tokugawa Hidetada carried out major construction work to fill […]

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Nagoya Castle

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Castle associated with Ieyasu Tokugawa Nagoya Castle  is said to have been built by Tokugawa Ieyasu for his ninth son, Yoshinao, and is located in present-day Nagoya City. It used to be called “Nakono Castle” and Nobunaga Oda was born in this castle. The young Nobunaga lived there as the lord of the castle, but

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