Nagoya Castle

Information

Nagoya Castle was built on the site of an older castle owned by the Imagawa and Oda clan by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1612 for his ninth son Yoshinao. Reduced to ashes during World War II, the castle was rebuilt in its original form in 1959. Today's Nagoya Castle features a replica of 48 meters tall ferroconcrete Tenshukaku main donjon with a pair of famous three meters long golden Shachi-hoko, dolphin-like sea creatures that stand at either end of the roof.
The interior of the castle houses a museum and observatory. The rooms on the first through the fifth floors are exhibition rooms to display armor and art treasures that escaped from fires during the war, while the seventh floor serves as a scenic observatory. In the exhibition rooms are displayed some pieces of Fusuma-e (paintings on sliding doors) and ceiling-panel paintings, which were formerly used in the lord’s mansion on the castle grounds. The castle houses a total of 1,047 such paintings, all of which are registered as Important Cultural Properties.
There is also a beautiful Karesansui-style Japanese garden called "Ninomaru Teien" on the east side of the castle grounds. The garden has a teahouse in an attractive setting.

Opening Hours

9:00 - 16:30
Tenshukaku main donjon: 9:00 - 16:00

Closed

December 29 - January 1

Price / Entrance Fee

500 yen (General, Adult)
Admission Free (Child)

Access / Public Transport

Main gate: 12 minutes walk from Sengen-cho Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway Tsurumai Line (T05)
East gate: 5 minutes walk from Shiyakusho Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line (M07)

Address / Location

1-1, Hommaru, Naka-ku Nagoya-shi, Aichi, 460-0031

Tweets

Aichi Now @AichiNow_en - 2020-07-09: Take a trip to see Nagoya Castle's authentically restored Hommaru Palace! 🏯 The lavish wall and screen paintings ma… https://t.co/NiRPOKVNwu
Dr. George Yagi Jr. @gyagi_jr - 2020-07-09: Built in 1610, Nagoya Castle was the headquarters for the Owari branch of the Tokugawa clan. #Nagoya #Japan… https://t.co/EU6hgj5ktM
Dr. George Yagi Jr. @gyagi_jr - 2020-07-09: The Ninomaru Teahouse inside Nagoya Castle. #Nagoya #NagoyaCastle #Japan #Japanese #Aichi #AichiKen #Tea #Teahouse… https://t.co/VKG3yQmMCB
Dr. George Yagi Jr. @gyagi_jr - 2020-07-09: While Nagoya Castle was established by the Tokugawa in 1610, it was destroyed in an air raid at the end of the Seco… https://t.co/myiNxF0k02
Nanoblock Pokemon @PokeNanoblock - 2020-07-09: November release announcement

NBH_205 Notre Dame Cathedral (updated)
NBH_207 名古屋城 (Nagoya Castle)
NBC_330 Zodiac… https://t.co/9HLBBx2O4k
BDM @BDMtheFirst - 2020-07-08: @mayu_ronne Will you be doing any pictures at the Nagoya castle, Mayu? I would love to see you in that setting.
rtcmanga @rtcmanga - 2020-07-08: Gifu Castle in Japan! Check out the video: https://t.co/cBwy1w7q4O #castle #nagoya #japan #fortress #asia #tokyo… https://t.co/bXQcU9Lp6k
rtcmanga @rtcmanga - 2020-07-08: NAGOYA CASTLE - GIFU CASTLE - HIMEJI CASTLE https://t.co/cBwy1w7q4O
💯 酔生夢死 💯 @Karl_Itou - 2020-07-08: This proposal requests the addition of the Nagoya flag emoji as a ZWJ sequence consisting of the two emoji: White F… https://t.co/B3VoaLUPGs
toshiki @shake0098 - 2020-07-07: I made a video of Meijo Park near Nagoya Castle in about 80 seconds. Check it if you are interested!

#japan… https://t.co/go9kdINQhz
Onigiro Pocket Japan @onigiro_travel - 2020-07-04: #Nagoya castle is not so famous with respect to #Osaka one, but still is really wonderful! Inside you can find impr… https://t.co/aNVsi2mSRI
Alliana Alejandro 😈 @LianaAlejandro - 2020-07-03: I nearly cried when I saw this Kabuto statues in Nagoya Castle . 😥😥😥😢 https://t.co/xtpTe7E7Bx https://t.co/58WkmyZ3KF
Japan This! @JapanThis - 2020-07-02: @ozAntinnippon It’s because of the old Tōkaidō. On one end you had the imperial capital (京) on the other the shōgun… https://t.co/dBM0vnGi2u
Matt Mabborang マット @matishereforyou - 2020-07-02: 名古屋城 - Nagoya Castle 🏯. This photo was taken from my iPad 3 years ago when Fall Season was about to start. 💕… https://t.co/9nQOPkuftd
ジュリア @ FANTASTICSの皆様ありがとうございます！最高のライブでした💕 @mikkanba - 2020-07-02: awwwww i rlly do hope they go together to nagoya castle i would LOVE to see that 😭 (and animate wwwww nacchan in ot… https://t.co/pmnZrc7aqk
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ジュリア @ ファンタとの七夕🎋 @mikkanba - 2020-07-02: awwwww i rlly do hope they go together to nagoya castle i would LOVE to see that 😭 (and animate wwwww nacchan in ot… https://t.co/pmnZrc7aqk
ジュリア @ 今日はRMPGと拳を高く上げていこう👊 @mikkanba - 2020-07-02: awwwww i rlly do hope they go together to nagoya castle i would LOVE to see that 😭 (and animate wwwww nacchan in ot… https://t.co/pmnZrc7aqk
aлисa у вондeрлeнд @IamAliceMadness - 2020-06-29: “Built 400 years ago along Nagoya Highway that connect Karatsu and Nagoya Castle there’s a rest area - Ichirizuka.… https://t.co/5XoXMw2jeH
Daisuke Saito @nikuokue - 2020-06-28: 佐賀県、太閤一里塚
Almost 400 years ago,Along Nagoya Highway that connects Karatsu and Nagoya Castle, There is a rest area c… https://t.co/mIbcJGdTxt
ExecutiveOtaku @ExecutiveOtaku - 2020-06-28: Didn't post the last two days so I'm doing double photos per tweet, with a four seasons theme.

Winter - South shor… https://t.co/38dRzPHw3s
βNa(べーたな) @mirukokoquest - 2020-06-28: I went Kinshachi Yokocho to get LOGet!CARD. I got two cards, day and night of Nagoya Castle.
#LOGetCARD
#ロゲットカード… https://t.co/oPzGTLkUIY
TheJapanChannel @TheJapanChannel - 2020-06-27: Driving Nagoya to Hikone Castle Japan https://t.co/BxNNL3egXt via @YouTube
Kimono Tea Ceremony Maikoya @maikoya_japan - 2020-06-26: Nagoya Castle was built in 1609 by 徳川家康, Tokugawa Ieyasu, one of the most well-known samurai. He was appointed to b… https://t.co/2uzDjGO981
tsunagu Japan @tsunagu_Japan - 2020-06-25: #Nagoya has a distinctive #food #culture and a rich #history
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🔸… https://t.co/dJH6asULku
Tamara Swift @_TamaraSwift - 2020-06-23: @Captain__Sinbad This was certainly going to be a day of days. A day of dejavu

Nagoya Castle.

This is where it al… https://t.co/pxEjb2v82a
stormy1990 2.0 @shinsekaiStormy - 2020-06-23: I paid money for the Nagoya castle just be told AFTER I paid and entered that the castle is closed and you can't en… https://t.co/YyLtUNMhRf
stormy1990 2.0 @shinsekaiStormy - 2020-06-22: On the bus to Meiji mura! After that off to Inuyama castle and if I still have time to the Nagoya castle and then somewhere for dinner :D
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D R E A M S O F D E S T I N I E S… https://t.co/mkTXWen3rL
รเภ๒ค๔ @Captain__Sinbad - 2020-06-22: he had decided to visit Nagoya Castle...
He didn't expect, however, a tourist tour of the place, complete with a gu… https://t.co/vmS1t6l7vK
Azure @LordazureART - 2020-06-19: Oda Nobunaga is at Nagoya castle and will resume the dance. I wonder if it is the same dance that was performed in… https://t.co/egLDdAPHY8
Spring @iSpringxd - 2020-06-19: @MayuraVtuber I really wanna taste the authentic Ramen and Sushi　at Tokyo.

Also for the place... There's so much t… https://t.co/OjUlwNKwa2
Mike 🕹👀Ⓐ @3Dprint_Seattle - 2020-06-18: 📷 japan-overload: Nagoya Castle-34 by Russell Charters https://t.co/GKasFWFeMr