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

CourtStudies @CourtStudies - 2021-01-16: See the world! SCS seminar on Monday. Oleg Benesch, (University of York), ‘Britain and Japan in the Global Medieval… https://t.co/iChKwKhMlp
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Flory @ilove80z - 2021-01-12: 希望 (Hope) 🌸
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Oleg Benesch @OlegBenesch - 2021-01-08: I'll be giving an online talk on Monday 18 January at 6pm GMT at the Society for Court Studies, titled:
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Hannah Abbott @HannahA27099907 - 2021-01-05: I went to Nagoya with my cousin! We saw Nagoya castle and ate golden rice cake!🍡 https://t.co/2gJZSKXIRq
Jason, Red Ranger @douchebaghetti - 2021-01-05: @MadGeniusVal It'll be in Nagoya and Hiroshima this year from what I remember. 1st Osaka Jo hosted show will be Castle Attack.
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BonfireCherry @Bonfirecherry - 2020-12-30: From the archive

Customer pic of a custom print I produced of a castle in Nagoya Japan.

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garapei @garapei1 - 2020-12-28: I can't enter the castle tower of Nagoya Castle, but the surrounding area was wonderful.
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