Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Aichi-gun, Owari Province (currently Naka-ku and Kita-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture). “It has been selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Castles and has been designated as a national special historic site.
Nagoya Castle was built by Ieyasu Tokugawa around the site of Nagoya Castle, which was built by Mr. Imagawa, who is said to be the birthplace of Nobunaga Oda. From then until the Meiji Restoration, it was the residence of the 17th generation of the Owari Tokugawa family, which was also one of the three Tokugawa families.
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