Japan travel: Osaka Castle (Osakajo) in Osaka. The construction of Osaka Castle began in 1583 at the former site of Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which had been destroyed by Oda Nobunaga thirteen years earlier. Toyotomi Hideyoshi is eyeing the castle to become the new and integrated center of Japan under the rule of Toyotomi. It was the greatest castle at the time.
However, a few years after Hideyoshi’s death, Tokugawa forces attacked and destroyed the castle and ended the Toyotomi lineage in 1615. Osaka Castle was rebuilt by Tokugawa Hidetada in the 1620s, but the main castle tower was struck by lightning in 1665 and burned.
It was not until 1931 that the reconstruction of the existing castle bricks was now being built. During the war, it miraculously survived the city’s airstrikes. The main repair work gave a new glamor in 1997. The castle towers are now fully modern on the inside and even have elevators for easier access. It houses an informative museum about the history of the castle and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The castle tower is surrounded by a secondary fortress, gates, towers, stone walls, and an impressive ditch. Nishinomaru Park, which includes the former “western fortress”, is a grass garden with 600 cherry trees, a tea house, a former Osaka Guest House, and a beautiful view of the castle tower from below. Unlike most of the rest of the castle grounds, the park requires an entrance fee.
The entire Osaka Castle Park covers about two square kilometers with plenty of green spaces, sports facilities, multi-purpose arena (Osakajo Hall) and a temple dedicated to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. This park is one of the most popular hanami spots in Osaka during the cherry season, which usually takes place in early April.
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