Date of visit: 2022/12/16
Transportation in Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle is also listed as the focus of this time, and next to it is the Jinsha Yokocho (Kanshachi Yokocho)Food street and famous city park. The wealthy family took the Nagoya Municipal Subway Meijo Line and got off at "Nagoya Castle (M07, English: Nagoya-jō)" station. They took Exit 7 and entered Nagoya Castle through the east gate, so they did not pass through Kinshiki Yokocho and the transportation section. In addition to the Nagoya Municipal Subway, you can also use the circularNagoya Sightseeing BusEnter through the main entrance. The rich dad has special research on Japanese history and Taiga drama, so this scenic spot was specially chosen for him to do archaeological research.
Introduction to Nagoya Castle
Nagoya Castle is an important historical building with a history of 500 years. In 1525, the Imagawa family built the original castle, and later Tokugawa Ieyasu built the main castle in 1612. Nagoya Castle has gorgeous decorations, and there are golden scorpions made of gold at both ends of the main ridge of the roof. It is the largest castle tower in Japanese history, and there is a super luxurious Honmaru Palace, which is a designated national treasure of Japan and one of the must-see attractions in Nagoya. Oh.
Then when passing through Jinhao Hengding Zongchun District, we saw the famous city Jinhaoshui! I feel like drinking it will definitely help me stay fit and healthy, but it’s a pity that it’s too early to pretend (laughs). Legend has it that the Golden Eagle will spray water to extinguish fires when a fire breaks out, so it is the patron saint of buildings.
The magnificent Nagoya Castle map covers an area of more than 3.7 hectares, which is very large!
I walked slowly from the station exit to the ticket office, entered the city from the east gate, and then passed the Honmaru Omotinimon Gate. It took about 20 minutes to finally see the Honmaru Palace and the Main Castle Tower.
The main castle tower was built in 1612. Unfortunately, it was burned down in an air raid in 1945, but it was rebuilt using reinforced concrete after World War II. On the roof of the main castle tower is the kinshachi, a symbol of the glory of the Tokugawa family. The little golden thing at the top of the picture below is the kinshachi! The height of the main castle tower is more than 50 meters, which is similar to the current 18-story building. In ancient times, it was easy to defend but difficult to attack.
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Deng Leng! It's a pity that I didn't do my homework well. Both the large and small castle towers are under repair, and it looks like they will need to be repaired for a while. Repair progress can be contactedofficial websiteDon't mess around like a rich man (cries).
It is currently closed to the public due to earthquake resistance issues of the building.
Take a few more photos of the large and small castle towers. It is really spectacular. It makes people marvel and feel like they are in a Japanese drama. On the main castle tower of Nagoya Castle, a male and a female golden owl watch each side of the famous Nagoya Castle. From a distance, they are really dazzling, like shining stars.
Honmaru Palace
Since the large and small castle towers cannot be visited, the rich man can only visit the Honmaru Palace this time. The origin of Honmaru Palace is not small. It was originally used as the residence of the feudal lord. Although it was burned down by air raids in World War II, The Japanese government hired experts in history and historical data restoration from all over the world to restore the past style according to ancient methods. You need to take off your shoes to visit Honmaru Palace. There are free lockers for storing shoes and bags. There are exquisite carvings, paintings, and works of art inside the temple. Gold leaf decorations can be seen everywhere in each room. It has a very resplendent feeling, but it is not tacky. It is indeed the Tokugawa who unified Japan.
"Tora no Ma" is a place where people who ask to visit the Honmaru Palace wait to be interviewed. It is full of arrogance.
"Omooshuin" is the highest-level and largest room, and it was only used in ancient times when formally receiving other feudal lords.
"Shangluo Hall" is the most luxurious room, with magnificent carvings and exquisite decorative metals everywhere.
The "opposite place" is a room used by the feudal lord to meet privately with his family and retainers or to hold banquets.
"Ume no Mama" is a room used for entertaining retainers. The wall is painted with plum blossoms in the snow, hence the name.
Exquisite metal carved doorknobs and donation boxes, well... I have already donated XD when I bought the tickets.
Of course, there are souvenir shops in Nagoya Castle. The rich man thinks that there are some Kinshachi related products such as bookmarks, magnets and other products that can be purchased. The rich man thinks they are quite commemorative.
The enlarged photo of Nagoya Castle Kinshachi below is excerpted from the official website.
The picture on the Nagoya Castle ticket is Kinshiro himself, but I didn’t even notice it (shame)!
In fact, there are many places to see in Nagoya Castle. In addition to the large and small castle towers, castle gates, and watchtowers, the Ninomaru Garden is also worth seeing. The rich man only stayed for about an hour to see the flowers. It was really disrespectful. I can wait until next year after the castle tower is restored to visit again, and I look forward to seeing you gorgeously next time.
Nagoya Castle Visiting Information
Official website:https://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/tw/
Business hours: Weekdays: 9:00 – 16:30
Phone: +81 52-231-1700
Address: 〒460-0031 1-1 Honmaru, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Mapcode: 4 348 787*00
further reading
Visit Nagoya Atsuta Shrine Kusanagi Hall
Atsuta Shrine is one of the three major Shinto shrines in Japan, second only toIse Grand ShrineThe Omiya, Atsuta Shrine has always been particularly respected by people. Members of the Japanese royal family also come to visit regularly. It is a very important shrine in Japan. There are many festivals and activities held at Atsuta Shrine every year. The most famous one is the "Atsuta Festival" held on June 5 every year. It is one of Japan's three major festivals and is included in Japan's intangible cultural heritage. oh. Don’t miss it when you come to Nagoya.
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