Nagoya Castle
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Nagoya Castle is a historic Japanese fortress in Nagoya, famous for its Edo-period architecture and iconic golden shachihoko (mythical tiger-fish) ornaments.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nagoya-jō | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese castle
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Meijō
ⓘ
Nagoya Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Nagoya-jō
|
| architecturalStyle | Japanese castle architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Tokugawa shogunate ⓘ |
| builtOnSiteOf | Kiyosu Castle relocation project ⓘ |
| constructedFor | Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1612 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1610 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 35.185°N 136.899°E ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Historic Site of Japan ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | US air raids ⓘ |
| destroyedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| featuredIn | Japanese historical dramas ⓘ |
| hasCulturalProperty | Important Cultural Property (some turrets and gates) ⓘ |
| hasGarden | castle park grounds ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Nagoya Castle museum exhibits ⓘ |
| hasOrnament | golden shachihoko ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Honmaru Palace ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Edo period ⓘ |
| HonmaruPalaceReconstructionCompletion | 2018 ⓘ |
| HonmaruPalaceReconstructionStart | 2009 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aichi Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chūbu region NERFINISHED ⓘ Honshu ⓘ Japan ⓘ Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainKeepReconstructedIn | 1959 ⓘ |
| nearbyTransport |
Meijō Kōen Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiyakusho Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
corner yagura (turrets)
ⓘ
golden shachihoko ornaments ⓘ large tenshu (main keep) ⓘ moats and stone walls ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Nagoya City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalKeepDestroyedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | City of Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
military stronghold
ⓘ
residence of Owari Tokugawa family ⓘ |
| reconstructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| shachihokoMaterial | gold-plated copper ⓘ |
| shachihokoMythology | mythical tiger-fish ⓘ |
| symbolOf | Nagoya City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Chubu tourism area ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagoya-jō