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.

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Nagoya-jō 1

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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

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Nagoya Castle alsoKnownAs Nagoya Castle
this entity surface form: Nagoya-jō
Nagoya hasLandmark Nagoya Castle
Nagoya City Hall nearby Nagoya Castle