Nagoya-jō

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  • Address
    1-1 Hommaru, Naka-ku
  • Phone
    231 1700
  • Transport
    underground rail: Shiyakusho, Meijō line
  • 09:00 - 16:30

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Tokugawa Ieyasu built Nagoya-jō on the site of an older castle for his ninth son in 1610-1614. Although it was destroyed in WWII and replaced in 1959 with a ferroconcrete replica, it is nonetheless worth a visit for the impressive museum inside, featuring armour, treasures, and histories of the Oda, Toyotomi and Tokugawa families.

An elevator will save you from climbing stairs. Note the 3m (10ft)-long replicas of the famous shachi-hoko , gilded dolphin-like sea creatures at either end of the roof (and in every souvenir shop).