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Kansai

Okaguchi Gate and the Matsu-no-maru Walls: Walking Wakayama Castle’s Outer Bailey

Walk all 11 spots of Wakayama Castle's outer bailey: the Important Cultural Property Okaguchi Gate, a 14m stone wall, and ties to the 2026 taiga drama.
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Kansai

Wakayama Castle Visitor Guide: All 3 Areas and 21 Spots, with Access and Admission

See all 3 areas and 21 spots of Wakayama Castle: admission fees, hours, and the 60-minute train route from Osaka. Written from an actual visit.
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Kansai

Wakayama Castle’s Keep and Honmaru: Reading the Linked-Keep Complex on Foot

Everything to know before visiting Wakayama Castle's keep: hours, ¥410 admission, and what's inside one of Japan's three great linked-keep complexes.
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Kansai

Momijidani Garden and the Onbashi Corridor Bridge: The Complete Guide to Wakayama Castle’s Nishinomaru

See Wakayama Castle's free Momijidani Garden and the rare Onbashi Corridor Bridge, best in late Nov–early Dec. A firsthand guide to all 4 nishinomaru spots.
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Aichi

NHK Taiga Drama Exhibition “Toyotomi Brothers!”　Nagoya Venue — A First-Hand Report

The Nagoya run has ended, but this first-hand Tokugawa Art Museum report helps Osaka and Tokyo visitors see what was shown, what may change, and what to check before visiting.
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Tohoku

Choshoji Temple Zenringai

Explore Choshoji Temple and Zenringai in Hirosaki: the Tsugaru clan family temple, 33 Zen temples, Sanmon gate, castle-town defenses, access, and guided tour notes.
AomoriTohoku
Aomori

Saishoin Temple & Hirosaki Yasaka Shrine

Visit Saishoin Temple in Hirosaki: an original Edo-period pagoda, adjacent Yasaka Shrine, access from Hirosaki Castle, what remains, and goshuin notes.
AomoriTohoku
Aomori

Former Hirosaki Toshogu and Kuroishi Shrine: Two Places, One Story

A field guide to the surviving Hirosaki Toshogu Main Hall and the Toshogu worship now continued at Kuroishi Shrine, with history, access, maps, visit time, and goshuin notes.
AomoriIeyasu Travel GuideTohokuTokugawa Ieyasu
Tohoku

Hirosaki Castle: A Complete 2026 Visit Guide

Visiting Hirosaki Castle in 2026? See current access, ¥320 admission, opening hours, and what's still open during the keep renovation — checked on site in May 2026.
AomoriTohoku
Tohoku

Hirosaki Castle History｜Tsugaru Clan, the Lost Tower & the 1810 Keep

Learn the history of Hirosaki Castle, from the Tsugaru clan’s rise and the 1627 lightning fire to the 1810 surviving keep, 9 original buildings, and the modern hikiya preservation project.
AomoriTohoku
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