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Nagoya Nakamura: A Walking Guide to Toyotomi Hideyoshi & Hidenaga’s Birthplace

A walking guide to 10 Toyotomi Hideyoshi sites in Nagoya's Nakamura Ward: access, timing, and the limited-time Taiga Drama Exhibition Hall (adults ¥800).

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From Arako to Kiyosu: A Day Among Maeda Toshiie and Oda Nobunaga Sites in Nagoya

A one-day diary from Arako to Kiyosu (Nov 1, 2025): Maeda Toshiie’s birthplace, the Tokugawa Art Museum, Sōōji and Kiyosu Castle, with train, bus and bike tips.

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Nagoya Castle’s Outer Grounds: Five Spots Along the Moat

5 spots outside Nagoya Castle's moat, including the Ōte Ninomon Gate (an Important Cultural Property from around 1612) and the Katō Kiyomasa statue.

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Nagoya Castle Nishinomaru: Museum, a 600-Year-Old Tree and the Main Gate

5 spots in Nagoya Castle's west bailey. The museum showing original Honmaru Palace paintings closes admission at 4:00 pm; the kaya tree predates the castle.

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Nagoya Castle’s Northwest Turret: Japan’s Second-Largest Surviving Yagura

At about 16.2 m, the Seihoku-sumi Turret is the second-largest three-tiered turret surviving from the Edo period, and may be reused from Kiyosu Castle's keep.

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Keep Foundation Stones and a Kofun Stone Chamber in Nagoya Castle’s Ofukemaru

4 spots in Nagoya Castle's Ofukemaru: foundation stones still scorched by the 1945 air raids, and a 1,400-year-old burial chamber moved here from Shimane.

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Nagoya Castle’s Main Keep and Gates: Closed Inside, Still Worth the Walk

The main keep has been closed to visitors since 2018 — exterior views only. Four spots in the northern Honmaru, including a genuine gate relocated here in 1972.

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Honmaru Palace and the Kiyomasa Stone: What to See and How Long It Takes

Nagoya Castle's biggest highlight. The rebuilt Honmaru Palace takes over an hour to see and stops admitting visitors at 4:00 pm. Plus the Kiyomasa Stone.

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Three Surviving Important Cultural Properties in Nagoya Castle’s Honmaru

3 structures from around 1612 that survived the 1945 air raids: the Omote Ni-no-mon Gate and the Southeast and Southwest turrets. Four spots, 30-50 minutes.

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The Katō Kiyomasa Statue and Two Stone Monuments at Nagoya Castle

3 monuments in Nagoya Castle's Ninomaru Garden: the 1868 purge that executed 14 Owari retainers, the domain precept stone, and Kiyomasa hauling a stone.

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