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Kansai

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

Walk Wakayama Castle's outer bailey in order: 11 spots led by Okaguchi Gate, a surviving 1621 gate, and the high Matsu-no-maru wall. Allow 60 to 90 minutes.
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Kansai

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

Plan a day trip south of Osaka with on-site photos and a walking route. See a rebuilt hilltop castle tower, original gates, a garden and a covered bridge.
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Kansai

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

Wakayama Castle's keep is counted among Japan's three great linked-keep complexes. Six honmaru spots, seven 360° panoramas, ¥410 adult entry, open 9:00–17:30.
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Kansai

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

Momijidani Garden is free and nationally designated; the Onbashi Corridor Bridge is walked with shoes off. Four spots, 45–60 minutes; maples peak late November.
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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 and Zenringai: The Tsugaru Clan’s Family Temple in Hirosaki

Choshoji Temple in Hirosaki: 16.2 m Sanmon gate (1629), 33 Zen temples on Zenringai, free visit 9:00–16:00, ¥300 guided tour, bus from the station.
AomoriTohoku
Aomori

Saishoin Temple & Hirosaki Yasaka Shrine

Saishoin’s original Edo-period pagoda stands 31.2 m tall, next to Hirosaki Yasaka Shrine: a 15–20 minute walk from the castle, about 30 minutes to see both.
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Aomori

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

Visit Hirosaki’s surviving 1628 Toshogu Main Hall and the Toshogu at Kuroishi Shrine: access, a 25-minute drive between them, visit times and goshuin.
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Tohoku

Hirosaki Castle: A Complete 2026 Visit Guide

Hirosaki Castle's keep returns to its stone base in March 2027 (revised schedule). Tickets ¥320, free Nov 24–Mar 31, hours, map, access and what you can see now.
AomoriTohoku
Tohoku

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

Why Hirosaki Castle's keep is not the original: the five-story tower of 1611 burned in 1627, the 1810 rebuild, and the move back onto its stone base (now due March 2027).
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