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A Journey Through Nagoya’s Samurai Past: From Arako’s Toshiie Maeda Statue to Sōōji Temple and the Tokugawa Museum

Explore the historical heart of Owari through the footsteps of samurai legends. Visit Toshiie Maeda’s birthplace in Arako, uncover hidden ties at the Tokugawa Art Museum, and feel the spirit of Oda Nobunaga at Kiyosu Castle — a Sengoku-era journey through Nagoya’s storied past.

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Nijo Castle Complete Guide Where the Tokugawa Shogunate Began — and Ended

Nijo Castle costs ¥1,300 with Ninomaru Palace and opens 8:45–17:00, one minute from Nijojo-mae Station. All 9 areas walked, photographed and timed.

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Nijo Castle: Outer Castle Area Northeast Corner Turret Site, North Site, Southwest Corner Turret & West Otemon Gate

The surviving Southwest Corner Turret, the West Otemon Gate, two lost turret sites and the Heian-era Nijo Castle North archaeological site.

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Nijo Castle: Seiryu-en Garden & North Area #3 Seiryu-en Garden, the Weeping Pagoda Tree & North Otemon Gate

Seiryu-en's hybrid Japanese-Western garden, the rare Weeping Pagoda Tree, and the North Otemon Gate that linked the castle to the Kyoto Shoshidai.

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Nijo Castle: Seiryu-en Garden & North Area #2 Northwest Earthen Storehouse (Rice Storehouse) & Kōuntei

A fireproof Edo-period storehouse and a sukiya teahouse moved from the Sumino-kura Ryōi residence — the two quietest stops in Seiryu-en Garden.

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Nijo Castle: Seiryu-en Garden & North Area #1 Naruko Gate, North Middle Partition Gate & the Northwest Corner Turret Site

The Naruko Gate paired with the Momoyama Gate, the buried-style North Middle Partition Gate, and the turret site lost in the 1788 Great Tenmei Fire.

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Nijo Castle: West & South Areas Former Nijo Castle Walls, the Plum Grove & Sakura Garden

Stone walls relocated from Oda Nobunaga's Nijo Castle, a plum grove and cherry garden, and two defensive gates — five quiet spots most visitors walk past.

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Nijo Castle: Honmaru Area 2 Tenshukaku Ruins, the Honmaru West Koguchi & West Bridge

Climb the keep base Emperor Go-Mizunoo ascended in 1626, then the masugata West Koguchi and West Bridge. 2026 marks the visit's 400th anniversary.

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Nijo Castle: Ninomaru Palace AreaKaramon Gate, the National Treasure Palace & Special Scenic Garden

The National Treasure palace where the shogunate ended in 1867, the gilded Karamon Gate and the Special Scenic garden. Allow 1–2 hours; photos and maps.

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Nijo Castle: Perimeter & Entrance AreaHigashi-Otemon, Bansho & the Southeast Corner Turret

Five early-Edo structures at Nijo Castle's entrance: the Higashi-Otemon gate, Bansho guardhouse, Southeast Corner Turret, Tsukiji walls and South Gate.

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