Chubu/Central Japan 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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Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan 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.
Chubu/Central Japan Old Nagoya Castle Ruins and the Uzumimon Escape Gate at Nagoya Castle
3 spots in Nagoya Castle's Ninomaru Garden: the site where young Oda Nobunaga is said to have lived, a secret escape route, and a teahouse serving matcha.
Chubu/Central Japan Nagoya Castle Nanban Plaster Wall and Northern Culvert: Edo-Period Remains
3 Edo-period remains in Nagoya Castle's Ninomaru Garden. Only a short stretch of the clay-and-gravel Nanban wall survives, so find it before you go.
