Last Updated: Aug 24, 2022

Explore Nagoya Castle

One of Aichi’s Best Attractions

In today’s post, we will together be making an expedition to Aichi Prefecture’s Nagoya Castle. Originally dating from the early 1600s, this mighty structure was first erected to protect the Tokugawa clan from potential enemies in the west. Thanks in part to its impressive and imposing presence, the family was able to consolidate their national control over all of the other samurai in Japan. Though Nagoya Castle is not one of the dozen surviving original castles, it is nonetheless still an iconic attraction despite only being a ferroconcrete reconstruction.

To be frank, all things considered, Nagoya Castle is not an attraction that many would consider to be a “must visit” for foreign tourists coming to Japan. That said, it is indeed yet another item on a very long list of why the city of Nagoya is not boring. Should you find yourself in town, I highly suggest that you budget some time to check out the castle grounds. Additionally, as I’ll detail in the “Other Nearby Attractions” section of this piece, the Tokugawa Art Museum and the neighboring Tokugawa-en combine well with Nagoya Castle to make an exciting trifecta of allures.

On that note, allow me to quickly cover the history of Nagoya Castle and explain a bit more about why one…