Nagoya Castle
名古屋城
Nagoya Castle was constructed on the orders of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA in order to secure an important position on the Tokaido road and to ward off attacks from the direction of Osaka. Construction was completed in 1612, and the castle is typical of those built on flatlands. Until the Meiji Restoration, Nagoya Castle flourished as the castle in which the Owari lineage of the Tokugawa family, the foremost of the family’s three lineages, resided.
In May 1945, during the air raids on Nagoya in the Second World War, most of the buildings including the main and small donjons, and the Hommaru Palace, were burned down. Fortunately, however, three corner towers, three gates, and most of the paintings on the sliding doors and walls in the Hommaru Palace survived the fire, and have been handed down as Important Cultural Assets.
名古屋城は徳川家康が天下統一の最後の布石として築いた城です。天守閣の南側には近世城郭御殿の最高傑作と言われた本丸御殿がありました。しかし1945年の空襲で焼失し、現在の名古屋城は戦後再建されたものです。
English leaflet (PDF:2.4MB)
http://www.nagoyajo.city.nagoya.jp/13_english/pdf/eigo.pdf
Google map
http://goo.gl/maps/HzDZz
These pictures were taken on September, 2015.
Nagoya Castle
There are golden dolphins (Kinshachi) on the roof.
名古屋城
Kinshachi ; golden dolphins
金鯱
Main Gate
正門
Kimono
着物
Wonderful view from the castle
There is a museum inside the castle.
Guns
Helmet
兜
Helmet
兜
Palanquin
籠
Katana ; sword
刀
Kinshachi ; golden dolphins
金鯱
The best-known items associated with the Nagoya Castle are the golden dolphins, or kinshachi. It is said that the first dolphins (shachi) to adorn the main ridge of castle roofs, added when the basic construction of the castle was completed, appeared in the Muromachi Era (1334-1400) as symbol of the feudal lord’s authority.
Although Nagoya’s golden dolphins shared the fate of the dungeon, being consumed by flames in the Second World War, they reappeared along with a rebuilt dungeon, in 1959, to the delight of the people of Nagoya.
Hommaru Palace
名古屋城本丸御殿
The Nagoya Castle donjon was rebuilt in 1959 as part of post-war rehabilitation efforts but hopes for the reconstruction of the Hommaru Palace are yet to be realized. Edo period documents and a number of photographs and measured drawings of the Hommaru Palace remain to this day, making it a distinct possibility to faithfully bring the former palace back to life. Restoration work began in January 2009, and Genkan, the entrance hall and Omote Shoin, the main hall opened to public viewing in 2013. The restoration project is progressing in 3 stages. Taimenjo, the Reception Hall will be completed in 2016. Completion of the entire project is scheduled for 2018.
Shinkansen
新幹線
Japanese foods are good and safe.
Because of stricter food safety law by Japanese government, we have no worry about foods.
Kishimen ; noodles made in flat strips
きしめん
Miso katsu ; Pork Cutlet with Miso Sauce
みそかつ
About 5 years have passed since Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident. I have visited various places of Japan to see the health consequence of the accident.
Fortunately I have never found any impacts by the nuclear power plant accident among Japanese creatures. As far as I know, nobody has health problem which is caused by the accident in Japan.
Our Prime Minister Abe assures that "The situation is under control. The influence of the contaminated water is completely blocked within Fukushima. There are no health-related problems until now and there will never be health problems." He also said that "Tokyo is 250 kilometers away from Fukushima, and the kind of danger that you imagine does not exist in Tokyo. Tokyo is a very safe city."
As PM Abe said, Nagoya is very far away from Fukushima, people in Nagoya have no concern about the nuclear power plant accident. People in Nagoya have already forgotten the accident, because they think radioactive materials cannot reach there.
We know there is no problem for childbirth and child rearing in Nagoya. So people in Nagoya are living without any concern about the nuclear power plant accident.
I continue to visit various places in Japan to see the effects of the accident, because I can meet various creatures which are more sensitive to radioactive materials from the environment. It is important to see their health for our safety.
公衆衛生ネットワーク
Public Health Network in Japan
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