Osaka Castle

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi made the people build Osaka castle in the year 1583 (天正11年). In 1620, Tokugawa Hidetada started to rebuild Osaka Castle and it finished in 1629. Osaka Castle had been destroyed by fire twice. First, The Summer Battle of Osaka (大阪夏の陣) in 1645. Second, during World War II.

In 1948, Osaka castle's restoration was started. Now Osaka Castle tower is the symbol of Osaka town.

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Osaka Castle Aerial photograph 2017
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Outer moat of Osaka Castle
Miniature model of the castle complex after the Tokugawa rebuilding
Ōte-mon Gate with moat in foreground
Osaka Castle rampart in 1865
Stone marking the place where Toyotomi Hideyori and his mother, Yodo-Dono, committed suicide after the fall of Osaka Castle
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Osaka Castle pedestrian entrance
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