Important Cultural Property

"Azekura" Storehouse at Tōji Temple
東寺校倉
Historical Materials · Meiji and later, 1872TNM
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Nagoya Castle was the residence of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa family, which ruled Japan as shoguns. Samurai lords from western Japan, who had lost a war to the Tokugawa, were forced to take responsibility for the castle’s construction, which began in 1610. The keep of the castle is visible over the moat.
— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.























