Osaka Castle facts for kids

Osaka Castle; 大坂城
	Osaka, Japan
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Type	Azuchi-Momoyama castle
Site information
Condition	Reconstructed
Site history
Built	1583
Built by	Toyotomi Hideyoshi
In use	1583–1868
Demolished	1868

Osaka Castle (大阪城) is a Japanese castle which is in Osaka Prefecture. Most structures are made of wood. It is sometimes called kinjo (金城、錦城), because there are some gold arts in Osaka Castle. It is one of Japan's "Three Famous Castles." (The other castles are Himeji Castle and Kumamoto Castle.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi made people build Osaka castle in 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 symbol of Osaka town.

Images for kids

Otemon and Main Tower
Azuchi Castle
Ōte-mon Gate with moat in foreground
Osaka Castle rampart in 1865
Osaka Castle at night
Osaka Castle at night
Osaka Castle pedestrian entrance
Central tower
Otemon (western) Gate
Early representation of the destruction of Osaka Castle in the 1663 François Caron book
From the roof of Osaka Castle Main Tower
Prunus mume Grove in Osaka Castle Park
Outer Moat and Osaka Business Park