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