Osaka Castle Tower - Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Posted by: 
denben
N 34° 41.274 E 135° 31.563
53S E 548184 N 3838559
Osaka Castle is a museum called Osaka Castle Tower in Chuo Ward, Osaka.
Waymark Code: WM18GWW
Location: Osaka, Japan
Date Posted: 08/02/2023
Views: 6
This Fine Art America puzzle by Jane Rix measures 18 X 24 inches and includes 500 pieces. It is made from premium 0.2 inch thick paper and a semi-gloss coating on the top surface.
The Chuo Ward, one of Osaka's 24 wards, is located in the heart of the city.
Osaka Castle Tower is a history museum with valuable cultural assets and interesting exhibits such as the restored Golden Teahouse.
I visited the castle in 2018 with a group tour from Canada.
"The construction of Osaka Castle started in 1583 on the former site of the Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which had been destroyed by Oda Nobunaga thirteen years earlier. Toyotomi Hideyoshi intended the castle to become the center of a new, unified Japan under Toyotomi rule. It was the largest castle at the time.
However, a few years after Hideyoshi's death, Tokugawa troops attacked and destroyed the castle and terminated the Toyotomi lineage in 1615. Osaka Castle was rebuilt by Tokugawa Hidetada in the 1620s, but its main castle tower was struck by lightening in 1665 and burnt down.
It was not until 1931 that the present ferro-concrete reconstruction of the castle tower was built. During the war it miraculously survived the city-wide air raids. Major repair works gave the castle new glamor in 1997. The castle tower is now entirely modern on the inside and even features an elevator for easier accessibility.
After reconstruction, it became a historical museum named "Osaka Castle Tower" which has a rich collection of cultural assets related to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Warring States period, and the history of Osaka Castle.
The great view from the tower's viewing platform is not to be missed, and trying on the "samurai" costumes - combat overcoat and warrior helmet - is a fun experience." (
visit link)