Osaka Castle (Main tower) : Photos tagged as buildings

Osaka Castle (Main tower)

The construction of Osaka Castle (Osakajo) 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.

• Date: 9 May 2009
• Photographer: aya_marla: gallery
• Uploaded: 14th May 2009
• Location: Japan: gallery
• Tags: buildings
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