Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle
大坂城
Osaka, Japan
The main keep, outer moat and Otemon gate complex of Osaka Castle, 2009


Aerial photograph of the Osaka Castle in 2017
Site information
TypeAzuchi-Momoyama castle
ConditionReconstructed
Site history
Built1583
Built byToyotomi Hideyoshi
In use1583–1945

Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle is one of Japan's most famous landmarks and played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi–Momoyama period.

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