Osaka Castle 大坂城 | |
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Osaka, Japan | |
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Type | Azuchi-Momoyama castle |
Site information | |
Condition | Reconstructed |
Site history | |
Built | 1583 |
Built by | Toyotomi Hideyoshi |
In use | 1583–1945 |
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 it played a major role in the unification of Japan during the sixteenth century of the Azuchi-Momoyama period.[1]