Nagoya Castle is one of Japan's most prominent castles, and is designated a National Historic Site, considered the equivalent of being a National Treasure. Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged victorious from the ...

Letters and numbers carved into the south wall of the main gate of Nagoya Castle are seen in this partially modified image taken in Nagoya's Naka Ward on Jan. 29, 2024. (Mainichi/Shinichiro Kawase ...

NAGOYA--After more than 400 years, the iconic Nagoya Castle is under siege, this time by those wanting to make it more accessible to wheelchair-users and those who are determined to keep it as ...

Nagoya Castle is known for the golden shachihoko “tiger-fish” ornaments that adorn the main tower. The town surrounding the castle grew to become the largest city in Japan’s Chūbu region ...

NAGOYA--Nagoya Castle's most famous icon, a pair of golden statues displayed high on its roof of a mythical "shachihoko" half fish and half tiger creature, is to be removed temporarily so ...

On a cloudy day of sporadic downpours, we found shelter inside one of Japan’s foremost national treasures, Nagoya Castle, in Nagoya, Japan. Established by Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the 2 ½ ...

Home to industry giants like Toyota, the city boasts iconic sites such as Nagoya Castle and Atsuta Shrine, alongside modern attractions like the SCMAGLEV Railway Park. Indulge in Nagoya’s unique ...

At a ceremony to unveil a special sign made from Japanese cypress bearing the newly-minted Nagoya Castle name, Mayor Takashi Kawamura described the building as a "treasure" for the residents of Nagoya ...

On the night of May 14, 1945, American bombs destroyed the main donjon of Nagoya Castle, which had stood since 1612. Although the castle was a legitimate military target -- then in use as the Tokai ...

NAGOYA – The Nagoya Municipal Government on Friday took the unusual step of warning tourists that they enter Nagoya Castle's tower at their own risk due to the building being in danger of ...

Nagoya Castle is seen from a Mainichi Shimbun helicopter in Nagoya's Naka Ward, in this file photo taken on Feb. 17, 2019. (Mainichi/Koji Hyodo) NAGOYA -- The local government of this central ...