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Wakayama, Wakayama
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
A covered bridge with a roof and walls crosses the moat at a slant, built so the lord and the women of his household could pass unseen.
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Tokugawa Yorinobu
徳川頼宣
The tenth son of Tokugawa Ieyasu. He arrived in Wakayama in 1619 as the first lord of the Kishu domain, one of the three senior branches of the Tokugawa family.
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In 1621, with funds from the shogunate, he launched a major rebuilding of Wakayama Castle, extending the second enclosure westward and creating the Sunanomaru and Minaminomaru enclosures. Okaguchi-mon, the gate that survived the 1945 air raid, dates from this rebuilding.
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greatly rebuilt the castle as first lord of the Kishu domainRecord source: article
In-depth article
Wakayama, Wakayama
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
A covered bridge with a roof and walls crosses the moat at a slant, built so the lord and the women of his household could pass unseen.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 62CastleHilltop
BuiltRecord source: jokaku
In-depth article
Wakayama, Wakayama
Wakayama Castle
和歌山城
A covered bridge with a roof and walls crosses the moat at a slant, built so the lord and the women of his household could pass unseen.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 62CastleHilltop
Rebuilt / expandedRecord source: wikipedia
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- 3徳川頼宣(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: