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 ...
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 is Japan’s fourth largest city, best known for its industrial prowess. During the pre-industrial Tokugawa Period (1603-1868), Nagoya was a strategic castle town and a major crossroads of ...