Historic castle in the Chūō-ku ward of Osaka, Japan
This article is about the castle. For the public park, see Osaka Castle Park.
Osaka Castle 大坂城
Osaka, Japan
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Aerial photograph of the Osaka Castle in 2017
Type
Azuchi-Momoyama castle
Site information
Condition
Reconstructed
Site history
Built
1583
Built by
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
In use
1583–1845
Osaka Castle (大坂城 or 大阪城, Ōsaka-jō) is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan. The castle and fortress are 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]
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