a building with a green roof

Nagoya Castle is a Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Japan. Nagoya Castle was constructed by the Owari Domain in 1612 during the Edo period on the site of an earlier castle of the Oda clan in the Sengoku period. It is phenomenally beautiful and a must visit. The Tokugawa Shogun family built Nagoya Castle between 1610 and 1615, securing an important position on the Tokaido highway to ward off attackers and thus ensuring continued social and economic prosperity.