Ninomon (or Kusunoki) Gate of Wakayama castle, Japan. Castle was erected in 1585, bombed out in 1945, reconstructed in 1958
Ninomon (or Kusunoki) Gate of Wakayama castle, Japan. Castle was erected in 1585, bombed out in 1945, reconstructed in 1958 In 1585, under the orders of his older brother Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidenaga established Wakayama Castle to help rule over the Kii area. When the castle was finished, Hidenaga had made Yamato Koriyama Castle his home base and stationed Kuwayama Shigeharu here in his place. Asano Yoshinaga was stationed at Wakayama Castle after the Battle of Sekigahara. In 1619, Tokugawa Ieyasu's 10th child Yorinobu became lord of the castle. From that point until the Meiji Restoration the castle was ruled by successive Tokugawa lords. Even after the Meiji Restoration, the beautiful main keep was kept intact and designated a National Treasure. Unfortunately, it burned to the ground during bombings in 1945. Wakayama Castle together with Himeji Castle and Iyo-Matsuyama Castle are called the Three Great Flatland Mountain Castles.
Size: 3135px × 1920px
Location: Wakayama Castle, Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Ivan Marchuk / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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