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Nagoya Castle

In 1610,Tokunaga Leyasu ordered the constrution of Nagoya Castle, he ordered 20 daimyo lords from western Japan , such as Kato Kiyomasa and Fukushima Masanori ,to build the stone walls.This is called tenka bushin [ public works project ] .Kobori Enshu,Nakai Masakiyo and others built the main castle tower and corner owers.The castle was mostly finished by 1612.

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Uploaded on July 31, 2016
Taken on July 31, 2016