The tenshu has been closed since 2018: the wooden reconstruction will not come before 2032.
Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered its construction in 1610, calling on twenty daimyō (the tenka-bushin, ‘public works under heaven’) to fortify the junction on the way to Osaka. The Honmaru Goten, the inner palace, has been rebuilt to a high standard and reopened in 2018, but in 2018 itself the tenshu, the tower with the two golden dolphins (kinshachi), was closed for earthquake safety: the city has named 2032 as the nearest target for the wooden reconstruction, not a certain date.
It was the seat of the Owari branch of the Tokugawa for about 260 years, the richest of the shogunate's collateral houses. The 1945 bombings destroyed almost everything except three corner turrets and the gates; the present tenshu, in reinforced concrete, is a 1959 reconstruction. The site has been a Special Historic Site (特別史跡) since 1952.
ℹ️ Park 9:00–16:30 (last entry to the Honmaru Goten and exhibitions 16:00), closed 29–31/12 and 1/1. Adult ticket 500 yen, combined with Tokugawa-en 640 yen. ⚠️ The tenshu CANNOT be visited: closed since 2018, only the exterior can be seen.
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