Osaka Castle

Gold fish and tigers guard its white tower

History · 🇯🇵 Osaka · one place, one stop

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The tower is a 1931 concrete reconstruction, not Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s original castle keep. Green copper roofs, gold fish ornaments and tiger figures stand above stone walls and moats in a broad park.

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