Wakayama Castle

Wakayama Castle was originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1585 by his younger brother Hidenaga. The castle was rebuilt by Tokugawa Ieyasu’s tenth son, Yorinobu, and remained the residence of the three Tokugawa families for 250 years until the Meiji Restoration (1868-1912). The current castle tower was rebuilt in 1958, but the inner moat filled with still water and the stonewalls surrounding the castle walls are the remains of 400 years of history, and are sufficient to remind us of the prosperity of the past. National Designation ◎Yorinobu Tokugawa (1602-71) was born in Fushimi. Founder of the Kishu Tokugawa family with a domain of 555,000 koku. Tenth son of Ieyasu Tokugawa. He was called Lord Nanryu. ◎Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684-1751) born in Wakayama. The fifth feudal lord of Kishu. Succeeded to the shogunate from the Kishu Tokugawa family. He carried out the Kyoho reforms with Ooka Tadasama, Aoki Kunyo, and others. Founder of the Tokugawa shogunate. Construction Date1] Built in 1585 (Tensho 13th year) and rebuilt in 1958 (Showa 33rd year)