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To celebrate Nagoya's 400th anniversary the NIC is held a Nagoya 400-themed photo contest.
All submissions can be seen below.
 

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25 Nagoya Sakura Sightseeing


Place: Observation platform of Nagoya Castle on March, 29, 2010.
Date Taken: March, 29, 2010

The sakura were blooming in full force and going around the city was a blast!

In 1610, Ieyasu TOKUGAWA ordered that Nagoya Castle be constructed as a residence for his son. Surrounded on three sides by natural water barriers, the castle was easily defendable against attack. Tokugawa then ordered that the people of Kiyosu, along with their temples and shrines move to the area around the castle. The area around the castle soon became a thriving “castle town.” Nagoya Castle itself functioned as the home of the leading branch of the Tokugawa family for 16 generations. Most of the castle was destroyed during an Allied air-raid on May 14, 1945. The castle donjon was reconstructed in 1959.

  

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