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Jun 09, 2017

Gangster car (wish it were black) you see in the movies.Jun 09, 2017

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Duesenberg's side mirrors are strapped onto the spare tire.Jun 09, 2017

Duesenberg Model J, 1929.Jun 09, 2017

Cadillac Model Thirty, 1912. No hand crank to start the car was a revolutionary feature.Jun 09, 2017

Duesenberg Model J, 1929. Beautifully restored.Jun 09, 2017

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Oldsmobile, 1902.Jun 09, 2017

Very early classic car collection.Jun 09, 2017

The world's first automobile. Benz Patent Motor Car (replica) from 1886 by the company that would become Mercedes-Benz.Jun 09, 2017

The museum's first exhibition room is full of the earliest cars, including this Japanese rickshaw from the late 19th century.Jun 09, 2017

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Entrance to the Toyota Automobile Museum.Jun 09, 2017

Toyota Automobile Museum has a world-class collection of classic cars, not just Toyota. A huge complex of cars. More like an art museum of automobile sculpture. The cars are beautiful works of art.From JR Nagoya Station, it takes about 45 min. to the museum by subway and train. First take the Higashiyama subway line to Fujigaoka. Then transfer to the Linomo Line. Get off at Geidai-dori Station. Museum is a short walk away.Jun 09, 2017

Maroon 1967 Mustang.Jun 09, 2017

Mazda CosmoJun 09, 2017

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1928 Ford Model AJun 09, 2017

We could talk to the car owners, see the interior, under the hood, etc.Jun 09, 2017

This is the Aichi Expo 2005 park where the classic cars that paraded in the morning were displayed. Free shuttle buses from the Toyota Automobile Museum were provided to the park.Jun 09, 2017

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1973 Dino 246GTJun 09, 2017

1973 Datsun Sunny Excellent GXJun 09, 2017

1972 Nissan (Datsun) Fairlady 240ZGJun 09, 2017

1971 Honda Z360 GTJun 09, 2017

This is a three-wheeler, Daihatsu Midget from 1970.Jun 09, 2017

1969 Corvette C3 427Jun 09, 2017

1969 Citroen DS21Jun 09, 2017

Three-wheeler, Mazda T2000 from 1967.Jun 09, 2017

1967 Toyopet (Toyota) Corona Hardtop 1500SJun 09, 2017

1966 Toyota Sports 800Jun 09, 2017

1965 Porsche 912Jun 09, 2017

1960 Messerschmitt KR200Jun 09, 2017

1965 Prince Skyline 2000GT-BJun 09, 2017

The classic car parade wasn't that crowded. The parade route was quite long. This is near Geidai-dori Station which is near the Toyota Automobile Museum. 1964 Lotus Elan 26RJun 09, 2017

All the cars were numbered and they passed out brochures listing the cars by number so we could identify them including their owners. 1964 Honda S600Jun 09, 2017

The festival was not only about Toyota. They also had classic cars from different makers, even Nissan. 1962 Toyopet Crown Jun 09, 2017

The classic car parade was not a continuous parade. They came in separate groups mixed in with regular traffic. 1964 Prince Gloria Super6Jun 09, 2017

The one-day Classic Car Festival is held by the Toyota Automobile Museum (トヨタ博物館) in the city of Nagakute near Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. It's held in Nagakute in spring and in Tokyo in autumn.Chevy Bel Air Wagon, 1957. Friendly drivers wave to spectators.Jun 09, 2017

In Nagakute, they first had this classic car parade along normal streets. About 150 cars started and ended at the Aichi Expo 2005 park. They drove from 9 am to 11 am.1960 Corvette C1. The first-generation Vette.Jun 09, 2017

Nagoya Castle manhole, Aichi.Sep 20, 2016

Way back to East Entrance with a wisteria trellis on the right.Sep 20, 2016

About the Aomatsuba Incident.Sep 20, 2016

Approximate site of the Aomatsuba Incident near the East Gate. Wjere three chief Tokugawa retainers were executed.Sep 20, 2016

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Ninomaru East GardenSep 20, 2016

About the Ninomaru GardenSep 20, 2016

Ninomaru GardenSep 20, 2016

Omote Ni-no-mon Gate can be seen.Sep 20, 2016

Southwest corner turret. Also called the Hitsujisaru Turret, it has the same size and construction as the southeast corner turret. During 2010–2014, it was dismantled and repaired. 西南隅櫓Sep 20, 2016

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Would you believe that there are plans to reconstruct this main castle tower too? Using traditional materials and methods. Gonna cost untold billions. If Nagoya pulls this off, it would bring many more tourists to the city and boost Nagoya Castle's status. A worthwhile longterm investment.Sep 20, 2016

Inside the woodshop, curved wooden beams for the palace.Sep 20, 2016

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Wood shop is open to the public viewing 9 am to 4 pm. Closed on Sun.Sep 20, 2016

They have windows for the public to freely observe the carpenters.Sep 20, 2016

You can take one piece of scrap wood for free.Sep 20, 2016

Behind the castle tower is this large woodshop where they cut and shape the wood for the palace.Sep 20, 2016

Rear view of Nagoya Castle's main tower (tenshu or tenshukaku in Japanese, sometimes called donjon in English). Sep 20, 2016

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Fumeimon GateSep 20, 2016

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Corridor to entrance hall in the smaller tower.Sep 20, 2016

Way outSep 20, 2016

Scale model of Hommaru Goten palace.Sep 20, 2016

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Scale model of Nagoya Castle town.Sep 20, 2016

Scale model of Hommaru Goten palace and main tower.Sep 20, 2016

Aftermath of the war. Main castle tower gone.Sep 20, 2016

The 3rd floor has this scale model of Nagoya Castle town.Sep 20, 2016

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SwordsSep 20, 2016

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Newly painted sliding doors for the Hommaru Palace.Sep 20, 2016

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About the Palanquin for ladiesSep 20, 2016

Palanquin for ladiesSep 20, 2016

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One floor recreates an Edo-Era street.Sep 20, 2016

About Nagoya Castle's stone walls.Sep 20, 2016

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On the 5th floor was an interactive exhibit showing how they hauled large stones to build the castle. You can pull the rope too.Sep 20, 2016

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Oda NobunagaSep 20, 2016

Exhibition rooms on the lower floors.Sep 20, 2016

Spiral staircase in the middle of the tower. There's an elevator too.Sep 20, 2016

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Names of the castle lords.Sep 20, 2016

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Southwest corner turret. Also called the Hitsujisaru Turret.Sep 20, 2016

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Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium where the sumo tournament is held in July.Sep 20, 2016

Hommaru Goten Palace being reconstructed.Sep 20, 2016

Today, you can see the Hommaru Goten Palace being reconstructed.Sep 20, 2016

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Top floor's lookout deck. The top floor only has windows and no balcony.Sep 20, 2016

The 7th floor was the top floor of Nagoya Castle being an enclosed lookout deck.Sep 20, 2016

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Replica of the castle's famous roof ornament, a golden carp.Sep 20, 2016

Triangular chidorihafu roof gables on Nagoya Castle.Sep 20, 2016

Corridor between the smaller tower and main tower.Sep 20, 2016

Museum inside Nagoya Castle's main tower had seven floors with exhibits. There was an elevator inside. The smaller tower had nothing except the door and entrance hall.Nagoya Castle's main tower closed on May 6, 2018 to be dismantled (and reconstructed).Sep 20, 2016

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Entrance hallSep 20, 2016

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Entrance to the main castle tower.Sep 20, 2016

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Elevator for wheelchairs.Sep 20, 2016

Entrance to the main castle tower when it was still open. Nagoya Castle's main tower closed on May 6, 2018 to be dismantled (and reconstructed). Interior photos were taken when it ws still open.Sep 20, 2016

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Nagoya Castle's main castle tower is paired with and connected to a lesser tower on the left. It is closed to the public and will be dismantled from fall 2019 for its grand reconstruction with wood to be completed in Dec. 2022.Sep 20, 2016

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List of donors for building the Hommaru Palace.Sep 20, 2016

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Some of the rocks on the stone walls are engraved with the crest of samurai clans that provided the stones and helped to build Nagoya Castle.Sep 20, 2016

Love the fine roof lines.Sep 20, 2016

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Thin pieces of wood are stacked on the roof.Sep 20, 2016

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Donations are welcome.Sep 20, 2016

About the Preparation room (Shimo Gozensho) to serve the Reception Hall. 下御膳所Sep 20, 2016

Preparation room (Shimo Gozensho) to serve the Reception Hall. 下御膳所Sep 20, 2016

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Another room of the Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall. 納戸二之間Sep 20, 2016

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Another room of the Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall. 納戸一之間Sep 20, 2016

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Inner courtyardSep 20, 2016

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The Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall Sep 20, 2016

Very intricate overhead transom made of wood.Sep 20, 2016

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The Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall.Sep 20, 2016

Paintings show scenes from Wakayama.Sep 20, 2016

Special latticed ceiling of the Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall's Jodan-no-Ma room reserved for the daimyo lord.Sep 20, 2016

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The Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall is most impressive.Sep 20, 2016

This section is the Taimenjo (対面所) Reception Hall consisting of four rooms.Sep 20, 2016

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The Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Jodan-no-Ma Room which is reserved for daimyo. 上段之間.Sep 20, 2016

The Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Jodan-no-Ma Room which is reserved for daimyo of Nagoya Castle. 上段之間.Sep 20, 2016

Sliding door painting of birds in the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ichi-no-Ma Room 一之間.Sep 20, 2016

Sliding door painting in the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ichi-no-Ma Room 一之間.Sep 20, 2016

Sliding door painting in the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ichi-no-Ma Room 一之間. The main hall features paintings of flowers and birds.Sep 20, 2016

Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ni-no-Ma Room 二之間.Sep 20, 2016

Sliding door lock.Sep 20, 2016

Sliding door painting in the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ichi-no-Ma Room 一之間. Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace.Sep 20, 2016

Sliding door painting in the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ichi-no-Ma Room 一之間.Sep 20, 2016

Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's Ni-no-Ma Room 二之間.Sep 20, 2016

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Corridor. All hinoki cypress wood, giving a pleasant aroma.Sep 20, 2016

Even the design of the tatami mats's edges are matched seamlessly.Sep 20, 2016

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Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall's San-no-Ma Room 三之間.Sep 20, 2016

Next section is the Omote Shoin (表書院) Main Hall consisting of five rooms. This is the San-no-Ma 三之間.Sep 20, 2016

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Next to the Ninoma room is the Genkan entrance hall’s Ichinoma room that includes an alcove. 18 tatami mats. 一之間Sep 20, 2016

Leopard at Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace.Sep 20, 2016

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Paintings of mythical tigers and leopards. They are reproducing the artwork as faithfully as possible. An absolutely magnificent job. Really painstaking though, as they trace over original paintings. This palace is slated to be completed in 2018, after 9 years of work. The original palace took only 3 years to complete.Sep 20, 2016

Genkan entrance hall’s Ninoma room. The original painters were from the renown Kano school of painting. 28 tatami mats. 二之間Sep 20, 2016

All the paintings are painstakingly hand-painted replicas of the original art. Nagoya Castle's Hommaru Palace.They have excellent records and photos of the original palace (floor plans, etc.) so they are working to reconstruct the palace as close to the original as possible. Magnificent.Sep 20, 2016

The first section we see is the Genkan entrance hall consisting of two rooms next to the Kuruma Yose VIP entrance. This is the Ninoma room. 二之間Sep 20, 2016

About half the palace has been completed and opened to the public.Sep 20, 2016

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Corridor of the palace, made of fragrant hinoki cypress.Sep 20, 2016

Shoe lockers where you can store your footwear.Sep 20, 2016

When you first enter the Hommaru Palace, you're in a room called the Nakanokuchibeya (中之口部屋). Take off your footwear and backpacks, bags, etc., are required to be stored.Sep 20, 2016

Side entrance to the reconstructed palace. We can enter and tour the completed portion of the palace here. Have to take off your shoes. Photography is permitted, but flash is prohibited.Sep 20, 2016

Beam fixtureSep 20, 2016

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The reconstructed palace uses the original foundation stones in their original place. Can't get more authentic than this.Sep 20, 2016

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Elegant roof lineSep 20, 2016

This palace was modeled after the Nijo Castle palace in Kyoto, so it looks similar on a smaller scale. Both Nijo Castle and Nagoya Castle were connected to the Tokugawa shoguns.Sep 20, 2016

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Nagoya's new Hommaru Palace is right next to the tenshukaku main castle tower.Sep 20, 2016

Inside the main entrance called "Kuruma Yose" 車寄 reserved for the castle lord and other VIPs.Sep 20, 2016

Ironically, the castle lord lived in the Honmaru Palace for only a short period before moving to the much larger Ninomaru Palace nearby. No plans to reconstruct the Ninomaru Palace.Sep 20, 2016

Photo of the original Hommaru Palace before it was destroyed during World War II.Sep 20, 2016

This humdrum-ness of Nagoya Castle is about to disappear as it is on track to regain its former glory as they reconstruct the original Honmaru Palace next to the main castle tower. Sep 20, 2016

What the Hommaru Palace will look like when completed.Sep 20, 2016

This photo was taken in July 2016 showing the main entrance (called "Kuruma Yose" 車寄 reserved for the castle lord and other VIPs) of the magnificent reconstructed Honmaru Goten Palace.Above the entrance is an architectural feature called "karahafu" which is a hump-shaped gable commonly seen on important buildings such as castles, temples, and palaces. Sep 20, 2016

The palace is where the castle lord lived and worked, while the castle tower was usually just a storehouse and visual symbol of power and authority.Sep 20, 2016

Kiyomasa's stoneSep 20, 2016

Uchibori moatSep 20, 2016

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Rocks are temporarily stored here from another part of the castle wall being repaired.Sep 20, 2016

Kiyomasa depicted as the rock hauling director. When building the castle, many men had to push and pull large rocks into place. On top of a large boulder, a man would shout and direct the men to move.Sep 20, 2016

This American guy named Chris O'Neill is a member of Aichi's ninja troupe named "Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hattori Hanzo Ninja Squad" to promote tourism in the prefecture. They perform at Nagoya Castle and elsewhere. He was selected from 200 applicants from 40 countries. I ran into him when while exiting the castle. Too bad I didn't catch their show. He was very friendly. He's very good at doing these ninja stunts.
I have to compliment Aichi for forming such a PR troupe and including an amusing foreigner to boot. I'm sure they are getting their money's worth in terms of goodwill and good impressions on tourists. Sep 20, 2016

After I paid the admission and went in, there was a rack of pamphlets about the castle in various languages. As usual, I picked up the English and Japanese versions. Then this Japanese lady suddenly came up to me and said in English, "Hello, are you going to visit the castle?" I said, "Yes." She offered to be my volunteer guide. I told her that I could understand Japanese, but would be glad to have a guide anyway. So she guided me through the new palace and the castle tower for about 90 min. She serves as a volunteer guide once a week. I have to give my thumbs up to her and her volunteer group for being so hospitable to foreign visitors.Sep 20, 2016

East Gate ticket gateSep 20, 2016

Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium is within the castle grounds. It is also the venue for the Nagoya sumo tournament held in July. 愛知県体育館Sumo wrestlers were coming and going. These are low-ranking wrestlers who walk and take the subway like the rest of us. The high-ranking wrestlers travel by taxi or their own car. Sep 20, 2016

The drum tower on the left is for the sumo tournament.Sep 20, 2016

When I revisited in July 2016, the Nagoya Basho sumo tournament was underway.Sep 20, 2016

Nagoyajo subway station on the Meijo subway line. Nagoya Castle is near Nagoyajo Station (used to be named "Shiyakusho") which is also near Nagoya's city hall. This station exit has a castle motif.Sep 20, 2016

Sadly, the original buildings were destroyed by World War II firebombings by the US. The main castle tower was reconstructed with ferro-concrete in 1959. And now, since 2009, they are reconstructing the Hommaru Palace. They are using traditional materials and methods of construction.Sep 20, 2016

Nagoya Castle is Nagoya's most visible attraction and symbol of the city. It is most closely associated with the Tokugawa after Ieyasu decided to rebuild it in the early 1600s. Twenty daimyo lords from Western Japan were ordered to build the castle including Kato Kiyomasa who built Kumamoto Castle. It was the base of the Tokugawa's Owari branch. The main castle tower was paired with a smaller tower and the Hommaru Palace and Ninomaru Palace were built nearby.Sep 20, 2016

Inside Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall at Meiji Mura.Jun 28, 2011

Jun 28, 2011

Japanese Immigrant's Assembly Hall at Meiji Mura. Originally built as a church next to Wailuku River in Hilo, Hawai'i at around 1889 by Okabe Jiro (岡部次郎), a Christian minister.Jun 28, 2011

Hiroshige's woodblock print of Okazaki (39th post town on the Tokaido) from his "Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido Road" series. Crossing the Yahagi River with Okazaki Castle in the distance.Apr 24, 2011

My video of Masumida Shrine on New Year's Day 2011, Ichinomiya, Aichi.Jan 08, 2011

Hot fire fueled by old decorations and charms.Jan 06, 2011

Place to return your old New Year's decorations and charms.Jan 06, 2011

Burning the old New Year's and shrine decorations and charms.Jan 06, 2011

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