Mug Shot — «Osaka - Osaka Castle (Osakajo)»
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The construction of Osaka Castle (Osakajo) started in 1583 on the former site of the Ishiyama Honganji Temple, which had been destroyed by Oda Nobunaga thirteen years earlier. Toyotomi Hideyoshi intended the castle to become the center of a new, unified Japan under Toyotomi rule. It was the largest castle at the time.
However, a few years after Hideyoshi's death, Tokugawa troops attacked and destroyed the castle and terminated the Toyotomi lineage in 1615. Osaka Castle was rebuilt by Tokugawa Hidetada in the 1620s, but its main castle tower was struck by lightening in 1665 and burnt down.
It was not until 1931 that the present ferro-concrete reconstruction of the castle tower was built. During the war it miraculously survived the city wide air raids. Major repair works gave the castle new glamor in 1997. The castle tower is now entirely modern on the inside and even features an elevator for easier accessibility. It houses an informative museum about the castle's history and Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
2008 Global Series, Japan, Osaka
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Is this mug avaliable?
It's really funny that I'm now able to answer my own question which I posted 20th January. This mug is not available yet throughout Osaka.:=)
Heidi77...i replied to your email but it keeps on bouncing back and rejected. the reply is yes i want you to reserve me when you go to Japan. thank you