• Wakayama Castle (和歌山城, Wakayama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.
  • Is there any bus that go from Wakayamashi train station to Wakayama castle? What is the approx fare? I'm not sure whether we should walk or take bus if there is one.
  • Wakayama Castle's history started when Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered his younger brother Hidenaga to build a castle on Mt. Okayama (now known as Mt.
  • In 1585, under the orders of his older brother Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Toyotomi Hidenaga established Wakayama Castle to help rule over the Kii area.
  • Wakayama Castle is a fortified keep at the mouth of Kino River, on Kii Canal in the heart of the eponymous city.
  • I particularly enjoyed the size of the Wakayama castle grounds and how the path up to the castle twists and turns to confuse attackers.
  • Passengers who choose to take a bus from Wakayama Station, the stop to get off is the “Otemon Gate”(大手門) of Wakayama Castle.
  • Wakayama Castle is a multi-storied fortress consisting of a main citadel, a second citadel, a third citadel, and other surrounding areas (kuruma).
  • Though not as popular as Himeji or Osaka Castle, Wakayama Castle played a major role in governing the Kishu Province i.e Wakayama Prefecture.
  • Wakayama Castle, first built in 1585 in the city of Wakayama, was built for the feudal lord Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and remained in a under use my the Tokugawa.