Kiyosu Castle

Man-cheong Hui 3 weeks ago

One of the most disappointing Japanese castles I have been to so far. The appearance is good, especially the red bridge and the garden, but nothing to do with history. The content displayed inside is relatively thin, and many videos are without subtitles. However, the entrance fee is 300 yen, more than the Ogaki Castle. The biggest problem is the inconvenient location. It takes more than half an hour in total from and to train station on foot. If you really want to go, try Meitetsu Shin-Kiyosu station because JR Kiyosu is more desolate.

XA RA a month ago

Very beautiful castle and not crowded. The people are so kind! Would I come again? Definitely! It is one of mine fav places in Japan!🤎

William Allen 2 months ago

Great place to visit. There is a walking bridge that you walk over to enter here and the river below is filled with wild Koi fish. This castle is also very close to the Shinkansen tracks (Bullet Train) so it is pretty cool to watch that go by at speed. Then once you enter the grounds there is a nice pond with Koi as well and you can walk around and enjoy the garden. Once you enter the castle you will be welcomed by very friendly volunteers and asked to pay a ¥300 yen enterance fee and to remove your shoes, but they have slippers to wear. Once inside you can learn about the history of the castle and at the top you get a great view of the surrounding area. This is also a great spot to view the Shinkansen wizzing by.

Kingston Obike 11 months ago

What lies here was once the seat of authority of the once powerful Oda clan. Kiyosu castle is particularly historically significant because after Oda Nobunaga had succeeded in unifying the Oda clan, he occupied this castle and set this place as his official headquarters; it was from here that he set out to battle Imagawa Yoshimoto, a powerful warlord of the time who had been related to the Shogun’s family by way of the Ashikaga Shogunate. It was said that Imagawa Yoshimoto was the man closest to becoming shogun at that time owing to his wealth, his intelligence, political connections, and blood relation. Oda Nobunaga struck and defeated Imagawa Yoshimoto at the battle of Okehazama with a combined force of 2500 men against the Imagawa’s over 30,000 men strong army, marking one of the most bizarre and life changing moments of the Sengoku period of Japanese history which catapulted Nobunaga Oda to fame and on his way to unifying the entire country.

Nixon Tan 11 months ago

Really loved the aesthetic of this castle and the little hidden gem properties it has. It is not one known to many tourist but yet has a very beautiful view with a majestic bridge leading up to it. Inside of the castle ground there are zen garden and you can enter the castle itself i you pay the admission fee which is quite steep For the small castle at 500 yen per adult . We chose just to appreciate around the castle and quickly got the castle stamp as well ! Quite a pretty stamp for the stamp collectors.