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Nagoya Castle was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1609-14 on the site of a smaller castle taken over...

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Nagoya Castle

Nagoya Castle (名古屋城 Nagoya-jō) ranks among the three greatest Japanese castles and was built after the Battle of Sekigahara (1600) by Tokugawa Ieyasu, as a defence against the Toyotomi who still had held significant power. Ieyasu appointed his...

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木造で再建する名古屋城、エレベーター代わりに「電動かご」案…復元とバリアフリー両立

【読売新聞】　名古屋市が計画している名古屋城天守閣の木造復元で、同市が小型の垂直昇降設備「電動かご」を各階に配置し、乗り換えながら昇る新技術の採用を検討していることが分かった。通常のエレベーターを設置するのと違い、築城当時を再現した

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The city of Nagoya is considering using a new technology for the planned wooden restoration of Nagoya Castle's keep, in which small electric elevators will be installed on each floor, allowing visitors to change elevators as they ascend. Unlike the installation of a conventional elevator, the pillars and beams of the original wooden structure of the castle will not be damaged. This is expected to be an initiative that will restore the historic building and make it barrier-free.

According to city officials, the motorised cages were developed based on small vertical lifting equipment used on ships and other vessels with narrow interiors. It can accommodate four people, including wheelchair users and their companions. Visitors have to change from one floor to the next, but unlike a lift, which requires ample space, this system can be installed between pillars and beams.

The city's mayor, Takashi Kawamura, has insisted that the wooden keep be restored in a way that is faithful to historical fact and has been considering the idea of not installing a lift. However, this was opposed by disabled people's groups and others. In a public call for technology to make the keep barrier-free, which the city held from April to August this year, a proposal for an electric basket was caused by an operator. The city will explain the proposal at a standing committee meeting of the city council to be held on 5 April.

Nagoya Castle's keep, completed in 1612, was designated a National Treasure in 1930, the first castle tower to be so designated, and was destroyed in an air raid in 1945 but was rebuilt in 1959 using steel-framed reinforced concrete construction. Due to problems with earthquake resistance, the city decided to dismantle the current keep and restore the wooden structure. The original aim was to complete it in the summer of 2020, but permission from the Agency for Cultural Affairs is required, and the completion date has not been set.

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Interesting trivia relating to Nagoya Castle:

Nagoya Castle, standing in the city's Naka Ward, was commissioned in 1615 by Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康, 1543–1616), the first shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty. Today, it remains one of Nagoya's best-known landmarks, drawing large numbers of visitors each year. Yet few realise that one of its moats once carried trains.

A large crowd bids farewell to a departing "moat train" at the now-defunct Horikawa Station in Nagoya's Naka Ward, 14 February 1976 (photo credit: Mainichi)

To strengthen the castle's defences, multiple moats were built around it. The outermost of these later became the route of the Meitetsu Seto Line, which ran through the waterside for some 65 years, from 1911 until 1976. Locals fondly referred to it as the "moat train." Because of the sharp bends along the track, trains passed at no more than 20 kilometres per hour, making for a slow and memorable journey.

The city of Seto, located to the east of Nagoya, has long been known for producing "Setomono," or Seto ware, including bowls and plates. The section between Owari Seto Station and the now-defunct Horikawa Station on the Seto Line at the time was used to transport these ceramics. At Horikawa Station, located about 1 kilometer southwest of Nagoya Castle's main gate, the goods were unloaded and placed on boats, then transported south along the Hori River to Nagoya Port. There, they were transferred to cargo ships for domestic and international distribution.

Japan Trivia: Trains used to run in Nagoya Castle's outermost moat from 1911 to 1976 - The Mainichi

Nagoya Castle, located in Nagoya's Naka Ward, was built in 1615 under the orders of the first Tokugawa shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616). It remains

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