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Three eras of stone-stacking technique stand within one castle, built from a local greenish schist.
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Wakayama Castle (和歌山城, Wakayama-jō) is a Japanese castle located in the city Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. For most of the Edo Period, it was the administrative center of Kishū Domain, which was controlled by a cadet branch of the Tokugawa clan. Due to its size and status, Wakayama Castle was ranked as one of the most important castles under the Tokugawa shogunate. Although the castle was designated a National Historic Site in 1931, the original Tenshu and buildings were all destroyed by US bombing campaigns during the Pacific War. The current structures were rebuilt in concrete in 1958. The Nishi-no-Maru Garden was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1987.
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Founded / opened：1585 Highlights / collection：Three types of stone walls: nozura-zumi, uchikomi-hagi and kirikomi-hagi, Nishinomaru Garden Genre：Architecture
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