The old tower of the Kiyosu castle was dismantled in 1609 and the materials were used for the construction of the northwest yagura of the Nagoya castle, which survived in its original form until today, being known as the Kiyosu Yagura.

The Kiyosu castle was reconstructed 380 years later, but since the original plans were lost it was built by using the model of the Inuyama castle, which is representative for the castles built in that period. The rebuilt tower, made of concrete, looks indeed like the Inuyama castle, except for the absence of the small connected donjon and the karahafu undulated gable at the third floor.

Kiyosu Castle, Nagoya

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