Wakayama Castle was the seat of the Kishu Tokugawa clan, originally built by Toyotomi Hidenaga. Known as the birthplace of eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune, the white tower atop Mt. Torafushi is beloved as the symbol of Wakayama City.
Wakayama Castle traces its origins to 1585, when Hashiba Hidenaga, younger brother of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, constructed a fortress on Mt. Torafushi during Hideyoshi's pacification of the Kii Province. After Hidenaga's transfer, the castle passed to Kuwayama Shigekiyo, and following the Battle of Sekig…
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