Nagoya Castle, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Nagoya Castle (名古屋城) is a restored Japanese castle located in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
On either end of the topmost castle roof are two golden tiger-headed dolphins, called kinshachi (金鯱); this motif is used as a talisman to prevent fires. They also are said to be symbols representing the authority of feudal lords.
Both kinshachi were lowered temporarily from atop the castle and displayed on the castle grounds briefly, at the site of the Expo 2005 from March 19 to June 19, 2005. A photograph of one of them, taken during that brief display, is at right.
They were restored to the top beam of the castle roof on July 9 of the same year and may be seen glittering in the sunlight in the lead photograph for the article.
In preparation for the World Expo, plaques using the English language were added to most displays for the castle and a 3-D movie showing the paintings in Honmaru Palace (本丸御殿, Honmaru Goten) was created for the anticipated large number of visitors to view.
名古屋城是位於日本愛知縣名古屋市的城堡。江戶時代是尾張藩藩主居城。
名古屋城城池位於濃尾平野的庄內川突出的名古屋台地西北位置。此地可以監視整個濃尾平野的軍事要害。在築城前崖下的濕地形成了天然的防衛線。此外，南方面臨伊勢灣在熱田神宮以南方的堀川改道，運送築城物資，在以西名古屋城下町達致防衛效果。
築城前，西端和北端的低濕地形成天然的防衛線。此面面臨伊勢灣城南的熱田神宮的堀出，改造為護城河，負責輸送築城物資，兼有防守名古城西方的城下町的功能。
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