自転車で大阪城へOsaka Castle is one of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's great legacies.
Modeled after Azuchi Castle, rival Oda Nobunaga's headquarters, Toyotomi wanted to and achieved a castle that was similar to but greater that Nobunaga's.
The castle was completed in 1597, the year Hideyoshi died.
However, the castle was destroyed shortly thereafter, in 1615, by troops loyal to Tokugawa. It was first rebuilt in the 1620s.
Disaster struck once again in the 1660s: this time lightning struck and the castle burnt down.
The current castle was built in 1931, and it managed to survive US bombing during World War II.
The castle is surrounded by moats and is located in a large urban park.
There is nothing equivalent in Kyoto. Nijo Castle is fabulous - as castles go, better - but there is no park. The Imperial Palace is a more beautiful park, but it is not as casual as the park around Osaka Castle.
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