ance, Osaka-jo watches over the city, an imposing and ma-
jestic castle known throughout the archipelago . It was a very
leisure stroll towards the castle as well as the park within it is
contained.
Osaka-jo was originally completed in 1586 as a dis-
play of power and grandeur by the samurai warlord and ruler
of Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi after accomplishing his goal of
unifying Japan. The impressive castle took only three years to
complete, thanks to the hard work of around 100,000 work-
ers.
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