as exemplified by Nagoya Castle.

Early restoration and expansion

In January 1610 (Keicho 15), the site was roped off and work began. Tokugawa Ieyasu ordered various daimyo to help with the construction of what was to become the new capital of the existing Owari Province. Kato Kiyomasa, Fukushima Masanori, and Maeda Toshimitsu