Inuyama, Aichi

Inuyama (Japanese犬 山 市, -shi, literally: Dog Mountain ) is a city in the north of Aichi Prefecture on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Geography

Inuyama is in lots of little bits right on the Kiso River and is known as a tourist city.

History

Inuyama was established on April 1, 1954 from the merger of the community Inuyama with four other villages.

Attractions

Inuyama castle

The castle (犬 山城, Inuyama- jo ) rises 40 meters above the city and overlooks the River Kiso. She is also known as Hakutei - jo (castle of the White Emperor ), named after the Konfuzianergelehrten Ogyū Sorai during the Edo period. It consists of four floors with two basement levels, but has only three umbrella groups. The castle was declared a national heritage in 1935 and again in 1952.

The look comes from Nobuyasu Oda, Oda Nobunaga's grandfather, who built the castle in 1537. After completion of changed rapidly in succession their owners. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi gained control of the area, he transferred the management of the castle to Ishikawa Sadakiyo. After the defeat of Hideyoshi by Matsudaira Tadayoshi it became part of Ogasawara Yoshitsugu. From 1616 until the Meiji period it was owned by the Naruse family; after the Meiji Restoration in 1869 seized by the government.

During the Great Nobi earthquake in 1891, the castle was damaged. Under the support to carry out the necessary repairs, it was handed over to the Naruse family again and is the only castle in Japan in private hands. By happy coincidence that she was never destroyed since its construction in spite of all the wars, it is the oldest surviving original castle in Japan, which is built of wood.

Uraku Garden

This attraction (Japanese Uraku - s) is known as a tea garden for the Japanese tea ceremony. In the garden, the Joan tea house, the Oda Uraku (1547-1621, younger brother of Oda Nobunaga ) is located in 1618 was built. The tea master Oda Uraku was a pupil of the famous tea master Sen no Rikyu. Although the Joan tea house was originally built in the former capital of Kyoto, it was rebuilt in 1972 there from and in Inuyama. The building is considered one of the best examples of the tea house architecture.

Kiso River

The Kiso River has some very picturesque rapids upstream of the castle. These rapids with rocks are Nihon Rhine, that is, Japanese Rhine called because of the similarity of the German river Rhine. For tourists, Boat trips and cormorant fishing.

Open Air Museum Meiji Mura

Just outside the town is the Open Air Museum Meiji Mura (明治 村), which receives selected buildings of the Meiji period ( 1867-1912 ) and exhibits. There are there more than 60 historic buildings on about one square kilometer area, including the main attraction of the main entrance and lobby of the original Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. The was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and completed construction in 1923. Due to the large earthquake in the same year, however, severely damaged.

Open Air Museum Little World

Another open-air museum with amusement park is located within the city, the Little World. As an anthropological museum where buildings were constructed, showing the original architectural style of indigenous people from 22 countries around the world, among others a Bavarian village, Korean farmhouses or South American living huts.

Amusement Japan Monkey Park

Another amusement park is the monkey park with various species of monkeys and entertainment venues.

Education and Research

In Inuyama also a branch of the Kyoto Regional Primate 's Institute of Kyoto University, a leading center for the study of nonhuman primate biology and their behavior. The chimpanzee Ai lives here.

Twinning

Twin town is St. Goar Inuyamas in Germany.

Adjacent Cities and Towns

• Aichi Prefecture Kasugai
• Komaki
• Oguchi
• Fuso

• Tajimi
• Kani
• Inuyama
• Sakahogi