{"id":45031,"date":"2026-04-13T11:38:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:38:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/31_0061\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T02:42:34","slug":"31_0061","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakayama Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wakayama Castle,&#8221; the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three branches of the Tokugawa clan. From the white castle tower standing on Mt. Torafusu, you can overlook the streets of Wakayama and the Kinokawa River, enjoying a panoramic view from the same perspective as the lords of the time. The &#8220;Ohashi Corridor,&#8221; rare nationwide, is a roofed bridge built on an angle, and you can actually experience crossing it on foot. It is a must-see historical base for fans where you can feel Japanese samurai culture firsthand through the beauty of the seasonal gardens and hospitality by ninjas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Wakayama Castle,&#8221; the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three branches of the Tokugawa clan. From the white castle tower standing on Mt. Torafusu, you can overlook the streets of Wakayama and the Kinokawa River, enjoying a panoramic view from the same perspective as the lords of the time. The &#8220;Ohashi Corridor,&#8221; rare nationwide, is a roofed bridge built on an angle, and you can actually experience crossing it on foot. It is a must-see historical base for fans where you can feel Japanese samurai culture firsthand through the beauty of the seasonal gardens and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1330],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-wakayama"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Wakayama Castle | V-Trip Japan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Wakayama Castle,&quot; the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Wakayama Castle | V-Trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&quot;Wakayama Castle,&quot; the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"V-Trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-04-13T02:38:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-13T02:42:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ogp.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"675\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"V-trip Japan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"V-trip Japan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"V-trip Japan\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\"},\"headline\":\"Wakayama Castle\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-13T02:38:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-13T02:42:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/\"},\"wordCount\":115,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Wakayama\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/\",\"name\":\"Wakayama Castle | V-Trip Japan\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-04-13T02:38:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-13T02:42:34+00:00\",\"description\":\"\\\"Wakayama Castle,\\\" the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Wakayama Castle\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"V-Trip Japan\",\"description\":\"See Japan Before You Go.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"V-Trip Japan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png\",\"width\":513,\"height\":513,\"caption\":\"V-Trip Japan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5\",\"name\":\"V-trip Japan\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"V-trip Japan\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Wakayama Castle | V-Trip Japan","description":"\"Wakayama Castle,\" the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Wakayama Castle | V-Trip Japan","og_description":"\"Wakayama Castle,\" the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three","og_url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/","og_site_name":"V-Trip Japan","article_published_time":"2026-04-13T02:38:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-13T02:42:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":675,"url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ogp.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"V-trip Japan","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"V-trip Japan","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/"},"author":{"name":"V-trip Japan","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5"},"headline":"Wakayama Castle","datePublished":"2026-04-13T02:38:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-13T02:42:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/"},"wordCount":115,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Wakayama"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/","name":"Wakayama Castle | V-Trip Japan","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-04-13T02:38:20+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-13T02:42:34+00:00","description":"\"Wakayama Castle,\" the symbol of Wakayama City, is a historic castle that flourished as the residence of the Kishu Tokugawa family, one of the three","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/31_0061\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u30db\u30fc\u30e0","item":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Wakayama Castle"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/","name":"V-Trip Japan","description":"See Japan Before You Go.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#organization","name":"V-Trip Japan","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo.png","width":513,"height":513,"caption":"V-Trip Japan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/cb1e0eb086de3caefb0e3bbe14cbbcb5","name":"V-trip Japan","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ab3d5473e9290908aeb171257c9ff47bcee0128667a34637241838eab19814ed?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"V-trip Japan"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45031\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vtrip-japan.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}