Buntenkaku (聞天閣) was a

pavilion In architecture, ''pavilion'' has several meanings; * It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...

located in the

Tsuruma Park Tsuruma Park (鶴舞公園) is a park located in Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Shōwa-ku, Nagoya, Nagoya city, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. History The park's history goes back to the year 1909. In 1910, the 10th Kansai Area Prefectural Union Joint Exposit ...

Nagoya is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is the list of cities in Japan, fourth-most populous city in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020, and the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the List of ...

, central Japan. It was located at the southeast corner on an elevation. It was modeled after the Golden Pavilion of

Kinkaku-ji , officially named , is a Zen Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan and a tourist attraction. It is designated as a World Heritage Site, a National Special Historic Site, a National Special Landscape, and one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient K ...

in Kyoto. It was used to welcome

Prince Arthur of Connaught Prince Arthur of Connaught (Arthur Frederick Patrick Albert; 13 January 1883 – 12 September 1938) was a British military officer and a grandson of Queen Victoria. He served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa from 20 November 19 ...

on his visit to Nagoya in 1918. It was destroyed during the

bombing of Nagoya in World War II The by the United States Army Air Forces took place as part of the air raids on Japan during the closing months of the Pacific War in 1945. History The first strategic bombing attack on Nagoya was on April 18, 1942, as part of the Doolittl ...

. The spot is now occupied by a sports field.

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