The Tenrinkaku (天è¨é£) was a shoin structure at Osaka Castle. It was initially known as the Kishà « Palace (ç´Âå·Â御殿 Kishà « Goten).
The Ninomaru Palace of Wakayama Castle was constructed in Genwa 7 (1621) shortly after the Momoyama period.
The Honmaru Palace of Osaka Castle was destroyed by fire during the Boshin War in Keio 4 (1868).
Various structures from the Wakayama Castle Ninomaru Palace such as the Hakushoin, Kuroshoin, and Tozamurai were transferred to Osaka Castle Honmaru in Meiji 18 (1885). Named the Kishà « Palace due to its origin, it served as the administrative centre for the army's 4th Division's administrative centre beginning in Meiji 21 (1888).
It served as the Osaka City State Guest House. A Japanese garden was also created at that time that included the tsuru no ike (Crane Pond). Emperor Meiji stayed here. Emperor Hirohito stayed there in Shà Âwa 7 (1932). The Kishà « Palace was renamed Tenrinkaku in Shà Âwa 8 (1933).
It was destroyed on September 22, Shà Âwa 9 (1947) in a fire.