Last June, we ventured a little bit in Okayama Prefecture for a nice day trip there. We started with Okayama city, and more precisely its castle. And the very first thing that stroke me was that Okayama Castle (Okayama-jō 岡山城) is as black as its famous neighbor, Himeji-jō is white. […]
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A few days ago I told you about how Takamatsu Castle’s main tower is in the process of being rebuilt. Sometime this week I’m planning on telling you about Okayama Castle which has been rebuilt in 1966. Coincidentally, KuyshuDan at Japanese Castle Explorer posted a couple of days ago a […]
At least part of the Takamatsu castle. If I’m not wrong, it’s the Tsukimi Yagura (Moon Viewing Turret), well, it’s the one next to the road between the castle and the port. Recently, I heard of two people who visited Takamatsu and didn’t go to Tamamo Park (the […]
After seeing the Great Bridge of Seto, we headed straight to Marugame to see its castle. I’m sure I’ll have other opportunities to tell you more about Marugame Castle. Just know that it is one of the few original remaining castles in Japan. As you may already know, Japanese castles […]
Just one picture today. More will come sooner or later, in the meantime you can check this page about Osaka Castle.