Delight in 6 Floor Kochi Castle Unique with its Palace
高知城, Kochi Castle, is the only of the 12 original Japanese castle that remains ALL of it’s original Edo period architecture in the main citadel. Like the other castles, this …
Himeji Castle: How to Discover the Beauty of the White Heron
Welcome to Himeji Castle 姫路城. Nicknamed the White Heron (or white egret, apparently they couldn’t decide on a white bird…) Castle for its coloring. She (are castles like ships? Female? …
12 Original Japanese Castles: Conquer These Masterpieces Now
If you have been following along for a while, it should come as no surprise to you that I love Japanese castles! If you’ve missed the articles and IG posts …
Matsuyama Castle: How to Visit Mountain Top Complex Fortress
Matsuyama Castle (松山城, Matsuyamajyou) is officially my favorite Japanese Castle. One of the original twelve Edo period castles remaining, first constructed in the 1600s. It is located on Shikoku, the smallest …
Vibrant Kitakyushu: How To See Kokura Castle and 7 More Sites
Have a Japan rail pass and like castles? Or even better yet, just riding the trains? Have an excuse to go from Honshu through the tunnel to the southernmost main …
Hirosaki Castle Focus: 9 Beautiful Remains and 3 Festivals
Don’t leave Japan without first seeing a Japanese castle, you won’t see these in other parts of the world. What I believe people identify with is the 天主 (tenshu, or …
200 Famous Castles in Japan: How to Best Stamp Rally!
Oh, Japan. Land of got-to-collect-them-all, including hundreds of castles in varying levels of existence. There are thousands of ruins from almost indistinguishable mounds to castle walls with no castle structures. …
Tottori Castle Ruins Insider: One of Japan’s 100 Finest
Not all of the 100 finest castles of Japan are still intact castles. Sometimes all that remains are just really awesome foundations. Or just earthworks like Takaoka. Little remains of …
Kakegawa Castle – One of the 100 Finest in Japan
Kakegawa Castle in Kakegawa, Shizuoka prefecture, was my first castle after completing the mission to see the original 12 castles in Japan. I was expecting a castle facade with museum …
Matsumoto Castle – 12 Original Castles of Japan
Matsumoto Castle (松本城) in Nagano Prefecture was my first of the original Japanese castles to visit. An easy stopover for the snow monkeys or any ski trip up to the …