Tenka Bushin In 1610, the beginning of the Edo Period, Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康) the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan ordered the various daimyo to help with the building of a new castle at Nagoya for one of the three Tokugawa family branches, the Owari. …
Ehime-Oozu castle Although reconstructed in 2004, the reconstruction work based on enormous volume of detailed documents, which have been saved from old days, makes Ehime-Oozu-jo castle outstandingly beautiful. This is the collaboration of ancient engineering work and people live in modern world. Location
Himeji-jo, or Himeji castle is one of the mot beautiful castle remaining in Japan. Not only it is beautiful, but it also holds highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices. Registered as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1993. Location
Matsumoto castle At the end of March, dispite a few warm days, the town of Matsumoto is stell in the mood of winter. Buds of cherry blossom is still hard and show little sign of loosening. Clear blue sky and Matsumoto castle with Mountains in the far distance makes a …
Uwajima castle Situated on west coast of Shikoku, is Uwajima-jo or Uwajima castle. Built in 941, lost a part of it during the world war 2, but its main castle tower still stands beautifully.
Towada-ko&Oirase Stream Towada-ko&Oirase Stream, Aomori Towada-ko&Oirase Stream Motsu-ji Garden Motsu-ji Garden, Iwate Motsu-ji Garden Matsushima Matsushima, Miyagi Matsushima Rikugi-en Rikugi-en, Tokyo Rikugi-en Koishikawa-Korakuen Koishikawa-Korakuen, Tokyo Koishikawa-Korakuen Hama-rikyu Garden Hama-rikyu Garden, Tokyo Hama-rikyu Garden Fujisan Fujisan, Shizuoka / Yamanashi Fujisan Kinkaku-ji(Rokuon-ji) Garden Kinkaku-ji(Rokuon-ji) Garden, Kyoto Kinkaku-ji(Rokuon-ji) Garden Tenryu-ji Garden Tenryu-ji Garden, …
Kameda castle Yurihonjo-shi, Akita. Location
Kumamoto Castle Impregnable castle One of the most beautiful and impressive castle in Japan, Kumamoto castle was built in 1607 by Kiyomasa Kato. It took seven years to construct. Kiyomasa Kato was a daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo period, and was known as an excellent architect of castles and …
