Architecture – Page 5

Ozu 2019: Ozu Castle (大洲城)

My second sightseeing stop in Ozu was at the city’s castle. Ozu Castle is on a hilltop above the Hijikawa River and was first constructed…

At the Uchiko train station I boarded a local train that would take me a bit over 10 km to my final sightseeing destination of…

My first morning in Matsuyama began in an unusual way. While getting ready for the day I turned on the TV in my apartment to…

When my time in the Okayama region had come to an end I got on a train heading south to the island of Shikoku, which…

While I was exploring the Okayama region I was staying at a guesthouse in one of the suburbs just south of Okayama. Normally I don’t…

After my short stay in Bitchu-Takahashi I came down from the mountains to the city of Okayama in the southeastern part of Chugoku. Okayama is…

In the morning I set out to visit the main thing I had come to Bitchu-Takahashi to see: Matsuyama Castle, which is also known as…

On my arrival day in Bitchu-Takahashi I paid a visit to Raikyuji Temple up in the northern part of town. Raikyuji is a Zen temple…

After finishing up at Matsue Castle I departed Matsue in the early afternoon and headed deep into the interior of the Chugoku region of Japan.…

The next morning I returned to Matsue Castle to see it one more time before I left Matsue. I had seen some of the castle…