Okayama 2019: Okayama Castle (岡山城)
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…
Bitchu-Takahashi 2019: Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle (松山城)
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…
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Matsue 2019: Matsue Castle (松江城)
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…
Matsue 2019: Lantern festival at the castle
When I got back to Matsue from Izumo the rain was still coming down and I stayed indoors for about an hour until it stopped.…
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Hiroshima 2019: Hiroshima Castle (広島城)
I primarily used Hiroshima as a base for a long day trip to the town of Onomichi (which I’ll feature next week) but after I…
Okinawa 2019: Nakagusuku Castle (中城)
It was a Sunday when I picked up my rental car in Naha and I first attended a church service before doing some sightseeing on…
Naha 2019: Shuri Castle (首里城)
To start off my sightseeing in Naha I visited Shuri Castle, which might be the city’s biggest historical attraction. I took the monorail to the…
Jeonju 2019: Pungnammun Gate (전주 풍남문)
The next stop in my trek across Korea was the town of Jeonju. I arrived at night and the next morning I started my sightseeing…
Himeji 2017: Himeji Castle (姫路城)
While I was staying in Hiroshima I did a day trip out to Himeji to check out the city’s castle. It would have been better…
Osaka 2017: Osaka Castle (大阪城)
Before doing a day trip out to Nara I spent part of a morning at Osaka Castle. When the castle was first built in the…
