Osaka 2019: Osaka Castle (大阪城)
I arrived back to Osaka late in the day and the train station I got off at was in the area close to Osaka Castle,…
Himeji 2019: Himeji Castle (姫路城)
When I had finished up at the Kokoen Garden I walked down the street to the main entrance of Himeji Castle. Also known as White…
Himeji 2019: Kokoen Garden (好古園)
Right next to Himeji Castle is the Kokoen Garden, which was where I started my sightseeing in Himeji. I had visited this garden during my…
Himeji 2019: Arrival in Himeji
Having left Shikoku behind, I crossed back to the island of Honshu and returned to Okayama where I caught a shinkansen heading east. A littler…
Takamatsu 2019: Takamatsu Castle (高松城)
From Mt Yashima I took public transit across town to reach the Takamatsu ferry port for my planned sightseeing on nearby Ogijima Island. On my…
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…
Matsuyama 2019: Matsuyama Castle (松山城)
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…
Matsuyama 2019: Sunset at the castle
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…
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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