A blog on how we travel Japan
Explore the remaining original castles dated from the feudal era, as well as reconstructed castles in Japan.
We visited Kumamoto castle (the third castle of this winter trip) in Kumamoto City, Kyushu, Japan. This is one of the Top 10 castles in Japan, beautiful exterior, large castle ground and a rich display of historical artefacts in the castle itself. The castle and some surrounding stone walls were damaged by a 6.2 magnitude …
I’m sure fans of Hayao Miyazaki will be familiar with this animated film. The Takeda Castle is referred as Japan’s Machu Picchu by local residents as it seems to be floating in the air and therefore looks like the castle in the famous animated film. And this is the main reason why we decided to …
Himeji (姫路市 Himeji-shi) is a city in Hyogo Prefecture, which is well-known for its magnificent and enchanted Himeji Castle, both a UNESCO world heritage site and a national treasure. Located less than an hour away from other major cities such as Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, Himeji makes a great destination for an accessible day-trip within the …
The visit to Kanazawa Castle wasn’t intentional. We had only wanted to see the fame Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa instead. But since it was just nearby, we decided to go see it and walk around the castle grounds. 其实我们并没有特别想造访金沢城。只是既然都到了兼六園，城堡也在附近，我们就决定去看看它，然后在城堡前的地面上散步。 The castle park is a big area that is accessible from many sides, with the more …