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12 original castles

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Maruoka Castle, Fukui Prefecture. Photo by baku13. CC BY-SA 2.1 JP.
Castles, Chubu

Maruoka Castle

by touristinjapanupdated on December 3, 2019December 5, 2019Leave a Comment on Maruoka Castle

Maruoka Castle is a small (3-story) Japanese castle located in Maruoka, just north of Fukui City in Fukui Prefecture. It is an old castle and one of only 12 original castles to survive the battles occurring around the Meiji Restoration (1868) and the wars of the following century. This makes Maruoka Castle part of a …

Matsumoto Castle
Castles, Chubu

Matsumoto Castle

by touristinjapanupdated on April 16, 2020October 15, 2018Leave a Comment on Matsumoto Castle

Matsumoto castle is one of Japans most unique and beautiful castles. The castle complex is designated both as national treasures and cultural treasure. Matsumoto Castle together with Himeji Castle and Kumamoto Castle are considered the 3 most beautiful (and famous) castles in the country. It is also one of only 12 surviving original castles in …

Himeji Castle
Castles, Kansai

Himeji Castle

by touristinjapanupdated on April 19, 2020March 12, 2018Leave a Comment on Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle, also called “White Heron Castle”, is the most visited castle in Japan. In 2015 Himeji Castle was visited by almost 3 million people. That is a really impressive number of visitors. So after seeing a few photos online we didn’t hesitate to get of our Shinkansen train in Himeji, when we were transferring …

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