thomas
Jan 18, 2003, 19:18
A Japanese Castle Bares Its Secrets
As a piece of timing, the 400-year-old building, which is Japan's oldest surviving castle, was an abject failure. It was conceived at the height of a period of intense warfare between feuding samurai clans, but by the time the extraordinary six-story defensive structure was completed, in 1614, Japan had entered an era of unprecedented stability. The peace under centralized rule would last two and a half centuries
=> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/travel/19matsu.html?ex=1043557200&en=555996583fe228c2&ei=5040
Related:
Castles of Japan
=> http://www.japanreference.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=9
=> http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/matsumo.htm
=> http://www.reggie.net/album.php?albid=507 (nice gallery)
=> http://www.obershawonline.com/castle/castle.html?matsumoto5
=> http://markun.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp/japan/castle/Matsumoto-e.htm
Matsumoto City
=> http://www.japanreference.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=4759
As a piece of timing, the 400-year-old building, which is Japan's oldest surviving castle, was an abject failure. It was conceived at the height of a period of intense warfare between feuding samurai clans, but by the time the extraordinary six-story defensive structure was completed, in 1614, Japan had entered an era of unprecedented stability. The peace under centralized rule would last two and a half centuries
=> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/19/travel/19matsu.html?ex=1043557200&en=555996583fe228c2&ei=5040
Related:
Castles of Japan
=> http://www.japanreference.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=9
=> http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/matsumo.htm
=> http://www.reggie.net/album.php?albid=507 (nice gallery)
=> http://www.obershawonline.com/castle/castle.html?matsumoto5
=> http://markun.cs.shinshu-u.ac.jp/japan/castle/Matsumoto-e.htm
Matsumoto City
=> http://www.japanreference.com/cgi-bin/jump.cgi?ID=4759