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  1. Sone Castle

    Castle Sone Castle

    Sone Castle (曽根城 or 曾根城 Sone-jō) was a castle located in Sone-chō, Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture dating back to the Sengoku Period. It has been designated a historic site by Ogaki City. The castle was a flatland castle built on a bend of the Hiranoi River (平野井川), a tributary of the Ibi River (揖斐川)...
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    Aussie on Tour in Japan

    Hi, last time to Japan for me was 2017. From 2007 to 2017 I visited ten times, three times as a backpacker using JR pass, the next seven times with one of my bicycles and touring Japan by bicycle. Over time on bicycles I rode 25000+ klms visiting sites of interest (castles , traditional towns...
  3. Takashima Castle

    Castle Takashima Castle

    Takashima Castle (高島城 Takashima-jō) is a flatland castle located in the city of Suwa, Nagano Prefecture. In the Edo period, the castle was the residence of the Suwa, who were lesser Fudai daimyō with an income of 30,000 koku. It used to be a water castle jutting out into Lake Suwa and was known...
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    Article Takashima Castle

    This thread is for the general discussion of the Article Takashima Castle. Please add to the discussion here.
  5. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Shimizugomon (清水御門)
  6. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Higashigomon (東御門, East Gate) at Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka.
  7. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川家康公之像) in Sunpu Castle Park (駿府城公園).
  8. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Statue of Yari and Kita, two characters from Jippensha Ikku's (十返舎 一九, 1765-1831) "Tōkaidō Nakagiri Kurige" in front of Higashigomon (東御門), with Tatsumi-yagura (巽櫓) in the background. Jippensha Ikku was born in Suruga.
  9. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Tatsumi-yagura (巽櫓) of Sunpu Castle
  10. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Tatsumi-yagura (巽櫓) of Sunpu Castle
  11. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Tatsumi-yagura (巽櫓) and Higashigomon Bridge at Sunpu Castle
  12. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Higashigomon (東御門, East Gate) and Higashigomon Bridge (駿府城 東御門橋) at Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka.
  13. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

  14. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Higashigomon (東御門) at Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka
  15. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    The courtyard between Higashigomon (東御門) and Higashigomonbashi at Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka
  16. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Higashigomon (東御門) at Sunpu Castle, Shizuoka
  17. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Inside the Sunpu Castle Museum
  18. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Clearing the Inner Moat of Sunpu Castle.
  19. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Armour worn by Tokugawa Ieyasu on special occasions (Sunpu Castle Museum).
  20. Sunpu Castle

    Sunpu Castle

    Higashigomon (東御門) of Sunpu Castle.
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