Posts Tagged ‘Castle’

24 May 2010

by jeff

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Japan, Wanderings

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Okayama

At Okayama is Korakuen garden which is one of the top three most famous gardens in Japan. As it was in the middle of the way from Himeji Castle to Hiroshima, it was just a matter of jumping off the train at Okayama and finding the right direction.

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22 May 2010

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Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle is an amazing example of Japanese architecture from the Edo period, and one of the few castles that was never ruined through war. Unfortunately for me, they are currently undergoing repairs on the interior and I couldn’t see inside. But even worse for visitors in the near future is that they will soon [...]

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