Look familiar? If so, you're probably thinking it's the Tsukimi Turret of Takamatsu castle. And, you'd be right. And... If it looks very fa....
21 Jul 9:51 pm  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Behold, the lord's throne The plumbing of Japanese castles isn't exactly a commonly talked about topic. Given that there are a great....
22 Apr 5:54 pm  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 

In today's post we're going to clear up one of the more confusing aspects of Japanese castle roofs. Before I go much further, I'd like to s....
19 Mar 11:44 am  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 

image: Lee Jin-man/AP Japanese castles have long suffered from the threat of fire. Hardly a bombshell, but keep in mind that any one of the ....
23 Feb 8:56 pm  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent]