Castle, in Japanese
One particular Chinese character that tends to catch my eye is 城. To anyone seeing this collection of squiggles for the first time, I trus....
25 Sep 9:03 pm  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Road Trip – Day Six – The Border to Leeds
大きな地図で見る Waking up to surprisingly good weather, we departed the border-based car park where we had slepted, and headed sout....
13 Sep 4:41 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle (松本城) is one of the four castles designated as Japan National Treasures. Due to its black exterior, it is also known ....
10 Sep 10:55 pm  from  Thumbnail Of Life   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Himeji-jo… The Caged Bird
30th October, 2006 - The day was fine, and we were on a long anticipated trip to Himeji - the sister city of my home town of Adelaide, way ....
3 Sep 12:07 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace in the center of Tokyo is a popular tourist attraction and the Eastern Garden is open to the public (free of charge). ....
30 Aug 12:51 pm  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Obon vacation part 2: Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle sits in the Castle Park on the edge of the city.  It’s easily accessible from Hamamatsu Station on foot, or by bus.  Li....
22 Aug 4:15 pm  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Want To Buy A Castle In Japan?
We have seen quite a couple of beautiful majestic Japanese castles in my Today’s Japan Photo series. If you have fallen for them and would....
21 Jul 8:44 pm  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Shuri Castle 首里城
If you are visiting Okinawa, then you must visit Shuri Castle 首里城. For Today’s Japan Photo, we shall visit this castle that was dest....
19 Jul 10:28 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Matsue Castle no longer to be an ICP?
Breaking news It appears the days of Matsue castle's main tower being listed as an Important Cultural Property are numbered. They are going ....
15 Jul 1:29 pm  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Asahiyama Castle Ruins
Another video! I jumped in the car and drove down the road for about 10 minutes or so. Me and Taiga ended up at the Asahiyama Castle Ruins, ....
20 Jun 1:35 am  from  Japanese Castle Explorer   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Walk in Odawara
Odawara is a nice little city in the old Tokaido road connecting Edo ( modern Tokyo) to Kyoto.. Just before Hakone, a well known place to w....
7 May 11:02 pm  from  LifeYou.tv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Inuyama Castle 犬山城
For Today’s Japan Photo series, we will be castle hopping and visiting the lovely Inuyama Castle 犬山城, located in the city of Inuyama....
7 Apr 10:11 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Hikone Castle 彦根城
Its been quite some time since I featured any Japanese Castle for my Today’s Japan Photo series. I came across this amazing photo of Hikon....
6 Apr 10:21 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Weekly castle picture from Japanese Castle Explorer no1
The first thing I’d like to do is to say a big thank you to the Gaijin life blog for the opportunity for me to do what I love doing, and t....
31 Mar 10:33 am  from  gaijinlife   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Boarstall Tower Buckinghamshire, England
Boarstall Tower is a 14th-century moated gatehouse located in Boarstall, Buckinghamshire, England. Boarstall tower was built by John de ....
28 Mar 10:53 pm  from  Jason Kimball   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Visionary concept for reviving the Kyobashi river
Recently I heard Mishima Yoshiki present a paper about the revival of the Kyobashi river in central Tokyo. Like most of Tokyo’s legendary....
28 Mar 1:52 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Tsuruga Castle 鶴ヶ城
After visiting so many castles, its time to end of this week’s tour with one of my favorite and most beautiful castle for our Today’s Ja....
5 Mar 10:30 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Nakatsu Castle 中津城
After visiting the Takarazuka Revue 宝塚歌劇団, its time for us to head back on track to explore the wonderful castle of Japan for our ....
4 Mar 10:33 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Gujo Hachiman Castle 郡上八幡城
For Today’s Japan photo series, we will continue touring the castles of Japan, and we will drop by Gujo Hachiman Castle 郡上八幡城, w....
2 Mar 10:09 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Fushimi Castle 伏見城
For Today’s Japan photo series, we will continue our tour of some of Japan’s finest castles. Today we shall visit Fushimi Castle 伏見....
1 Mar 10:31 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Osaka castle 大坂城
Osaka jo 大坂城 Today I’m bringing you to Osaka city in the middle of this city is situated the Osaka castle. The Osaka castle is not....
15 Feb 5:45 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
The highest castle in Japan
At 430 meters above sea level, situated atop Mount Gagyu in Okayama, is Bitchu Matsuyama Castle, the highest castle in Japan.It overlooks Ta....
9 Feb 1:57 pm  from  Ojisan Jake   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kyushu: Smoking peaks reflected in waves of green
Mt. Aso. (Photo by Adam MacDonald) The gorgeous sights and scenery in the Mt. Aso and Kumamoto areas of Kyushu are not to be missed. By Ad....
1 Feb 9:32 pm  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Kumamoto Castle 熊本城
After having a nice break at the street food stalls, we shall continue our tour of Japanese castles for Today’s Japan photo. The featured ....
28 Jan 10:00 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Matsumoto Castle 松本城
For Today’s Japan photo series, we will be take continue our tour of historical castle with Matsumoto Castle [松本城]. This photo was ....
24 Jan 10:36 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Himeji Castle 姫路城
For Today’s Japan photo series, we will be take a break from Japanese celebration and will be looking at a lovely historical monuments –....
20 Jan 10:18 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Himeji Castle – 姫路城
Himeji Castle (姫路城 Himeji-jō?) is a flatland-mountain Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture and c....
16 Jan 1:42 am  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kanazawa Castle
Hashizumemon Kanazawa Castle seems a lot less like a castle without a keep; more so as it sits in such large grounds. After numerous fires a....
30 Nov 7:57 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Himejijo, Himeji (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/1.4 Exposure: 1/2000 sec Focal Length: 50 mm Related posts:Himejijo Main Tower, Himeji (Japan) .....
30 Nov 2:31 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nishinomaru Nagatsubone, Himeji (Japan)
Model: NIKON D60 ISO: 100 Aperture: f/4.2 Exposure: 1/160 sec Focal Length: 26 mm Related posts:Himejijo Main Tower, Himeji (Japan) ......
24 Nov 3:00 pm  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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