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Category: 12 Tenshu
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The grand dame of all the Japanese castles, Himeji lives up to the hype.
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Bow wow wow yippee yo yippee yay.
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The only of the twelve with a cable car! And a chairlift!
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Another of the Shikoku castles from December 2019. Oh and it’s mah-ru-gah-may, not Maru-game, just so’s you know.
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Another of the Shikoku castles, Uwajima sits up on a hillside overlooking a city obsessed with cows.
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A cool castle in a chill city in Northwestern Japan. What’s not to love?
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A visit to Kochi castle in December 2019.
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A beautiful spring day & a walk around a castle in Fukui. Perfection.
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A trip to Matsumoto in winter, surprisingly untroubled by snow.
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A visit to Hikone castle in November 2019.
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A long walk up some hills to see Japan’s highest, oldest & only remaining mountain-top castle.
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A visit to Hirosaki castle in February 2019.