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On April 6, 2006, Matsumoto Castle was selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Castles. [7] Matsumoto Castle was damaged in a 5.4 magnitude earthquake on June 30, 2011. The quake caused around ten cracks in the inner wall of the main castle tower. [8] There is a plan for restoring the soto-bori (outer moat), which was reclaimed for a residential ...
Generally the types are characterised according to the topography of the castle's site and named accordingly: mountain castles (山城, yamajiro); flatland castles (平城, hirajiro), as exemplified by Matsumoto Castle; and flatland mountain castles (平山城, hirayamajiro), which are castles built on hills in a plain such as Himeji Castle ...
Matsumoto (松本市, Matsumoto-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. [1] Matsumoto is designated as a core city since 1 April 2021. [2] As of 1 March 2019, the city had a population of 239,466 in 105,207 households [3] and a population density of 240 persons per km 2. The total area of the city is 978.47 square kilometres (377.79 ...
Hayashi Castle (林城, Hayashi-jō) was constructed by Ogasawara Kiyomune in 1459 to replace the smaller Igawa Castle. It is located on a ridge extending northwest from the Takato mountains, in the southeast portion of the modern city of Matsumoto. The castle is actually a double fortification sandwiched in a small valley between two ridges.
Matsumoto Castle, administrative headquarters of Matsumoto Domain. Matsumoto Domain (松本藩, Matsumoto han) was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It is located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Matsumoto Castle, [1] located in what is the city of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture. [2]
Himeji Castle. The castles in Top 100 Japanese Castles or 100 Fine Castles of Japan (日本百名城, Nihon Hyaku-Meijō) were chosen based on their significance in culture, history, and in their regions by the Japanese Castle Association (日本城郭協会, Nihon Jōkaku Kyōkai) in 2006.
Equestrian statue of Kusunoki Masashige outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The same statue from a different angle, close-up. Kusunoki Masashige (楠木 正成, 1294 – 4 July 1336) was a Japanese military commander and samurai of the Kamakura period remembered as the ideal loyal samurai.
Matsumoto Castle is a castle in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, which is now considered a National Treasure of Japan. Built in the 16th century, the castle remained in use for over 300 years. Parts were demolished during the Meiji Restoration, but the interior keep remains.Photo: 663highland