#Shizuoka #Kakegawa City #Kakegawa Castle #Quadruped Gate #Kakegawa Castle Park This was taken around this time last year.

Today's Kochi Castle ✨ The cherry blossoms are almost in full bloom 🌸 After a long time, the stone steps were breathtaking 😅. It seems 😊 that the best time to see it will continue for a while

I couldn't sleep and went to Osaka Castle in the middle of the night. The cherry blossoms bloom for 2~3 minutes. The area around the castle tower is also slightly cherry blossom colored. It seems that the best time to see it around this weekend.

Matsumoto Castle in the midst of snow Matsumoto, Nagano

This is Tsuruga Castle in Fukushima Prefecture! It was even whiter from the snow and it was beautiful!

There are many arquebus guns in the Japan. However, the shape of the gun is different for each area, so it is interesting to see various museums and demonstration groups. Guns also have fine patterns and inlays, and some of them are beautiful works of art.

Soma Nomaoi held in July in the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture. There is the courage of the mounted warrior and the quietness of the sacred ritual.

The arquebus is filled with gunpowder in two places. Gunpowder for firing balls. A mouth powder that ignites firing gunpowder. This photo shows the moment when the arquebus fire ignited the mouthpiece of the fire dish.

From the garden of Hikone Castle. Photo taken in 2013.

This is the view from the castle tower of Gifu Castle. I was impressed with the very good view! Photo taken in 2013.

This is the view from Funaoka Castle Park. During the cherry blossom season every year, you can see a superb view.

Matsumoto Castle in Nagano Prefecture.

"Wucheng Lantern Town" Location : Okayama Castle, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture ＊ ＊ ~Karasujo Lantern Town~ Okayama Castle is a castle built by the Sengoku daimyō Ukita Hideie, and is called "Ujo" because of its appearance with black lacquered boards. Under the theme of "soft lights surrounding Karasujo", the castle tower and its surroundings are lit up and decorated with lanterns, lanterns, and candles, and you can enjoy a Japanese atmosphere that can only be experienced at this time. ＊ ＊ ～"Ujo Togenkyo" Lantern Festival at Okayama castle～ Okayama Castle is a castle that was built by the Sengoku Daimyo, Ukita Hideie, and is called "Ujo" because of the appearance with black lacquered boards. Under the theme of "soft light that wraps the castle," "Ujo Togenkyo" is lit up in the Okayama castle tower and its surroundings, and is decorated with lanterns, lanterns, and candles. You can enjoy the atmosphere.

"Wucheng Lantern Town" Location : Okayama Castle, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture ＊ ~Summer Karasujo Lantern Town~ Okayama Castle, built by Sengoku daimyō Ukita Hideie, is called "Ujo" because of its appearance with black lacquered boards. At "Karasujo Lantern Village", the castle tower of Okayama Castle and its surroundings are lit up and decorated with lanterns, lanterns, and candles, and you can enjoy a Japanese atmosphere that can only be experienced at this time. In the square in front of the castle tower of Okayama Castle, about 80 Japanese umbrellas that emit colorful lights are lined up, creating a fantastic atmosphere.

「Fireworks covering Marugame Castle」 Location : Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture ＊ This is a photo of last year's Marugame Babara Festival Fireworks Festival. The sight of fireworks launched from Marugame Port opening beautifully in the sky of Marugame Castle is a beautiful scenery of Japan that Kagawa Prefecture is proud of. ＊ ＊ Last year's Marugame basara festival fireworks display. The sight of the fireworks rising from Marugame Port in the sky of Marugame Castle is a beautiful scenery of Japan that Kagawa Prefecture boasts.

「Harvest Moon & Marugame Castle」 Location : Marugame City, Kagawa Prefecture, Marugame Castle Tower ＊ It is a scene where the harvest moon that rose on October 1, 2020 sinks into the castle tower of Marugame Castle in the morning of October 2. ＊ ＊ ~Mid-Autumn Moon and Marugame Castle~ This is the scene of the mid-autumn moon that rose on October 1, 2020, and sets in the castle tower of Marugame Castle on the morning of October 2.

「Crescent moon & Marugame Castle」 location : 香川県丸亀市・丸亀城天守 ＊ Illumination of Marugame Castle and a fantastic crescent moon. I was worried because there was a moment when it was covered with clouds on the way, but it was good to be able to take a picture of the collaboration between the beautiful crescent moon and the castle tower of Marugame Castle.

「Gorgeous Nijo Castle Gate」 Location: Nijo Castle, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto ＊ ＊ ＊ ～Gorgeous Nijo Castle Gate～ Nijo Castle was built in 1603 by Ieyasu Tokugawa to protect the Kyoto Imperial Palace where the emperor lives and to serve as a lodging place for the shogun. It is a valuable historical heritage site registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The Karamon Gate, an important cultural property, is the main gate of the Ninomaru Palace and is decorated with gorgeous and colorful sculptures. ＊ ＊ Nijo Castle was built in 1603 by Tokugawa Ieyasu to protect the Kyoto Imperial Palace, where the Emperor lives, and to serve as a lodging place for the shogun, and is a valuable historical heritage that was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The Karamon Gate, which is an important cultural property, is the main gate of the Ninomaru Palace and is decorated with gorgeous colorful sculptures.

Launching ceremony held before the general goes to battle at the "Soma Noma Memorial Festival" held in the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture

This is a state of the matchlock demonstration held during the "Soma Noma Memorial Festival" held in the Soma region of Fukushima Prefecture.

fireworks festival of Komine Castle. I was fascinated by the colorful fireworks.

Komine Castle Flower Festival. The fierce star mine on the white background was a masterpiece.

It is a statue of Date Masamune in the ruins of Sendai Castle. It was quite impressive!