Nihonmatsu Castle Ruins

A well-rewarded break.

A pleasant enough place. Not that much to see though as 'ruins' are the correct description. The best part for me is the huge entrance gate and the statues of those boys who fought the government tro...

A well-rewarded break.

A pleasant enough place. Not that much to see though as 'ruins' are the correct description. The best part for me is the huge entrance gate and the statues of those boys who fought the government tro...

Great Japanese castle with stonewalls

Here is ruin of castle and no main tower. Although you can find structure of Japan castle. Some of Great stone wall is reconstructed and going up the place where main tower was built. From there moun...

Great Japanese castle with stonewalls

Here is ruin of castle and no main tower. Although you can find structure of Japan castle. Some of Great stone wall is reconstructed and going up the place where main tower was built. From there moun...

Kasumi-ga-jō Park - lovely sakura!!

Kasumi-ga-jō, the ruined castle at Nihonmatsu, was not really the focus of our visit. The sakura there were our target and they were at peak on April 16 when we visited.  We spent a long time at t...