Sunday, October 10, 2010

Hikone Castle

Today we ventured over to Hikone Castle, about 40 minutes by train from Nagoya. Hikone Castle is an original castle, meaning that it has survived over 400 years without undergoing destruction and reconstruction in war. Many of the castles throughout Japan were destroyed in war and then rebuilt, so this old structure was really awesome to see.

The castle is three stories high, and sits on top of a hill.

The castle is surrounded by a double moat.

Inside the castle... all wood floors (you have to remove your shoes to go inside), and ivory white walls.

The ceilings were very unique!

On the way home we stopped at a Japanese bakery. For some reason, bakeries here always have hotdogs on a stick, surrounded by a pastry.

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5 comments:

  1. LindaOctober 11, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    Awesome! Glad your mom made it and having a good time there with you guys!!

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  2. UnknownOctober 11, 2010 at 3:09 AM

    very cool! love the deep history japan has

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  3. NagoyanOctober 11, 2010 at 9:45 AM

    Emily you are turning almost Japanese, good peace sign in front of camera!

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  4. Alam HewanOctober 30, 2010 at 6:23 PM

    heyy,,, i really want to go japan :(

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  5. TohruMarch 21, 2011 at 6:15 AM

    I just googled "hikone blog" for whatever reason, and found yours. It's nice that you found our small castle interesting. And you say you are from Nagoya! I'm actually moving to Nagoya this April. Any suggestions to visit or kill time on weekends like Kamo gawa in Kyoto? Thanks!

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