Castle Overlooking the River

The Oldest Castle in Japan

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September 30th 2013
Monday was my last day trip from Kyoto and I was heading out to see another National Treasure castle at Inuyama. Apparently, it is the oldest standing castle in Japan. The other National Treasure castles are Hikone, Himeji (see previous blogs) and Matsumoto (see a future one, but not yet!). To get there I had to take 3 trains again, but I was glad that one of them was a shinkansen to Nagoy ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more