Rock Drop Protection

This shot is looking essentially straight down. In times of war, if someone were trying to climb up the rock wall to gain entrance at this point, you just drop a rock on them, and poof, no more intruder problem!

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Hiroshima Castle

September 27th 2014
This was another thing I wanted to visit and had a few hours in the morning to do so before my Shinkansen ride back to Tokyo later that day. Some of these pictures are from the grounds nearby the Hiroshima Castle itself. It was clear to me that this castle isn't in the same repair as say the Osaka Castle. Both were well done and such on the insid ... 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

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