japan 2017:03 castle

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Our room at the Kyoy..nice garden view ...	... pretty big, clea..l see it again later	The little veranda had a couple of chairs	A tiny bathtub -- bu..d a nice public bath
Can you believe it? .. few) 50-yen drinks?	Another one of the c..agoya manhole covers	Nagoya Castle and Ka.. the general who ...	... oversaw its init..ruction in 1610-1611
This castle is famou..chi (anti-fire fish)	A re-enactor of Maed..y "Samurai Greeters"	Note the fan-shaped stone walls	These are the _real_ kinshachi
View from the north-west	Two deer and a curious crow in the moat	Lots of crows here; ..sit on the kinshachi	For some reason, the.. "Star Wars" exhibit
The view (south-west.. the top is terrific	The view (north-east..pen space -- a park?	The sign calls this .." but ... euphemism?	Some stones were rea..- more on them later
One of the stones "s..how his contribution	Inside the newly re-..d Hommaru Palace ...	... are beautiful mu..gold-leaf background	This first reception..ecorated with tigers
The next has tigers and leopards	Our ryokan's walls h..-- but this is real!	Great workmanship, b..anatomy is a bit off	A further reception ..as trees and flowers
Less intimidating fo..tors, more welcoming	Note the open screenwork above the walls	The inner room here ..ogun would sit there	Would it have had fu..en in use? Not sure
Inner Shogun's chamb..frames around panels	One of the less formal chambers ...	... lacks the gold leaf on the screens	Closeup of some birds
One of the few rooms.. pictures of people	Looks like a nice little picnic	View of the castle a..rooves of the palace	Bye-bye, Castle!
Main entrance to the Hommaru Panace

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