japan 2017:03 castle Up

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

japan 2017:03 castle Up

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