Wednesday, June 29, 2011

CASTLE Matsumoto

Most Charming in Japan
Matsumoto Castle is one of the best and most historic castles in Japan,located in the city of  Matsumoto in Nagano area that can be takenusing the land route from Tokyo.
The castle was completed in the late 16th century to preserve the original interior wood and rocks beyond. matsumoto castle is the mainland because it is not built on a hill or in the middle of a river.
The castle was built as a fortress during the war. In the year 1550 under the rules of the Matsumoto clan Takeda and Tokugawa leyasu. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi leyasu move to the Kanto region, he puts to lead Ishikawa Norimasa Matsumoto.Norimasa and his sons built a tower and some other parts of the castle.Matsumoko Castle also known as crow castle because of the blackwalls and the roof  looks like a crow's wings flapping.
source: kaskus.us

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