[25/200] Yamato-Koriyama Castle (2021-03-20) The time is ripe for more Castle visits! With the Seishun 18 ticket in hand, the next area to conquer is the Mie Prefecture. Along the way though, there was still one castle park awaiting my visit here in what was known as the Koriyama Domain. While the usual Somei-yoshino cherry blossoms still needed a few days to fully bloom, the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry) was more than ready to give my photos a vibrant color. The castle park, located directly next to some railways, had an amazing atmosphere. There are even school grounds within the castle walls, which I think is an amazing solution to refurbish these ruins. The highlight of this castle is that you can directly see how stone from the vicinity was used to build up the walls. You can find an upside-down Jizo statue, as well as large gravestone parts in the middle of the wall. I guess sacrifices had to be made. Within the walls also lies the former City Hall and Library of Nara. However, throughout years of decay, they moved the city hall more towards the center of Nara city, and temporarily repurposed the building as a classroom for truant students. Turns out I had great timing going to this castle, as the red bridge shown in the pictures finished construction one week before I got here! #大和郡山城 #大和郡山 #枝垂桜 #青春18きっぷ #お城巡り #日本100名城 #続日本100名城 #yamatokoriyamacastle #yamatokoriyama #shidarezakura #japanesecastle #japanphoto #pixel3a (at 郡山城) https://www.instagram.com/p/COCxyhlrY5m/?igshid=m9g0ur3lmwmu
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Translated from Japanese by Google: “From 4/1 today! Niigata Saitama Minato-ku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Zushi City, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Yamato Koriyama City Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture Tokushima Koga City, Fukuoka Prefecture Kisaki Town, Miyazaki Prefecture Partnership system expanded to 47 local governments. Covers more than 1/4 of the population!”
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金魚の街〜大和郡山 / A city of goldfish, Yamato koriyama Nara Japan
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平城宮跡 太極殿 . ☀️朝の静けさ☀️ . . 平城宮跡は奈良県奈良市にある古都奈良の古の都 1998年に古都奈良の文化財として世界遺産に登録 考古遺跡としては日本初だそうです。 . . . . . 〜Yamato-koriyama castle〜 Ancient capital in ancient city Nara where Heijo-gu-ato is in Nara-shi, Nara. I register with the world's cultural and natural heritage as a cultural asset in ancient capital Nara in 1998. . . . . . (平城宮跡)
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