Vienna

8.27

This is a 7.26 picture.

There is a statue of Mozart behind the trees.

Kuwanajo

8.26

This is 8.24 picture.

This is a replica of Banryu-yagura.

New replica is beautiful everywhere.

I like beautiful castle.

I am an amateur castle fan.

Kameyamajo

8.24(Fri)

Went to Kameyama and Kuwana.

This is Tamon yagura.

There was an earthquake in this area this April.

Then a part of stone wall broke.

So there are many keep outs.

I could not enter the building and could not go near the building.

After Kameyama I went to Kuwana.

Kubotajou in Akita

8.23(Thu)

This picture is at 2004.09.09.

This is Kubotajou in Akita city.

This is a replica of Osumiyagura.

Vienna

This is a 7.26 picture.

Vienna's tram.

千早城

 

 

大阪府千早赤阪村

　

南北朝時代の楠木正成の城です　

 

　

Bicchu-Matsuyama castle

8.15

This is the picture of 8.8.

This castle is one of three big mountain castles in Japan.

Its' altitude is 430m.

I have to walk to the castle at least 20 minutes.

Beautiful and splendid castle.

I will go there again.

Or I want to see again.

Okayama tram

This the picture of 8.7.

There are trams in Okayama city.

I rode Higashiyama line and Seikibashi line.

I want to ride all railroad in Japan including tram.

Okayama castle

8.10(Fri)

This is the picture of 8.7.

Okayama castle.

This castle has another name as "U castle".

U is a black bird.

This castle has a black wall.

I like this beautiful grand castle.

I want to see again.

Tsuyama castle

8.9(Thu)

This is a replica of Bitchu-Yagura.

First this castle was build by brother of Mori-ranmaru who was a servant of Oda Nobunaga.

Bitchu-Takamatsu castle

8.8(Wed)

Went to Bitchu-Takamatsu castle ruin.

The castle was enclosed by bogs.

The castle did not have stone walls.

The castle was attacked by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in the age of provincial wars.

The castle was enclosed by bogs, it was difficult to defeat.

Hideyoshi attacked the castle by water.

There were mountains in west, north and east side of the castle.

Hideyoshi made bank in south side.

Then he brought in water.

This picture is pond and lotus.

This is a peaceful scene.

Very hot.

It was a mistake to travel in summer in western Japan.

Ako castle

8.7(Tue)
Went to Hyogo and Okayama Prefecture.

I bought JR's youth 18 ticket.

Mainly went to castles.

Ako, Okayama, Bitchu-Takamatu, Bitchu-Matsuyama, and Tsuyama.

I will write them in series.

This picture is Ako castle.

Ako is famous for Chushingura.

tram of Prague, 2

8.3(Fri)

Tram of Prague.

tram of Prague, 1

8.2(Thu)

This is a tram of Prague.

tram of Dresden

8.1(Wed)

There is a tram in large European city.

This is a tram of Dresden.