Japanese Castles

I can't sleep tonight. I show you Japanese castles. You can see them from the sky. Please enjoy the aerial voyage.



Osaka Castle originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E5%A4%A7...



Osaka-Castle included a city.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E5%A4%A7...

Most of the area you are seeing was Osaka castle. If you ask "who did built Osaka-castle?", Osakan kids would say "Carpenters built it." as a joke.



Naniwa-no-Miya built by ancient imperial court.



This is the oldest capital of Japan. We, Osakan, think Osaka is still the capital of Japan. I think we are right. What is Tokyo? I haven't heard such a strange word. Haha.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E6%A3%AE...



Fushimi-Castle originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E4%BC%8F...



Nijyo-castle



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E4%BA%8C...



This castle is very elegant. Current one is built by Tokugawa Ieyasu, as I recall.



Gifu-Castle, famous as a Odanobunaga's castle. Very valiant.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E5%B2%90...



Nagoya-Castle, built by Tokugawa Ieyasu.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E5%90%8D...



Edo-Castle built by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Originally built by Ota Dokan.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E7%9A%87...



Now Kinjyo(今上)-Emperor lives in Edo castle. His name is Akihito but we officially don't say his name, it is an etiquette. Kinjyo-Tenno(emperor) means "Current Emperor". Might be someone say his real name though.





Himeji-Castle. (Egret-castle)



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E5%A7%AB...



This castle is a UNESCO World Heritage site.



Goryo-Kaku, built by Edo shogunate. Where Samurai's age ended.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E4%BA%94...



Kumamoto-Castle, built by Kato Kiyomasa.



http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=%E7%86%8A...



Well, good night.