Matsumoto Castle (松本城, Matsumoto-jō) stands majestically amid the City of Matsumoto, situated 600 meters
above sea level near the center of the Matsumoto Basin, and with a
background of the 3,000-meter-high Japan Alps, which extends westerly.
One of two old names of this town, Fuchu (provincial government) and
Fukashi (basin) was taken as the name of a fort when it was
constructed at this spot by a samurai in the early 16th century. The
spot is said to have been selected especially because it was believed
upon divination that the spot was auspicious and prosperously blessed
by shijin (the four guardian animals: the tortoise, dragon, sparrow,
and tiger). The Fukashi Castle was renamed by Ogasawara Sadayoshi in
1582.
This historic castle is an original construction, and one of the 4
castles in Japan to be listed as national treasures - the others beingHimeji, Inuyama, and Hikone.
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Tambako the Jaguar 62 months ago | reply
Great shot, very well done!
castilhomariana 61 months ago | reply
japanese culture is amazing..i'd like to learn more about this stuff
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Mauro Scozzi 58 months ago | reply
Beautiful, the reality overcomes imagination...