CASTLES
5-1 Inuyama Castle, completed in 1440, is the oldest extant castle in Japan and one of four castles awarded the status of National Treasure.
5-2 Himeji Castle, completed in 1561, is considered to be the most beautiful castle in Japan.
5-3 Partially reconstructed Kanazawa Castled, founded in 1580
5-4 Detail of the entrance to the Kanazawa castle
5-5 Matsumoto Castle, completed in 1593-94 is one of the 12 remaining original castles in Japan and one of four castles that have been awarded the status of National Treasure.
5-6 Osaka Castle, completed in 1597, was the headquarters of the great military warlord Hideyoshi.
5-7 Kumamoto Castle in Kyushu. Originally constructed in 1467, it burned in 1877 and has been rebuilt.
5-8 Hirosaki Castle, constructed in 1611
5-9 Hikone Castle, completed in 1622, is one of the oldest original castles in Japan. It was saved from destruction by the Emperor Meiji and is a national treasure.
KANAZAWA, A CASTLE TOWN
5-10 Samurai area of Kanazawa
5-11 Detail from a samurai house
5-12 Entrance to a "tea house" in the geisha district of Kanazawa
5-13 Colorful interior of the "tea house"
5-14 Structure in the temple area of Kanazawa
5-15 A small courtyard garden ( tsubo ) at the Edo Period Normura residence in Kanazawa
5-16 Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, one of the three most famous gardens in Japan
5-17 Seisonkaku Villa, constructed in Kenrokuen Garden in 1863 by the 13th Maeda daimyo for his mother
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