2015/01/17
JAPAN'S CASTLE IN THE SKY
How a wonderful place! The castle's name is Takeda. This spectacular castle is located in Hyogo Prefecture in the Wadayamacho district of Asago. It was constructed centuries ago on the summit of a 1000 foot high mountain. Today, the ruins of the castle run a quarter of a mile long and over 300 foot wide.
Takeda Castle is special because of the breathtaking view it presents on autumn mornings (between sunrise and 8 am). That’s when a thick mist hangs over the sky because of a sharp drop in overnight temperatures. The effect created by the mist is truly breathtaking – like a castle in the sky, floating on clouds. The castle, in all its beauty and ancient glory, attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.
It is believed that a daimyo lord of the Yamana samurai constructed Takeda Castle in 1443. History tells us that the castle has changed hands several times since its construction, before Hirohide Akamatsu was appointed its lord in the year 1600. Hirohide was a soldier who fought for ruler Ieyasu Tokugawa during the battle of Sekigahara. Unfortunately, within a year’s time, Hirohide committed Seppuku, a Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment reserved for the samurai. He was the castle’s last known owner – the premises were abandoned shortly after his death.
Takeda Castle is special because of the breathtaking view it presents on autumn mornings (between sunrise and 8 am). That’s when a thick mist hangs over the sky because of a sharp drop in overnight temperatures. The effect created by the mist is truly breathtaking – like a castle in the sky, floating on clouds. The castle, in all its beauty and ancient glory, attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists each year.
It is believed that a daimyo lord of the Yamana samurai constructed Takeda Castle in 1443. History tells us that the castle has changed hands several times since its construction, before Hirohide Akamatsu was appointed its lord in the year 1600. Hirohide was a soldier who fought for ruler Ieyasu Tokugawa during the battle of Sekigahara. Unfortunately, within a year’s time, Hirohide committed Seppuku, a Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment reserved for the samurai. He was the castle’s last known owner – the premises were abandoned shortly after his death.
(Source: www.odditycentral.com/travel/)
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