Kishiwada Castle History Note from the J-Castle website
The history of fortifications on this site date back to the 1300's, but the castle you see here today was founded by Koide Hidemasa in 1585. Okabe Nobukatsu took control of the castle in 1640 and his ancestors ruled until the Meiji Restoration. The original main keep was struck by lightning and burned down in 1827. The original main keep had five stories but this mock reconstruction has only 3.
Above is the entrance to the castle. The fee for adults is 300 yen. Inside is a small museum (to the right of the entrance ) - no English information and photography is not allowed in the museum area. On the third floor, photos are allowed to be taken of the view.
It's a shame this reconstruction isn't as grande as the original, but it *is* pretty!
ReplyDeleteThe original 5 stories would be impressive.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why you were not allowed to take pictures of the interior.
ReplyDeleteThe garden is interesting, but would have been difficult to understand without the explanations. I love the gravel raked into patterns.