I visited two shrines on the grounds of or very close to Matsue Castle.
The first was Matsue Gokoku-jinga. There were no other people around, but it looked rather modern - or as modern as shrines can look.
The second was Jozan Inari-jinga. Inari shrines are the fox and red torii shrines. This one had millions (I'm not exagerating) of foxes.
The Scarf
Sumo Sashiko
I also started a new Mill Hill kit over the weekend.
I left Hiroshima and continued to Shimane Prefecture to visit Matsue Castle, which is one of the original twelve. One of the trains I rode that day was an old fashioned one car train, with only the train driver to handle all the jobs on the train.
This was my first sight of the castle in the distance as I walked to it from the train station.
The moat
Kitasomon Bridge
It seems like most everything in Japan is uphill!
The regular entry fee for this castle is 560 yen, but because I am a foreigner, I was charged 410 yen! Nice surprise.
View from the top:
After walking around the castle grounds, I went to check out the shrines. Until next time...
If you are interested in Japanese Castles, you can find links to other castle visits I've made on my Japanese Castle page.
