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Tag Archives: Shikoku

Rail Report: Trainspotting my way around Shikoku, Japan (19-23 November 2016)

13th Jan 2018by Diego 2 Comments

I’ve logged thousands of miles of travel through the years in pursuit of the two Japanese things that interest me the most: trains and castles. Needless to say, I find […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Trains, Travel

Field Report: The Open-air Architectural Museum that is Matsuyama, Japan (23 November 2016)

5th Aug 2017by Diego 1 Comment

I’ve developed a habit of returning to my favourite places in Japan every now and then: partly to ensconce myself in the familiar, and partly to make fresh discoveries. Matsuyama […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Ōzu Castle, Ehime Prefecture, Japan (23 November 2016)

30th Jul 2017by Diego 2 Comments

I’ve mentioned before how some of Japan’s long-destroyed Edo Period castles are now being reconstructed using historically faithful materials and techniques. This stands in contrast to the mid-20th century trend […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: The Kamihaga Residence, Uchiko, Japan (22 November 2016)

28th Jul 2017by Diego 2 Comments

In my previous post, we saw some of the splendid buildings that the town of Uchiko was endowed with by its leading families, back during its heyday as a centre […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Uchiko, Ehime Prefecture, Japan (22 November 2016)

23rd Jul 2017by Diego 2 Comments

The town of Uchiko, in Japan’s Ehime Prefecture, once enjoyed great prosperity from the production of sumac wax. Although the industry died out early in the last century, some of […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Uwajima Castle, Ehime Prefecture, Japan (22 November 2016)

20th Jul 2017by Diego 3 Comments

There are just twelve original castles remaining in Japan, four of which are on the island of Shikoku. I visited one of them (Matsuyama) several years ago, and I added […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Imabari Castle, Ehime Prefecture, Japan (21 November 2016)

15th Jul 2017by Diego 2 Comments

I’ve logged thousands of miles of travel through the years in pursuit of the two Japanese things that interest me the most: trains and castles. Needless to say, I find […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Marugame Castle, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan (19 November 2016)

26th Jun 2017by Diego 4 Comments

In my previous post, we had a look at one of Japan’s twelve remaining original castles. On my way back to Okayama, I managed to squeeze in one more. I […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Kōchi Castle, Japan (19 November 2016)

24th Jun 2017by Diego 8 Comments

There are scores of castles scattered all across Japan, but only twelve of them still have their original tenshu (main tower); the rest have either modern-day replicas or empty, ruined […]

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Japan, Japan 2016 (4th), Travel

Field Report: Takamatsu Castle, Japan (10 July 2015)

22nd Jan 2017by Diego 1 Comment

Sometimes, it takes a bit of work to seek out the historic gems scattered across your typical Japanese metropolis, hidden as they are behind decades of unrestrained development and bland […]

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Japan, Japan 2015 (2nd), Travel

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