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OKAYAMA CASTLEOkayama Castle is an example of a Japanese Castle. Okayama Castle is mainly a reconstruction.Okayama Castle (岡山城 Okayama-jo) is popularly known as Crow Castle (鴉城 U-jo), so named because unlike every other castle in the country (except Matsumoto's, which shares the nickname) it is black. It is located in the Okayama city and next to the famous Korankuen Garden. Okayama Castle is a classic Japanese Castle. It has been painted a striking black, only a few protruding bits and the occasional lucky fish-gargoyle (金鯱 kinshachi) gilded. Destroyed in WW2, with the exception of one authentic turret the current version dates from 1966, but at least the rebuilders were considerate enough to install an elevator while they were at it. In the tower is a museum documenting the castle's history, English explanations are few and far between but at least you can practice your court Japanese with a soap opera on video. Entry into the main donjon ¥300, open 9 AM to 5 PM daily. (Article based on Wikitravel article by Wikitravel users Jpatokal. Based on work by Wikitravel user(s) Nzpcmad and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Article used under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.) |
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