National Treasures of Japan, Hikone Castle

Among the 12 Japanese castles that survived until today with the original main tower, only 4 were included in the List of National Treasures of Japan: Himeji, Matsumoto, Inuyama and Hikone. However, some of them are listed with several other buildings, such as yagura watch towers and galleries.

The Hikone Castle is recorded in this exclusive list with 3 structures, the main tower (tenshu) and two yagura towers directly connected with the tenshu, as visible in this photo...