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Nikon D300
Lens: 8-16mm F/4.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 8mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 200Oldest original black castle in Japan
Even during the peak era of castle-building in Japan, the castles colored in black were rare. Only two of them survived until today, Matsumoto in Nagano and Matsue in Shimane. The oldest of them, Matsumoto-jō was built in 1503 and was nicknamed Karasu-jō, "Crow Castle".