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Matsue Castle

Sun, November 22, 2015, by Muza-chan

Many Japanese castles have been known by a nickname. Because of its architecture, similar to a bird with open wings, the Matsue castle, one of the 12 surviving Japanese castles, was nicknamed Chidori-jō, the “Plover castle".

The plover is a symbol of longevity in Japan because the bird’s cry onomatopoeia, chiyo, is a homonym for “chiyo” 千代, a word meaning “1000 generations". Therefore, the nickname was considered auspicious, appropriate for a building made to last centuries.

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Matsue Castle, Matsue, Shimane
Matsue Castle, Matsue, Shimane
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EXIF Info:

Nikon D700
Lens: VR 28-300mm F/3.5-5.6G
Focal Length: 36mm
Aperture: F/6
Shutter Speed: 1/800s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 250
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