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Treasures of Japan, Matsumoto Castle

Thu, April 30, 2015, by Muza-chan

The Matsumoto Castle (also called Karasu-jō, the “Crow Castle"), is registered on the list of National Treasures of Japan with 5 structures, all of them towers. These towers are all connected, and in today’s photo you can see 4 of them: from left to right there’s the Northwest Small Tower (Inui Kotenshu), the Main Tower (Tenshu), the Southeast Connecting Tower (Tatsumi tsukeyagura) and the Moon-viewing Turret (Tsukimi Yagura). They were built in different time periods, and all of them survived in their original shape.

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Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto
Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto
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EXIF Info:

Nikon D300
Lens: 18-70mm F/3.5-4.5G
Focal Length: 18mm
Aperture: F/7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/1600s
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 320
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