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Iwakuni Castle

After we proceeded across the bridge, we took a cable car to the top of a nearby mountain to see Iwakuni Castle, a reconstruction of a castle that was originally built in 1608. Much as a town square or statue lends an American city its character, the castles lend many smaller Japanese cities some character. This particular castle was torn down in 1615 because of a feudal law, but was rebuilt in 1962.


 
Japan 1998

Country Life
Small-Town Ogoe
Abukumado Cave
Takine Observatory
Misty River
Torii at Nikko
On the Inside
Kegon No Taki
Edo-Tokyo Museum
Train Station Advertising
Takeshita-dori
Yebisu Garden Place
Ginza
Sensoji
Can I take a picture with you?
The Masses at Sensoji
Weird Architecture
Akihabara
Advertising Part II
Night in Shinjuku
Imperial Gardens I
Imperial Gardens II
Imperial Gardens III
Imperial Gardens IV
Landmark Tower
Yokohama Architecture
Under Construction
Dusk in Yokohama
Himeji Castle Grounds
Castle Corridor
Repel the Invaders
The High Castle
Bomb Dome
Memorial
Peace Bell
Bomb Dome, Over the River
Kintai Bridge
Iwakuni Castle
Itsukushima Shrine
Otorii Gate
Mount Azuma
Mount Bandai
Giant Goldfish
Aizu Folklore
 
 
factoid

When I visited Japan in 1998, I exchanged $2,000 for ¥286,500. That rate of 143.25 yen per dollar was one of the higest ever.
 


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