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  • Shuuentei
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    4.5
    18 Reviews
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    Hyougo Pref. Tatsunoshi Tatsunochounakakajou 6
    "A historic structure located in Tatsuno Park. Comprised of three buildings-a teahouse, hermitage, and cool summer lodge, the site's name, which means ""Assembled Distant Arbor,"" is derived from the picturesque scenery viewable from the front garden. From here visitors can get a sweeping view of Awaji Island and the other islands floating in the Seto Inland Sea. The place is also a renowned destination for fall foliage viewing. The teahouse which was originally given by Emperor Komei to Wakisaka Yasuori, lord of Tatsuno Domain was moved here as a fudo hall. The building is built in the traditional tea arbor style and blends in harmoniously with the nearby pond shaped like the cursive style of writing Chinese character for heart and garden. Monuments and stones inscribed with haiku stand on the bank of the pond. Tea ceremonies are also sometimes held here."

    龍野公園内にある建物です。茶室の聚遠亭の他、江戸時代の藩主の別邸の御涼所があります。また、日本庭園も整備されていて、秋には紅葉がきれいです。

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  • Okiku Well
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    3.5
    18 Reviews
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Honmachi 68
    This well is located at the southeast end of Himeji Castle's Ninomaru, past the Rurumon and Nunomon gates, and was originally called Tsuribetori-well. There were rumors that there was a way out of the castle from this well, but investigations have disproved this theory.

    城内見学の順路を進むと「お菊井戸」を通るようになっていました。観光客の多くが怖いもの見たさもあって井戸を覗き込んでいましたが、中には怖がって避ける人も見受けられました。

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  • Kesho Yagura
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    3.5
    15 Reviews
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Honmachi 68
    This turret is located in front of the Otemon-mae bus stop of Himeji Castle. It is said that Tadatoki, the lord of the castle, built the building for Sen Hime using her cosmetics.

    西の丸の百閒廊下の見学の最後が化粧櫓で、千姫・忠刻の着物を復元した特別展示がありました。 別料金で300円。照明や周囲のパネル等、かなりお金のかかった展示で、手の込んだ着物の絞り染めや絵柄などが、間近でみることができます。

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  • Former Sakoshiura Meeting Hall
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Hyogo Ako-shi Sakoshi 1334
    This historic site is located about a 15-minute drive east from the Ako Interchange on the Sanyo Expressway. The residence, which once served as a meeting place, sits at the bottom of the central avenue connecting Sakoshi Port and Chikusa River. Kankaian, the small lounge on the second floor, was for the exclusive use of the lord of the Ako Domain. The beautiful Sakoshi Port can be seen through the window of the room, which is slightly lower than the rest of the second floor. The building was constructed in 1831-1832 to serve as a place to meet to discuss governance, commerce, and other administrative affairs. The building, which also served a teahouse for the Ako Domain until the dawn of the Meiji Period, was designated as a Tangible Cultural Property of Ako City in 1992.

    坂越の人々が集まって、ここで取り決めをしたそうです(復元した建物ですが)。今は目の前は公園になっていますが、当時は目の前が海だったそうです。現在は無料休息所です。

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  • The Nagatomi House
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Hyogo Tatsuno Ibogawacho Shinzaike 337
    This National Important Cultural Property-designated structure is located in Ibogawa-cho, Tatsuno City. The former residence of the Nagatomi, a wealthy farming family from the bygone Tatsuno Domain, eight of the residence' structures are preserved intact, including a two-story tsushi-style tile-roofed main building constructed from 1819-1822.

    永富家は大富豪の庄屋をしていて藩の財政を助けるほどでした。 そのため殿様が何度か立ち寄ったこともあり、殿様の部屋である上段の間があるので驚きです。 当然名字帯刀を許された家柄です。

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  • Ikitsugi Well
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    Hyogo Ako-shi Kariya
    This well located next to the Ako Information and Products Center is associated with the masterless samurai immortalized by tale of the Forty-Seven Ronin. The small well stands next to a four-meter-tall automaton clock on the northwestern corner of Oshiro-dori Street. It is said that Hayami Tozaemon and Kayano Sanpei, two retainers of the Ako Domain, quenched their thirst with water from the well as they rushed from the capital Edo to the home of Oishi Kuranosuke in 1701 to inform him about what had happened to their lord Asano Takuminokami Naganori at the palace. It is said the pair departed Edo on the evening of March 14th in an express palanquin and arrived at Ako Castle early in the morning on March 19th just four and a half days later, an astoundingly short time to complete a journey of approximately 620 kilometers.
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  • Kondo Genpachi Residence Nagayamon Gate
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    Hyogo Ako-shi Kamikariya 124
    "This former site of a samurai residence is located across from the Oishi Yoshio Residence Nagayamon Gate. It is known by the nickname ""Genpachi Nagaya,"" a reference to the common name of the second head of the Kondo Family. The Kondo family who once resided here were scholars of the Koshu School of military science. Today only a part of the row house still remains. The nagayamon is believed to have originally been comprised of four row houses that served as quarters for low-ranked samurai. This row house and the Oishi Yoshitaka Residence Nagayamon Gate are two valuable examples of Edo period buildings and also the only structures remaining inside the site of Ako Castle. For this reason, they were both designated as cultural properties of Ako City in 1998."
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  • Site of Oishi Yoshio Residence
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    Hyogo Ako-shi Kamikariya Former
    This place was the site of the residence of Oishi Yoshio also known as Oishi Kuranosuke, who was one of the central figures in the Tale of the 47 Ronin. The grounds of Oishi Shrine are said to have been the site of a massive residence that measured 50 meters wide and 80 meters deep and had more than 500 square meters of total floor space. While most of the residence's buildings were lost in a 1729 fire, its nagayamon gate survived and remains standing today. Hayami Tozaemon and Kayano Sanpei are said to have knocked on this gate when they rushed to bring news of their lord Asano Takuminokami's now-famous attempt life of Kira Kouzunosuke. The former residence and its garden were designated as a national historic site as rare surviving examples of Edo period architecture.
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  • Main Keep
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Honmachi 68
    It is located about 5 minutes on foot from the Otemon-mae stop of Himeji Castle, past the Sakuramon Bridge and San-no-Maru Plaza, and further north. In 2009, conservation and repair work began, and the beauty of the castle can still be seen today.
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  • Ubagaishi
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Honmachi 68
    The millstone is located in the stone wall on the north side of the dry small keep of Himeji Castle, and a large chipped stone can be seen being used as a filler stone. Legend has it that this led to the gathering of stones and the completion of the castle, but it is unclear why the stones were actually used.
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  • Makoto-juku
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Aboshi-ku Shinzaike 1396
    Located a 5-minute walk from Sanyo Aboshi Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway Line, this historical building is designated as an Important Cultural Property by Himeji City and was originally a private school called "Inaka-muraya" built by Toma Kono in 1868 and officially called "Seijuku" in 1899. The school produced a number of outstanding individuals, including Kaoru Kagurae, who served in the Privy Council, and Ryu Hizuka, who served as Vice President of the House of Representatives.
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Hyogo prefecture stretches from the north coast to the south coast on the western end of the popular Kansai region, encompassing verdant mountains, urban beaches, and fantastic historical sights. The prefecture’s main attractions lie along the south coast at Kobe, the prefectural capital, a pretty harbor city best known for its production of the renowned Kobe beef, and Himeji, the home of Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most beautifully preserved feudal castles, perched magically atop a hill.

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