#auto-translate Sha Inari Shrine Abbreviations · Festival Shrine God Uka Spirit Soul Ogami Outside Three Columns (Megumi Ogami, Ohmi Hime Ogami, Tanaka Omejin) · Shinjuku Shrine Ishinomiy...

Inner Moat This moat surrounds the Hommaru (Inner Bailey) and its southern part is empty while the rest is water-filled. The stone walls were built by raising the ground level of the...

Gokurakubashi Bridge Gokurakubashi is a bridge that connects the The Yamazato-maru Bailey and the Ni-no-maru (Outer Bailey). The original Osaka Castle that Hideyoshi Toyotomi began t...

Huge stone at Kyobashi-guchi Entrance The huge stone of the castle wall to be seen in the front when you enter the castle through Kyobasta-quchi, is named Higoishi Stone and has a su...

Komainu Statues This pair of Komainu statues-a piece of cultural heritage-dates back to the Ming dynasty of China They were brought to Japan during the war between both countries in ...

Why was it named Osakabashi Bridge Two years after Osaka Castle was completed, a bridge called Osakabashi was put in July 1585. But it has not been known what happened. In 1925, when ...

#auto-translate Road Castle moat (sotobori) traces This is Himeji Castle moat, Castle is inside here. 4232 m wide moat, approximately 14 m length, gross area is approximately 4.5 time...