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Words-and-Pictures:
Suwahara Castle
(as seen on September 23rd, 2001,
on the Old Tokaido stage of the Aki
Meguri)
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The
remains of Suwahara Castle are located between Kanaya and Nissaka in Shizuoka
Prefecture, which are Stations #24 and 25 respectively (from Tokyo) on the
Old Tokaido Highway. You can read about my visit to the ruins in my
Logbook. You may also choose to start reading about
my Tokaido
journey at the beginning, or start at the top of my Aki
Meguri pages. |
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| Originally constructed in 1569, this castle was
captured by Tokugawa Ieyasu in 1575. Nothing remains above ground except
Suwa Jinja shrine, but the earthworks are fascinating. |
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The shrine |
| This mound of earth across a tea
field--evidence of ancient astronauts? (Sorry: I just feel
I have to say that at any archeological site.) |
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You might mistake these moats for
natural phenomena until you look closer. |
| They don't lead anywhere, as a
watercourse would. They start and stop abruptly. |
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This old well was one of the clearest
of the remains. |
| All in all it was a pleasant stroll. There is
little about this castle on the net, but I found it much more
interesting than the very park-ified Yamanaka
Castle Ruins. |
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