Video: Japanese Takeda castle soaring in the sky
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Japanese castle Takeda - one of the most interesting sights of ancient architecture. Located on the top of a 300-meter mountain, literally soaring in the clouds, it amazes tourists.
The castle was built in Hyogo Prefecture in the Asago area. If you want to enjoy the fabulous landscape and see Takeda drowning in the clouds, then you should go on an excursion early in the morning. From sunrise to approximately 8:00 a.m. thick fog occurs in the mountains, which is caused by a sharp drop in night and day temperatures.
Takeda is often called "the city in the sky", compared with the legendary Machu Picchu, the Peruvian "lost city of the Incas". The castle, in all its beauty and ancient grandeur, attracts hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit Asago every year. The number of visitors increased especially after the Japanese film "Anata e", which showed the picturesque Takeda, was released in 2012.
It is believed that the castle was built in 1443 by a major military feudal lord Yaman. Takeda changed ownership several times until it was taken over by Hirohida Akamatsu in 1600. Hirohide was a brave warrior, fought on the side of the ruler Ieyasu Tokugawa, took part in the battle of Sekigahare. It was he who happened to become the last known owner of the castle, however, he did not stay long: in 1601, the brave Hirohide committed seppuku - a Japanese ritual suicide, which samurai resorted to.
As the years passed, Takeda gradually began to decline. In order to find funds to maintain the legendary castle, the local authorities were forced to charge an entrance fee to the territory of the cultural monument. Currently, the entrance ticket costs 300 yen, and the walking tour from the foot of the mountain to the castle takes about 40 minutes. The best time to visit the castle is autumn, it is during this time of the year that the most picturesque foggy mornings happen here. Takeda is also beautiful in spring during the sakura blossom, many believe that, decorated with an exuberant scattering of pink flowers, the castle symbolizes the immortal fortitude of the samurai.
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