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Kanazawa Castle in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. It is located adjacent to Kenroku-en Garden, which once formed the castle's private outer garden. I deleted any tourists, modern electric lights, wires, and plumbing to make it as authentic as possible. The castle used no nails. Also, the foundation makes it earthquake proof. I also added two cosplayers, whom I photographed in Tokyo, in order to show how the castle interior would have looked with samurai inside of it.
Two hundred and fifty regional lords, called daimyo, ruled over large domains in 16th century Japan. Though they were subordinate to the shogunate, they were relatively autonomous. Each daimyo asserted proprietary rights, levied taxes, established judicial procedures, and issued laws within his jurisdiction. Many constructed jōkamachi, or castle towns, across the Japanese countryside. Maeda Toshiie was one such daimyo. He was the fourth son of a minor samurai family, but entered the service of a powerful daimyo and warlord when he was 15. Thanks to his skill in battle, he rose quickly through the ranks, and in 1581 became daimyo of the province of Noto. Two years later, he also controlled portions of the Kaga area, including the town of Kanazawa. Under his rule, Kanazawa began to grow.
It is such a large structure within that in the late 18th century it was called "the palace of 1,000 tatami". The castle's distinctive, whitish roof tiles are made of lead. The reason for that is not only that they are fireproof, but legend says that also that in times of siege, the tiles could be melted down and cast into bullets.
Official video on how it was constructed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX-h6F…
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Two hundred and fifty regional lords, called daimyo, ruled over large domains in 16th century Japan. Though they were subordinate to the shogunate, they were relatively autonomous. Each daimyo asserted proprietary rights, levied taxes, established judicial procedures, and issued laws within his jurisdiction. Many constructed jōkamachi, or castle towns, across the Japanese countryside. Maeda Toshiie was one such daimyo. He was the fourth son of a minor samurai family, but entered the service of a powerful daimyo and warlord when he was 15. Thanks to his skill in battle, he rose quickly through the ranks, and in 1581 became daimyo of the province of Noto. Two years later, he also controlled portions of the Kaga area, including the town of Kanazawa. Under his rule, Kanazawa began to grow.
It is such a large structure within that in the late 18th century it was called "the palace of 1,000 tatami". The castle's distinctive, whitish roof tiles are made of lead. The reason for that is not only that they are fireproof, but legend says that also that in times of siege, the tiles could be melted down and cast into bullets.
Official video on how it was constructed: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX-h6F…
click three times to see full size of panoramaImage size
4288x2848px 5.42 MB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D300
Shutter Speed
1/30 second
Aperture
F/3.5
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
720
Date Taken
May 4, 2015, 7:52:18 PM
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