Matsuyama Shikoku-most relaxing trip 2

July 21st, 2007, cloudy

Continued from last post, we went inside the castle. The history behind Matsuyama castle is pretty linear; it was always under the realm of the same family or clan. The castle itself was burned down by thunder and damaged in battles several times. It was then rebuilt by the shogunate.

A view from top of the castle. There is a nice sitting area on top of the castle where visitors can catch a nice breeze after hard walks up the hills. You can of course look out to the city as well.

Another thing both Matt and I liked about this castle is that along the way, there are haiku boxes so visitors can make poems as they take in the scenery. Well, Matt is good at it, whereas I just enjoy watching him write.