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Old 09-August-2007, 08:26 AM
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Default A couple of Japanese castles

Kanazawa castle:



Hikone castle:

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Magnificent! Thanks for sharing those.
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Then we have Osaka Castle....

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yes Osaka castle, like the one in Kanazawa is a beatutiful reconstruction...

the one in Hikone and this one in Matsumoto (with me in front) are original (all pics I have posted incidently I took)

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Wow nice photos. Who is that white guy obstructing the view to the Osaka Castle. (Tongue firmly in cheek)
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there is no one obscuring osaka castle, but I am the good looking fella obscuring matsumoto castle
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If you look closely you see a guy crossing the bridge.....ah forget it, I meant the Matsumoto Castle and I knew it was you.
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ok, my apologies
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