Bucket List: Iwakuni Castle
Japan, Yamaguchi Prefectures, Iwakuni This article was originally posted on this blog on October 2020. I was on a trip to Hiroshima when on the spur of the moment, I decided that Iwakuni in neighbouring Yamaguchi Prefecture is not so far away after all. Amending my intended itinerary, I took the train from Hiroshima Station to Iwakuni Station, then hopped on a local bus that took me to the famous Kintai-kyo and of course, Iwakuni Castle. One of the major item on my Travel Bucket List is to visit as many Japanese Castles as possible. Visiting Iwakuni Castle thus checked off an item on my Travel Bucket List! ****************** Located in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, the original Iwakuni Castle was built in the year 1608. Sited at the top of Mount Shiroyama, the castle must had looked a formidable obstacle to any attackers in the 17th century. However, merely seven years after the building of the castle was completed, it was torn down based on a decree ( Ikkoku...