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  KendoistJul. 21, 2009 - 02:43PM JST

  Another back castle is Hiroshimajo. Dark wood on the outside if I remember correctly.

  Posted in: Aizu: A castle, sake and red cows

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  KendoistJul. 16, 2009 - 01:32PM JST

  darn netbook... Aixu is of course, Aizu

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  KendoistJul. 16, 2009 - 01:31PM JST

  Caught misspell - Shirasagijo not shirasahijo as above. m(-_-)m

  Posted in: Aizu: A castle, sake and red cows

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  KendoistJul. 16, 2009 - 01:30PM JST

  Let me indulge myself on several points here. Dude, the original castle was torn down because it was severely damaged in the Boshin Civil War. It had cannon holes all over it and deemed unsafe. Yes, an earthquake would have made it fall down possibly injuring people, but that wasn't the cause. Next, the vast majority of castles in Japan are white. Like a crane. Himeji Castle is known as Shirasahijo. White Egret castle. Get the theme here? Because they are white. Not because they look like a bird. And, Aixu is NOT famous for swordmaking. ALL castle towns had smiths and swordsmiths. The iron ore/iron sand in Aizu is low quality. No fame in that. (Nihonmatsu City just north of Kooriyama(sic) IS famous for swordmaking and has smiths extant today) I could go on, but I'll close with two things. 1) You are lucky you didn't get Yamamoto's revenge from the katsudon at the Kaikan. 2) My bona fides - I lived in Fukushima Pref. for 7 years, 4 of which were in Aizu. I know that place.

  Posted in: Aizu: A castle, sake and red cows

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