Tateyama Castle (Hakkenden Museum) in Shiroyama park (Tateyama)

Japan / Chiba / Tateyama
 castle, park, hill, interesting place, literary museum
A reconstruction of a medieval castle on the site of the former castle of Satomi clan. Contains a vast collection devoted to the Nanso Satomi Hakkenden novel by Kyokutei Bakin (Edo period) - see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nans%C5%8D_Satomi_Hakkenden; the castle was also known as "Nekoya-jō" (根古屋城).

Next to it are a nice plum garden, an aviary with peacocks, and an art museum.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tateyama_Castle
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Coordinates:   34°58'50"N   139°51'21"E
This article was last modified 11 years ago