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The original castle lord's residence was reconstructed in the ninomaru enclosure according to the design preserved in an old illustration. The building is located in the Ninomaru Historical Garden. |
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The main tower of Matsuyama Castle soars above the honmaru (main enclosure) at the top of a hill called Katsu-yama. |
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A view of Matsuyama from the main tower's west window. |
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The citrus grove in the Ninomaru Historical Garden has a number of varieties of mikan oranges, all specialties of Ehime Prefecture. |
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Tonashi Mon ("No Door Gate") guards the main enclosure, the central part of the castle grounds. For some reason, the gate never had a door. |
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The Shinrokaku Tower stands at the top of the main bath hall at Dogo Hot Spring. At 6:00 a.m., noon, and 6:00 p.m., the tower's crimson glass windows open wide. Then the big drum in the tower booms out the time.
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Iwazeki-bashi Bridge in the gorge formed by a river called Ishite-gawa.
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The Gudabutsu-an Hermitage, where the famous novelist, Natsume Soseki, lived while teaching in Matsuyama. It burned down during World War II, but was reconstructed in 1982. |
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A pilgrim following the Buddhist temple circuit in Shikoku. She said she had already walked about 800 km to Matsuyama. |
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