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Matsumoto Castle, Nagano

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Matsumoto is one of the 4 castles in Japan to be listed as national treasure. Previously called  Fukashi Castle, it was a branch castle of the Ogasawara family during the long period of the warring states.

At the end of the Allied Occupation in 1952, the castle was designated a national treasure.

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