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Kanazawa Castle

Shibuya246 · · 13 photos

A turret looking out over the castle grounds.Photo dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/125sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:27
A turret looking out over the castle grounds.

Kanazawa Castle was the seat of the Maeda family, the richest lords in Japan after the Tokugawa. Much of it has been rebuilt using traditional methods, and the white walls and lead-tiled roofs look striking against the stone.

School students gathered in front of a castle gatePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/125sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:17
School groups at the entrance.
A white gatehouse with a curved roofPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/160sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:18
The white walls and grey roofs of the gate.
Close-up of a castle gatehouse roofPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/160sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:19
Close up, the roof tiles are made of lead.
A heavy black gate with iron fittingsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/3.5Shutter1/50sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:19
The heavy gates, studded with iron.
A black and white lattice on a castle gatePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/1.4Shutter1/30sISO250Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:20
Detail of a gate.
A long white castle building on a stone basePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/160sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:21
The long storehouse buildings along the walls.
A map of the castle park and Kenroku-enPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/125sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:22
A map of the castle park and Kenroku-en next door.
A long white castle building across a lawnPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/6.3Shutter1/160sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:22
The rebuilt buildings across the lawn.
A white gatehouse with a wooden gate belowPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/5.6Shutter1/125sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:24
Another of the gates.
A castle turret behind a white wall and pine treePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/7.1Shutter1/200sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:25
A turret above the walls, framed by pines.
A wide view of lawns and trees in the castle groundsPhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/5Shutter1/100sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:27
Open lawns where the old buildings once stood.
A path leading out through an open gatePhoto dataCameraNikon D700Focal length50mmAperturef/4.5Shutter1/80sISO200Taken21 Oct 2010, 14:38
Out through the gate towards Kenroku-en.

Kenroku-en garden is right across the road from the castle gate, so it is easy to see both in an afternoon.

I took these photos in October 2010 and only got round to posting them in 2026.

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