@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy do Shirakawa Komine Castle's stone walls look pieced back together like a puzzle? The answer lies in a 2011 earthquake and the painstaking rebuild that followed.
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https://youtu.be/Mxm63JlL1ys
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does this castle sprawl so wide instead of climbing a mountain? The answer reveals a warlord's bold trade-off.
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https://youtu.be/2inBDmzgVtQ
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did this castle's remote location make it so vital for centuries? Watch to see how it guarded the north for 300 years.
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https://youtu.be/Zpa5C2ZtL3I
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhat's the only castle in Japan with red roof tiles that survived a month-long siege? Here's the surprising answer.
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https://youtu.be/13uswbgX_V8
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialHow do you rebuild a castle keep exactly as it once stood? Original centuries-old blueprints made it possible, down to every joint.
See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/q_EPqir_YzA
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhat gives this mountaintop castle its nickname as a "castle in the sky"? Watch to find out why fog picks this exact spot almost every morning.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/xNFGTQzJd1k
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