@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did Sakura Castle Town and Samurai District skip stone walls and use packed earth and dry moats instead? The soggy ground held the answer.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/btTb0rUGxn8
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@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does Hikawa Shrine (Omiya)'s tree-lined sando stretch dead straight for two kilometers? The reason behind this approach road reveals its true purpose.
See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/9czos5FDeZg
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did the world suddenly care about a set of wooden shrine floats at Chichibu Shrine? Here's the 300-year debt behind that honor.
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https://youtu.be/ZCuJ3E0OZi8
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did farmers climb this mountain just to borrow wolf charms for their fields? Mitsumine Shrine holds the answer.
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https://youtu.be/jNAuXvWt8RQ
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did Kita-in Temple (Kawagoe)'s founder reportedly live to age 107? The answer hides in a secrecy that outlasted three shoguns.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/KP_I-YDHFHQ
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did this castle outlast one of Japan's mightiest clans? The answer lies in a fortress miles away.
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https://youtu.be/rLwDFjMsfdo
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialThree warlords attacked, every siege failed - so why did they keep trying for nearly a decade?
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https://youtu.be/qJ11ATKWzuw
#japantrip #japanphotography #ajapaneseperspectiveon #japanin60
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy couldn't one of Japan's greatest warlords break through this hillside for years? The earthworks hold the answer.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6hrOpTnPzUU
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did a mountain domain need a five-story keep taller than almost any other in Kanto? The answer is at Numata Castle Ruins.
See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/xHKkYjIPI8w
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy do the spires behind Myogi Shrine rank among Japan's most rugged views? The volcanic answer explains everything.
Watch the full 60-second video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/6aO3DsKZE1U
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does Haruna Shrine cling to Mount Haruna's rocky slope like this? The 1,400-year answer holds steady.
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https://youtu.be/O6qt1RY6e_o
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy carve this giant Peace Kannon straight out of the quarry wall instead of building it separately? The answer lies in Oya-ji Temple's stone.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/gq3f_0gKYuw
#japantravel #buddhisttemple #oyajitempleandtheoyast #japanin60
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does Nikko Futarasan Shrine feel older than its famous neighbor? The answer goes back to 782 and a mountain that's worshipped as a living god.
See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/r5lnTeZX1V0
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does this temple look like a samurai fortress, walls, moats and all? The answer traces back to Japan's ruling shoguns.
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https://youtu.be/YZe4FCK4bFI
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did ancient poets turn Tsukubasan Shrine's twin peaks into Japan's go-to spot for couples? Watch to find out.
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https://youtu.be/FEbEeB5ChJc
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy does Kasama Inari Shrine stand alongside Fushimi Inari as one of Japan's three greatest? The 1,350-year answer, coming up.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/4k_xrHT2t7M
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy did Taga Castle Ruins (Tagajo) paint its gate columns such a striking vermilion red? The answer traces back 1,300 years.
See how it ends on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/HVG0Tl2lqRs
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialA 2011 quake cracked its walls — so how do you rebuild an 860-year-old temple without making it new? Here's how Shiramizu Amidado Temple did it.
Watch the full 60-second video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/lj1QtiOeFnA
#japantravel #buddhisttemple #shiramizuamidadotemple #japanin60
@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.
Catch the full video on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/Mxm63JlL1ys
#japantrip #castlesofinstagram #shirakawakominecastle #japanin60
@japan-in-60.bsky.socialWhy do locals call this the Mist Castle? The answer isn't just weather.
Full story in 60 seconds, on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/mI6kUqTgxzM