Odawara Castle

I went to see cherry blossoms and Odawara Castle in Odawara city. This castle was constructed in 1417, and its ownership has changed several times.
Around the Warring States and Azuchi-Momoyama periods (1467-1600), there were a lot of chatelaines called “daimyoh” in Japan. They were fighting for supremacy. This sounds similar to the U.K.’s history, the one difference being Japan had Tennoh(Emperor) since the 7th century. You might know of the word “Shohgun”; this title was given to “the leader of a samurai clan” (the winner among chatelaines) by the Emperor. Even so, Tennoh’s authority has been artificial.

Anyway, Japan has a lot of beautiful castles. Come and take a look at these cool donjons!
Thank you!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odawara_Castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_castle

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sengoku_period

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azuchi%E2%80%93Momoyama_period

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_of_Japan

(Koir, thaks!)