Japanese Alps Trip 2015 : Day 3 - Matsumoto Castle

Lepas makan2 sket ape2 yg patut kat hotel, aku meneruskan misi seterusnye which is menapak ke Matsumoto Castle ... mase kat JR station tadik, aku sempat amik city map kat information center ... boleh tahan jugak la jarak utk menapak ke castle tu ... Matsumoto Castle ni is the oldest Japan's castle and one of the national treasures ... tak silap aku ni lah satu2 nye castle yg masih lagik in it's original condition

tak tau la sungai ke longkang ...  air hijau jer

Entrance nak masuk castle area

Inilah dia Matsumoto Castle ... it was also called Crow Castle sebab kaler hitam pastu the roofs tu nampak ala2 mcm sayap gagak gitu *ni yg aku bace la ehh*

Konon2 nak amik gambar reflection .. but... well, blasah jer lah

Dah abis pusing keliling moat tu, aku proceed ke main entrance ... entrance fees 610 yen tapi mase aku pegi tu ade discount so kene bayar 410 yen saje ... aku haritu agak terkejar2 jugak sebab castle ni bukak sampai kul 5pm saje ... last entrance pukul 4:30pm

Main entrance to the compound

View dari depan

Part yg paling best , kite boleh masuk dalam castle tu.. aku mmg excited nak tengok bangunan lame2 nih... nak2 plak ni first visit aku ke castle kat japan ... bile dah sampai ke pintu masuk, rupenye no shoes allowed ... diorang bagi satu plastic bag utk letak kasut and kite kene carry that plastic bag ... terpaksa la usung kasut tu ke hulu ke hilir mase tour castle tu

Bila dah masuk dalam ni, impress plak tengok structure castle ... mmg made of woods ... masih cantik and kukuh jer ... tapi yg tak tahan tu, each level is connected via steep stairs ... jenuh nak manjat

First tangga ... yg ni ok lagi .. tak curam sangat

Tingkap besar semua style camnih

Tingkap2 kecik .... dibuat sedemikian rupe utk memudahkan arrowmen shoot the enemies thru the window 

More stairs

View kat luar mmg superb ... boleh nampak clear the japanese alps *sorry gambar aku mmg fail*

Under one of the roofs ... tak tau la brape banyak kayu diorang guna ni

Moon viewing wing ... bagi aku this part of the castle yg paling best

View from the balcony 

Wing tu is the last section of the castle ... turun je terus sampai ke exit ... pastu snap2 sket gambar kat luar .. tu pun rushing sebab dah almost 5pm

Moon viewing wing from the outside

Entrance pun dah tutup

Ok aku sudah penat ... dah tak larat nak pegi mane2 dah so terus jer menapak balik ke hotel

p/s: baru bace pasal 8.1 earthquake that hit Japan on Saturday and was felt all over the country .. takleh imagine cemane kalau aku berada in that situation .. to blogger Didi Kar yg baru je terbang ke sana, be safe where ever you are