Samurai Castle Matsue - The Wood Castle without Nails [PICS]
Sunday, April 17, 2011
by Yulianto
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The main material of this castle is wood which is vulnerable to fire. The castle was built after Japanese's feudal war but was never used during the war, though its main purpose of construction is as a Fort.
The castle is maintained by the Japanese government, ranked second in size and third in height that is around 30m. It is listed in six most ancient castle list and was built without using nails at all
Some parts of the building have been replaced with the new parts while the original parts are collected here.
The castle was used for students majoring in architecture who wish to study the construction, drawings and models of this castle.
The Panorama of the Matsue City
The castle consists of six floors
The view from the top of the castle
Matsue city views
The castle is surrounded by a moat, one person can surround the moat using a small boat
A descendant of samurai was sitting relaxed
The miniature of the building
How is it? That must be a tough work to construct right?
For those who are curious to know the process of how the wood joined without nails , may see the video below.
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