Ako Walking Tour | City of the 47 Samurai: A Walk to Japan’s 100 Great Castle (4K)
Welcome to Ako City, located in the western part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, the city of the “47 Samurai”!
Today, we will take a walk from Banshu Ako Station through the city center of Ako and head towards Ako Castle.
On November 4th, a clear day, we set out toward the historic Ako Castle, one of Japan’s 100 Great Castles.
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๐ฌ Video Timeline ๐ป
00:00 Opening & Map
00:52 Banshu-Ako Station
04:33 Old Waterworks Monument
06:01 Oshiro Street
08:17 Ikitsuki Square
10:31 Oshiro Street
16:03 Taiunzan Kagaku Temple
22:52 Onari-Michi Street
25:56 Banfuku Temple
29:57 Ako Omocha Hakubutsukan | Toy Museum
32:11 Wall, Watchtower
35:02 Yaguramon | Ako Castle Ruins Gate
37:44 Nagaya gate of Kondo Genpachi Masanori’s mansion
40:16 Ako Oishi Shrine
48:14 Ninomaru Mon | Gate Ruins
50:47 Honmaru Mon | Gate
54:36 Honmaru Goten | Palace Ruins
57:35 Honmaru teien | Garden
58:44 Tenshudai | Remains of the main tower
1:02:08 Honmaru Umayaguchimon | Gate
1:03:08 Outer moat ruins
1:06:18 Bukeyashiki Park
1:08:07 Shimizu Monzeki | Gate Ruins
1:09:45 BONUS CLIP: Japan’s 100 Great Castle Stamp
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