castle keep base

Castle Hopping: Fukuoka Castle Route Map (June 2026)

A photo route map tracing my second walk around the Fukuoka Castle ruins, from Akasaka Station up through the second bailey and Matsunokizaka to the main bailey and keep base, then back via the third bailey.

2026.06.23

Castle Walk Route

Castle Hopping: Fukuoka Castle (June 2026)

My second visit to the Fukuoka Castle ruins: lotus on the moat, a slower route through Matsunokizaka, and an excavation under way at the keep base to investigate the castle's long-rumored keep.

2026.06.23

Castle Hopping

Castle Hopping: Edo Castle (March 2026)

Slipping into the Imperial Palace East Gardens to fill an empty morning. Awed by a keep base that has stood brand new for 370 years, replaying Chushingura at the Great Pine Corridor, and failing to buy a single stamp or castle seal.

2026.03.14

Castle Hopping

Castle Hopping: Edo Castle Route Map (March 2026)

In through Hirakawa-mon, out through Ote-mon. A solo walking route through Edo Castle (Imperial Palace East Gardens), past the keep base and the Great Pine Corridor site.

2026.03.14

Castle Walk Route