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Category Archives: Okayama

Okayama Castle, Okayama, Honshu, Japan

Friday, November 27, 2009 Posted in Japan, Okayama

Okayama Castle, also known as “Crow Castle” (U-jo) due to its black exterior, was built in 1597 in the style of the Azuchi-Momoyama Period. It is located in the Okayama city on the Asahi River, which was used as a moat, and next to the famous Korankuen Garden. The original castle was destroyed on June...

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Korakuen Garden, Okayama, Honshu, Japan

Thursday, November 26, 2009 Posted in Japan, Okayama

Korakuen (Koraku-en) Garden is one of Japan’s official Three Great Gardens (along with Kanazawa’s Kenrokuen and Mito’s Kairakuen) and hence Okayama’s number one attraction. The name means “Garden of Pleasure After”, a reference to a famous Confucian quote stating that a wise ruler must attend to his subjects’ needs first and only then attend to...

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