{"id":21980,"date":"2019-09-10T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/?p=21980"},"modified":"2020-10-04T10:29:17","modified_gmt":"2020-10-04T17:29:17","slug":"kochi-castle-exteriors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/21980","title":{"rendered":"K\u014dchi Castle &#8211; Exteriors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The original fortress of K\u014dchi Castle was reconstructed between 1729 and 1753 in the original style after a fire in 1727. Major restorations to the castle were completed between 1948 and 1959. K\u014dchi Castle is one of only twelve intact castles in Japan. All the original structures in the <em>honmaru<\/em> (core of the castle) still exist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-1.jpg\" alt=\"K\u014dchi Castle Exterior - 1\" class=\"wp-image-21982\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>K\u014dchi Castle Exterior &#8211; 1<\/strong><br>SOURCE: K\u014dchi Castle Exterior &#8211; 1 (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-2.jpg\" alt=\"K\u014dchi Castle Exterior - 2\" class=\"wp-image-21983\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Kochi-Castle-Exterior-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>K\u014dchi Castle Exterior &#8211; 2<br><\/strong>SOURCE: K\u014dchi Castle Exterior &#8211; 2 (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bell-House.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bell-House.jpg\" alt=\"Bell House at K\u014dchi Castle\" class=\"wp-image-21984\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bell-House.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bell-House-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bell-House-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bell-House-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Bell House at K\u014dchi Castle<br><\/strong>SOURCE: Bell House at K\u014dchi Castle (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Black-Iron-Gate.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Black-Iron-Gate.jpg\" alt=\"Black Iron Gate at K\u014dchi Castle\" class=\"wp-image-21985\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Black-Iron-Gate.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Black-Iron-Gate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Black-Iron-Gate-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Black-Iron-Gate-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Black Iron Gate at K\u014dchi Castle<br><\/strong>SOURCE: Black Iron Gate at K\u014dchi Castle (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Barracks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Barracks.jpg\" alt=\"Barracks at K\u014dchi Castle\" class=\"wp-image-21986\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Barracks.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Barracks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Barracks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Barracks-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Barracks at K\u014dchi Castle<br><\/strong>SOURCE: Barracks at K\u014dchi Castle (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Azalea.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Azalea.jpg\" alt=\"Azalea in the Garden of K\u014dchi Castle\" class=\"wp-image-21987\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Azalea.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Azalea-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Azalea-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stephendanko.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Azalea-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption><strong>Azalea in the Garden of K\u014dchi Castle<br><\/strong>SOURCE: Azalea in the Garden of K\u014dchi Castle (K\u014dchi, K\u014dchi Prefecture, Shikoku, Japan); photographed by Stephen J. Danko on 24 April 2019.    <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Copyright \u00a9 2019 by Stephen J. Danko<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The original fortress of K\u014dchi Castle was reconstructed between 1729 and 1753 in the original style after a fire in 1727. Major restorations to the castle were completed between 1948 and 1959. 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