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Here's a ranking of the 10 best Japanese castles to visit in the winter, according to Nikkei Asia. Some of them look pretty impressive in their white coats. I have visited six of them.
The winter ranking:
The winter ranking:
- Goryokaku (Hakodate, Hokkaido)
- Matsumoto Castle (Matsumoto, Nagano)
- Aizuwakamatsu Castle (Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima)
- Hikone Castle (Hikone, Shiga)
- Hirosaki Castle (Hirosaki, Aomori)
- Kanazawa Castle (Kanazawa, Ishikawa)
- Yokote Castle (Yokote, Akita)
- Echizen Ono Castle (Ono, Fukui)
- Takeda Castle ruins (Asago, Hyogo)
- Yonezawa Castle ruins (Yonezawa, Yamagata)
The 10 best Japanese castles to visit during winter
Sparking light reflected off the snow adds brilliance to ancient monuments