[Cinematic] Usuki Castle Ruins - Oita - 臼杵城跡
What used to be a small island is Usuki city and its most beautiful castle. The Usuki Castle ruin and its keep are today a nice and quiet park overlooking the city. The only part of the gates, its turrets, and a small temple remain of the main structure.
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Ce qui fut autrefois une petite île ainsi que le plus beau château de la ville d’Usuki, les ruines du château d’Usuki sont désormais un beau parc reposant qui domine la ville. Seulement les portes, les tourelles, et un petit temple sont ce qu’il reste de la structure de base.
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Japan Travel: Usuki Samurai District, Castle Ruins Historical Road, Oita
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【★036★Oita Usuki Samurai District】
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Usuki's samurai district is located at its city center, and parts of it keep the flavor of an old castle town with their stone paved alleys lined by premodern looking houses.
The main attraction is the Nioza Historical Road, a 200 meter photogenic narrow alleyway which runs along temples and residences built in Edo Period style architecture, making a feeling of the past. Parallel to it runs the Haccho Oji Shopping Street, a merchant street with a neighborhood atmosphere, lined by shops selling local specialties, groceries and etc. Walking westwards for about five minutes brings you to Ryugenji, with nice three-storied pagoda.
The Ruins of Usuki Castle
It is located on the eastern side of the district. Currently a neighborhood park is located on the former castle grounds. Unfortunately, most of the castle buildings including the main keep have been destroyed over the years, and today the only prominent structures remaining are a turret and a gate standing along the park's entrance.
Nioza Historical Road and Castle Ruins
Hours: Always open
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: Free
Today visitors can visit the Inaba Residence, local feudal lord during the Edo Period where the family used to live whenever they returned to visit their home town after they had moved to Tokyo in the Meiji Period. The beautiful wooden residence is set in a tranquil ambience, with simple and elegant interior design, several tatami mat rooms, wide corridors and a nice garden. Another samurai residence open to public is the Marumo Residence, placed at the southern end of the town center.
Inaba Residence
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (Last entry at 16:30)
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 320 yen (residence only)
1090 yen (also includes stone Buddhas and two other museums)
Marumo Residence
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Closed: Mondays (following day if Monday is a national holiday), New Year holidays
Admission: Free
Access Information:
The attractions of the samurai district are all located within walking distance of Usuki and Kami-Usuki Stations. It takes around 10-15 minutes to walk to the Nioza Historical Road from either station.
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Japan Trip Day 4 - Exploring Usuki, a Former Castle Town Part 1
We cycled around Usuki, a former castle town, and had soy sauce & miso flavour ice cream :)
Usuki is famous for its collection of stone buddha and fugu, puffer fish. Watch Part 2 to see us appreciating stone buddha and tasting fugu!
Japan: Oita Trip [Kitsuki & Usuki]
Last month my husband and I took a trip to Oita prefecture, where we explored the cities of Kitsuki and Usuki. Kitsuki had the old, historical slopes and Kitsuki Castle and Usuki offered Rekishi no Michi (Road of History) and Usuki Seki Butsu (The Usuki Stone Buddhas).
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Japan Trip: Usuki Samurai District, Residence Historical Road, Oita36 Moopon
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Usuki's samurai district is located at its city center, and parts of it keep the flavor of an old castle town with their stone paved alleys lined by premodern looking houses.
The main attraction is the Nioza Historical Road, a 200 meter photogenic narrow alleyway which runs along temples and residences built in Edo Period style architecture, making a feeling of the past. Parallel to it runs the Haccho Oji Shopping Street, a merchant street with a neighborhood atmosphere, lined by shops selling local specialties, groceries and etc. Walking westwards for about five minutes brings you to Ryugenji, with nice three-storied pagoda.
The Ruins of Usuki Castle
It is located on the eastern side of the district. Currently a neighborhood park is located on the former castle grounds. Unfortunately, most of the castle buildings including the main keep have been destroyed over the years, and today the only prominent structures remaining are a turret and a gate standing along the park's entrance.
Nioza Historical Road and Castle Ruins
Hours: Always open
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: Free
Today visitors can visit the Inaba Residence, local feudal lord during the Edo Period where the family used to live whenever they returned to visit their home town after they had moved to Tokyo in the Meiji Period. The beautiful wooden residence is set in a tranquil ambience, with simple and elegant interior design, several tatami mat rooms, wide corridors and a nice garden. Another samurai residence open to public is the Marumo Residence, placed at the southern end of the town center.
Inaba Residence
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00 (Last entry at 16:30)
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 320 yen (residence only)
1090 yen (also includes stone Buddhas and two other museums)
Marumo Residence
Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Closed: Mondays (following day if Monday is a national holiday), New Year holidays
Admission: Free
Access Information:
The attractions of the samurai district are all located within walking distance of Usuki and Kami-Usuki Stations. It takes around 10-15 minutes to walk to the Nioza Historical Road from either station.
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Looking out over the rooftops of Usuki, Japan from the grounds of the former Usuki Castle.
Autumn Walk to Hakubakei (Usuki, Oita Prefecture, Japan)
A friend suggested we go to Hakubakei in Usuki which is a little lake that is great for seeing the autumn foliage. While I think we missed the pick of the leaf viewing, it was still really pretty and the fact that we went on a rainy day made it even more.
Leaf viewing seems to be a legit thing in Japan. That's pretty interesting to me since in Canada, yea the autumn leaves are pretty, but it's not like we would ever go out just to see some leaves.
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The Usuki Stone Buddhas are a mysterious collection of carved stone Buddhas made in the 12th century. Nobody knows why.
The centuries have taken their toll on some of the figures, and some protective measures have been made to preserve them for the future. But you can still see some astonishing artwork and detail in some of them, and if you plan to be in the area, are certainly worth a look.
Is anything you do going to be admired 9 centuries from now?
The Usuki Stone Buddhas (臼杵磨崖仏, or 臼杵石仏) are a rare gem off the beaten path in rural Oita, so go discover them before the tourist crowds do.
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A friend mentioned that there is a shrine with stacks of bones around it and we HAD to check it out.
We had to drive through some rugged roads and climb an almost vertical mountain cliff. It was definitely a cool shrine inside a cave. It's apparently a hunting shrine - somewhere to pray for/give thanks for successful hunts by returning the skulls of the animal. The skulls of hunted boars and deers were piled about knee high.
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Matsue Castle (松江城, Matsuejō) is one of only a dozen original castles in Japan, meaning that its main tower has survived to this day through fires, earthquakes and the anti-feudal demolitions of the Meiji Period. It is sometimes called the black castle after its darkly-colored, austere exterior.
Matsue Castle was completed in 1611, a few years after the last decisive battle of feudal Japan. In 1638, the fief and castle were reassigned to a branch of the Matsudaira clan, relatives of the ruling Tokugawa. Perched atop a hill and surrounded by a moat and thick walls, the castle was built to withstand a war, though, thanks to the timing of its construction, it never actually saw a battle. Major renovation works were undertaken in the 1950s to further preserve it, and the interior of the main keep now houses a museum displaying period arms and artifacts.
Izumo Taisha (出雲大社) is located in the city of Izumo in Shimane Prefecture, a one hour train ride west of Matsue. It is one of Japan's most important shrines. There are no records of exactly when Izumo Taisha was built, but it is often considered the oldest shrine in Japan, being already in existence in the early 700s as revealed by the nation's oldest chronicles.
Izumo used to be ruled by a powerful clan in pre-historic times, and the region plays a central role in Japan's creation mythology. The main deity (kami) enshrined at Izumo Taisha is Okuninushi no Okami. According to the creation myths, Okuninushi was the creator of the land of Japan and the ruler of Izumo. He also became known as the deity of good relationships and marriage. Visitors consequently clap their hands four times instead of the usual two times during their prayers: twice for themselves and twice for their actual or desired partners.
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Japan Trip: Stone Buddhas ,Yamako Usuki Art Museum, Usuki Oita
Japan Trip: Stone Buddhas ,Yamako Usuki Art Museum, Usuki Oita
【★035★Oita Usuki Stone Buddhas】
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The Usuki Stone Buddhas (Usuki Sekibutsu) are statues of various Buddhas sculpted into a cliff about five kilometers southwest of Usuki's central city. Buddha statues are usually made of wood or metal in Japan. Usuki's statues are a rarity and the only stone Buddhas in Japan to be designated as national treasures.
Stone Buddhas
The Stone Buddhas are divided into four groups, which are just a short walk away from each other. It takes about 30 minutes to complete an easy paved trail that passes by all of them.
These beautiful statues are estimated to have been created around the late Heian Period (794-1185). They are carved from highly workable, soft, volcanic rock from nearby Mount Aso.
Hours: 6:00 to 19:00 (until 18:00 from October to March)
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 530 yen (Stone Buddhas only)
1090 yen (also includes Inaba Residence and two museums in the city center)
Mangatsuji Temple
A five minute walk across the field from the stone Buddhas is Mangatsuji Temple, which is a simple temple in the calm neighborhood. A pair of stone sculpted Nio guardians or Kongōrikishi stand in front of the temple. There are also a few other stone sculptures on the temple's grounds, which includes one of the Buddhist priest that according to legend created the stone Buddhas.
Yamako Usuki Art Museum
It is a small, two-storied museum , exhibiting relics belonging to the local feudal lord of the Edo Period (1603-1867). The museum also displays a variety of artifacts from the Kamakura to Muromachi Periods such as earthenware, Chinese porcelain and stone objects, all recovered in local excavations in recent decades.
Hours: 8:30 to 17:00
Closed: Opened All Year Round
Admission: 400 yen (museum only)
710 yen (museum and stone Buddhas)
Level of English: Minimal
Access Information:
Via Bus
From Usaki Station to Usaki Sekibutsu bus stop
It takes 20minute with a cost of 310 yen.
The buses operate only once every one to two hours,
Via Taxi
A cost is around 2000yen from Usaki Station.
A rental car outlet can be found near Kami-Usuki Station, but outlets are more readily available at Beppu, Oita and Oita Airport.