The ruins of the beautiful Japanese castle Takeda soar in the clouds Bashny.Net

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If you read a series of books about the adventures of Harry Potter, you probably know what Durmstrang - is hidden in the mountains school for dark witches and wizards. If such a school existed in reality, it is the perfect place for it would be a Japanese castle Takeda. This impressive castle is located in Hyogo Prefecture near Asagi, it was built centuries ago on top of a 300-meter-high mountains.

Takeda Castle can be called a special place because of how he appears in the autumn of view of the observer about eight o'clock in the morning when in the mountains as a result of a sharp drop in temperature will produce dense fog. At this time it seems that the castle lies in the clouds.





Of course, to look for a miracle annually visited by hundreds of tourists. The number of visitors began to grow after the castle has been featured in the Japanese film of 2012 titled "For you».





It is believed that the castle was built in 1443, the year the daimyo Yamana. History tells us that the castle was rebuilt several times since its inception until its owner in 1600, he was appointed Hirohide Akamatsu.





Hirohide was a warrior who fought on the side of the governor Tokugawa Ieyasu during the battle of Sekigahara. Unfortunately, a year later Hirohide committed seppuku - ritual suicide, the Japanese resorted to the samurai. He was the last known owner of the castle - shortly after his death, the castle was abandoned.



Now the castle Takeda gradually destroyed, like everything else in this world. In order to help preserve it, the local authorities are now charging a tourist entrance fee of 300 yen. Excursion to the castle from the foot to the top of the mountain takes about 40 minutes It is best to visit it in the fall, but the lock is not less good in the spring during the cherry blossom.

via factroom.ru