Going around Nara Koriyama City
I would like to inform Koriyama city trip.
To Koriyama by JR or Kintetsu Train.
By JR train, Koriyama is a next station from Nara.
Get off at JR Koriyama, go west about 5minutes, arrive at Moat park.
This park is built at SotoBori of Koriyama Castle.
Near this park Yakuon-Hachiman Shrine is existing.
I pray this shrine.
This shrine is built at Heijyokyo period.
Precinct has many herbs.
Turn right at Route 108, to Konya River.
This area is Edo spirits town.
Go along Konya river to west.
There is Goldfish scooping shop.
Koriyama is a famous city for Goldfish.
Soon Kintetsu railway is seen.
Turn right along railway, I arrive at Koriyama castle park.
Walk in the park, go left and cross railway crossing, I arrive at the gate of Koriyama Castle.
There's a big stone wall, this is a castle gate ruin.
Turn right at this gate, walk along Hori, soon arrive at Otemon gate.
Go enter from this gate.No charge.
Near the gate, Jyoshi-House is existig.
This house is built for library at Meiji period.
Current, it is a city hall.
Yamato Koriyama Castle is built by Jyunkei Tsutsui at 1580.
Yoshisato Yanagisawa enter as the lord of this castle at 1724.
Yanagisawa clan keep this castle to the end of Edo period.
Yanagisawa clan introduce Goldfish and Sericulture.
Now Koriyama city is No.1 volume for Breeding goldfish.
Current Bairin gate, Otemon Yagura are restored.
Now this castle is restoring Stone wall, and investigating Tenshukaku stone Wall.
So, entering the Tenshukaku ruin is not available.
Walkg route along the Castle.
First is Bajyo-Senmon Ruin.
Going forward, arrive at the best view point of Tenshukaku stone wall.
Please take a picture for Tenshukaku Ruin.
Next is Gojyuken Horse park ruin.
Taking a break is better.
Go forward, go out from Nakashikiri gate.
Enter castle again from Toriigate, there is Yanagisawa shrine.
I pray this Shrine.
Next is Yanagisawa library．
This library has many books for Castle reports.
Today is closed. Monday is closing.
Next is Yamato Koriyama Hall, 10minutes walk from castle.
This hall is built Culture and sports hall at 2001.
I take a lunch in this hall.
Koriyama city hold a Goldfish scooping convention at August at Goldfish scooping Square.
This year it was held at August 23 and 24, abou 2200people are attended.
Yamato Koriyma castle restoring will be finished at 2016.
Please visit Koriyama castle after castle restoring at 2016.
That's it.
I would like to inform Koriyama city trip.
To Koriyama by JR or Kintetsu Train.
By JR train, Koriyama is a next station from Nara.
Get off at JR Koriyama, go west about 5minutes, arrive at Moat park.
This park is built at SotoBori of Koriyama Castle.
Near this park Yakuon-Hachiman Shrine is existing.
I pray this shrine.
This shrine is built at Heijyokyo period.
Precinct has many herbs.
Turn right at Route 108, to Konya River.
This area is Edo spirits town.
Go along Konya river to west.
There is Goldfish scooping shop.
Koriyama is a famous city for Goldfish.
Soon Kintetsu railway is seen.
Turn right along railway, I arrive at Koriyama castle park.
Walk in the park, go left and cross railway crossing, I arrive at the gate of Koriyama Castle.
There's a big stone wall, this is a castle gate ruin.
Turn right at this gate, walk along Hori, soon arrive at Otemon gate.
Go enter from this gate.No charge.
Near the gate, Jyoshi-House is existig.
This house is built for library at Meiji period.
Current, it is a city hall.
Yamato Koriyama Castle is built by Jyunkei Tsutsui at 1580.
Yoshisato Yanagisawa enter as the lord of this castle at 1724.
Yanagisawa clan keep this castle to the end of Edo period.
Yanagisawa clan introduce Goldfish and Sericulture.
Now Koriyama city is No.1 volume for Breeding goldfish.
Current Bairin gate, Otemon Yagura are restored.
Now this castle is restoring Stone wall, and investigating Tenshukaku stone Wall.
So, entering the Tenshukaku ruin is not available.
Walkg route along the Castle.
First is Bajyo-Senmon Ruin.
Going forward, arrive at the best view point of Tenshukaku stone wall.
Please take a picture for Tenshukaku Ruin.
Next is Gojyuken Horse park ruin.
Taking a break is better.
Go forward, go out from Nakashikiri gate.
Enter castle again from Toriigate, there is Yanagisawa shrine.
I pray this Shrine.
Next is Yanagisawa library．
This library has many books for Castle reports.
Today is closed. Monday is closing.
Next is Yamato Koriyama Hall, 10minutes walk from castle.
This hall is built Culture and sports hall at 2001.
I take a lunch in this hall.
Koriyama city hold a Goldfish scooping convention at August at Goldfish scooping Square.
This year it was held at August 23 and 24, abou 2200people are attended.
Yamato Koriyma castle restoring will be finished at 2016.
Please visit Koriyama castle after castle restoring at 2016.
That's it.