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Bodies of Water Around Japan

1) Sea of Japan, 2) East China Sea, 3) Pacific Ocean

1) Himeji Castle (Hyōgo), 2) Osaka Castle (Osaka), 3) Matsumoto Castle "Crow Castle" (Nagano, 4) Nagoya Castle (Nagoya), 5) Edo Castle

Located in Hyogo, Used from 1333-1868, UNESCO World Heritage Sites 1993

Located in Osaka, Used 1583-1868, Played a major part in the unification of Japan

Matsumoto Castle

Located in Nagano, Used from 1504-1868, "Crow Castle" due to its black coloring

Located in Nagoya, Used from 1619-1868, destroyed in 1945 by an air raid by the Americans, Reconstructed in 1959

Used from 1457-1868, Site of the modern Tokyo Imperial Palace

Famous Landmarks

Tokyo Sky Tree, Hiroshima Peace Memorial, Todai-ji, Himeji Castle, Mount Fuji

634 m., February 29, 2012 construction completed

Hiroshima Peace Memorial

It was completed in April 1915 and was named the Hiroshima Prefectural Commercial Exhibition (HMI), Only structure left after the atomic bomb

One the powerful Seven Great Temples, Buddhist Temple, Located in Nara, Founded in the Early 8th Century

Japanese Bridges

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge , Kintai Bridge, Rainbow Bridge

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

Links Kobe on Honshu to Iwaya on Awaji Island

built 1673 in the Yamaguchi Prefecture, wooden arch

Tokyo, illuminated with various colors, constructed in 1993