3.1K views · 112 reactions | The Iwakuni Castle was originally constructed by Kikkawa Hiroie from 1601 to 1608 as his own castle, but was later dismantled per the order - one castle per province - in 1615. A replica of the castle now stands on top of the hill above Nishiki River and Kintai Bridge. If you haven't been there yet, come out and see the sights! | AFN Iwakuni | Facebook

68K views · 1.8K reactions | Statue of Sasaki Kojiro This statue is in Kikko Park, near Iwakuni Castle, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Sasaki fought and lost the famous duel against Miyamoto Musashi in 1612 on the island of Ganryu-jima, further around the coast in Yamaguchi Prefecture between Honshu and Kyushu. This duel features in Eiji Yoshikawa's outstanding, swashbuckling novel "Musashi". #samurai #japanese | sensitive_samurai | Facebook

Kintai Bridge - Iwakuni, Japan 😍 | Studio Ghibli, Japan and Anime Fans