The Machu Picchu of Japan

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Japan really is a great island country for its fantastic scenery. One of them is the Takeda Castle Ruins (竹田城), located up in Mt. Kojōzan (古城山) in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県). Castle ruins may not sound too exciting or appealing to some people, but the location and its rich history ranked it as one of the Top 100 Castles in Japan! It has also been listed as a designated National Important Cultural Properties!

Mt. Kojōzan is a mountain with an altitude of 353.7 meters. As the whole mountain looks like a tiger lying down, the Takeda Castle built at its summit is also known as Torafusujō (虎臥城). With the castle tower being located at the center, its territory stretches in three directions. Instead of a rather rectangular shape like most castles, Takeda Castle’s ground is more triangular. Although the castle was destroyed during the war, its stone walls remain intact today.

On December 3, 2021, we welcomed DJ Ground to Takeda Castle Ruins, registered as a national historic site, for a video shoot. Takeda Castle Ruins is a mountain castle ruins located on a mountaintop looking up from the castle town and is widely known as "castle in the sky" or "Machu Picchu in Japan" because of the way it floats in a sea of clouds created by river fog that forms in the Maruyama River flowing under the castle depending on the weather and temperature.

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Sound Cloud: in Takeda Castle Ruins original set

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10 March 2022 Release

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Video credits:

Venue: Takeda Castle Ruins

Artist: Ground

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