By HIDESHI NISHIMOTO/ Staff Writer
September 21, 2022 at 07:30 JST
Dressed in armor, a musket troop fires a celebratory salute to mark the 400th anniversary of Fukuyama Castle in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 28. (Hideshi Nishimoto)
FUKUYAMA, Hiroshima Prefecture--Fukuyama Castle is celebrating its 400th anniversary following extensive renovation work that remodeled the main keep into an experience-based museum and transformed its Tsukimi Yagura moon-viewing turret into a space for banquets and use as a bedroom for overnight guests. [Read More]
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