As some of you will know, Hamamatsu is famous for Tokugawa Ieyasu. Not his birthplace, but the place where he built up his power? Something along those lines, anyway, and maybe that is why the castle is so well preserved.
The road up to Hamamatsu Castle
The weather really was lovely.
Hamamatsu Castle in the distance
It sits on the highest hill in town.
Zoomed in a bit..
Looks great.
On the way up
Statue
Castle entrance
The castle
There were more tourists than I expected. Around that time a taiga drama called “Dou suru Ieyasu” was on the air, so I suspect that had something to do with it.
A view over central Hamamatsu
The view
The building you can see beside it is a hotel.
The view
The plain stretches out wide.
The view
Nothing tall anywhere around.
Event grounds
Probably something to do with the drama, I think.
The view
The view
The view
Inside
There is a samurai.
An explanation of the drama.
Souvenirs
A Hamamatsu Castle ad
Ieyasu and Naotora. Naotora also got a drama a few years back.
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