There’s a castle near Shizuoka Station, so I went to check it out.

This is the place

Japanese castles tend to be really nicely turned into parks.

Trees

Seriously huge trees..

The entrance

There was some kind of event going on..

The park

It’s Golden Week, so everything is fresh and green.

The park

It’s really well kept.

The park

Clear skies.

A statue

No idea who it is, but I took a photo anyway.

Under construction

Looks like they’re restoring the castle grounds.

The park

Nice and quiet.

A performance

There was a juggling show. Juggling while dancing was pretty impressive, I have to say..

Pokémon

Apparently this manhole cover isn’t actually a real manhole. It doesn’t work as a manhole, it’s just decorative.. Anyway, some people go out of their way to hunt down covers like this to photograph them, so I guess it does bring in tourists.

The park is well laid out and makes for a nice walk around.

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