Imabari 今治 Photo Gallery by Matthew Haswell at pbase.com

Imabari 今治

A modern industrial city near the end of the three-part Kurushima-Kaikyō Bridge linking Ehime and Hiroshima Prefectures, Imabari is the second-largest urban center in the prefecture behind Matsuyama. A castle town established by Tōdō Takatora, the city is now most notable for its restored castle complex, one of the few in the country with a moat once fed by ocean water.

JR Imabari Station	Approaching Imabari Castle	Imabari-jō from below the Yamazato-yagura	Steps up to the Yamazato-yagura and gate
Imabari-jō and statue of Tōdō Takatora	Azaleas with the donjon of Imabari-jō	Cage with rooster and countless parakeets	Row of lanterns and stone gate, Imabari-jō
Front of the castle donjon	Tunnel of torii beside the castle shrine	View over Imabari from the castle donjon	Towering edifice of the Imabari Kokusai Hotel
Imabari waterfront and distant Kurushima Kaikyō	Shrine on the castle grounds	View down on the restored Kurogane-gomon	Kurogane-gomon and castle moat
Okane-yagura and donjon from beyond the moat	Side view of the castle walls with shrine and donjon	Spring flowers and Imabari-jō

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