We visited Matsue Castle Tower, a national treasure in Shimane pref, is one of the 12 remaining castle tower s in all Japan. Of these 12, it is the second -largest and third-tallest. As a castle tower representative of the Keicho era, one of the peaks of castle-building, it was designated a national treasure in July 2015. Although many castles across the country were dismantled in observance of an official order for their abolition at the beginning of the Meiji era. Matsue Castle Tower escaped destruction due to the efforts of Takagi Gonpachi, a former of the Matsue Domain, and family of Katsube Motouemon, a wealthy local farmer.
