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	Japan Regional Information
		Early in the 17th century, Mori Terumoto, a then samurai ruler, built the Hagi Castle at the foot of Mt. Shizuki-yama at the northwest of Hagi, and this place had been the seat of the Yamaguchi prefectural government until the administration was moved to the city of Yamaguchi in the middle of the 19th century.
		Iwakuni is situated in the easternmost part of Yamaguchi and on the west coast of the Aki-nada in the Seto-Inland Sea.
		Iwakuni Castle was built by a warlord in the Kikkawa family early in the 17th century and then demolished under order of the Tokugawa Shogunate seven years later, but it was reconstructed in the middle of the 20th century.
	www.asia-planet.net /japan/yamaguchi.htm (2489 words)

	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Iwakuni was formerly the castle town of the Iwakuni han and the rebuilt castle stands atop a hill as a reminder of the city's heritage.
		Iwakuni Station on the Sanyo Main Line is in the center of the city.
		Iwakuni Castle is situated at the top of a small mountain, and can be reached on foot or by cable car.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Iwakuni (654 words)

	HeraldNet - Snohomish County's online news source (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		The Pagoda-style castle was built atop a hill in Iwakuni by members of the Kikkawa clan, who oversaw the area for 270 years.
		Iwakuni's recurring challenge is the ancient footbridge, the Kintai.
		The Iwakuni bridge is imitated over and over in its city by the arches in a downtown covered walkway, the facade of the symphony building, in mosaic work, in small garden fences and on iron manhole covers.
	www.heraldnet.com /travel/story.cfm?file=04050218441915.cfm (1049 words)

	shiroyama
		Shiroyama (Castle Mountain) lies at the back of the Kintaikyo Bridge, a symbol of Iwakuni City whose history dates back to 1600 when a warlord, Hiroie Kikkawa, was transferred to Iwakuni from Izumo (now Shimane Pref.), as a lord of this area after the most decisive war at Sekigahara (Gifu Pref.).
		Although the castle had to be destroyed only seven years after its completion because of a "one-province one-castle policy" by the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867), the Iwakuni clan prospered for about 260 years until the end of the Tokugawa regime.
		The present castle was rebuilt in 1962, armor and arms of the time are displayed inside the castle, and the top floor is an observatory from which the view of the city is splendid.
	www2.mnx.jp /~kev6145/shiroyama.htm (499 words)

	Iwakuni travel guide - Wikitravel
		Iwakuni Castle was torn down only seven years after it was built, but that was excuse enough for a reconstruction during the castle craze of the 1960s.
		The foundations of the original castle lie a short distance behind the new one; the builders apparently decided to move it closer to the cliff, for visual purposes.
		Iwakuni is not long on nightlife; many of its foreign residents head to Nagarekawa in Hiroshima to drink on weekends.
	wikitravel.org /en/Iwakuni (729 words)

	Iwakuni Guide - Japan Reference
		It is an old castle town, with its samurai quarters and one of Japan's most famous traditional bridge.
		The castle was ordered by Kikkawa Hiroie and took five years to erect.
		Iwakuni is about 35-40 minutes away from Hiroshima (￥745) on the JR Sanyo main line.
	www.jref.com /practical/iwakuni.shtml (399 words)

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		The history of Iwakuni begins with the construction of Iwakuni castle after the Sekigahara war by the feudal lord,Hiroie Kikkawa, in 1600 (Keicho 5).
		This park was formerly the residence of the Kikkawa family, after the castle of that feudal lord of Iwakuni was destroyed.
		Armor and arms of the Kikkawa family are displayed from the 1st to the 3rd floors, and the view from the observatory on the 4th floor is superb.
	mothra.rerf.or.jp /ENG/Chugoku/Iwakuni/Iwakuni.html (1366 words)

	shiroyama
		Shiroyama (Castle Mountain) lies at the back of the Kintaikyo Bridge, a symbol of Iwakuni City whose history dates back to 1600 when a warlord, Hiroie Kikkawa, was transferred to Iwakuni from Izumo (now Shimane Pref.), as a lord of this area after the most decisive war at Sekigahara (Gifu Pref.).
		Although the castle had to be destroyed only seven years after its completion because of a "one-province one-castle policy" by the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1867), the Iwakuni clan prospered for about 260 years until the end of the Tokugawa regime.
		The present castle was rebuilt in 1962, armor and arms of the time are displayed inside the castle, and the top floor is an observatory from which the view of the city is splendid.
	www.hiroshima-cdas.or.jp /home/hirosan/shiroyama.htm (499 words)

	... Iwakuni Castle ...
		Here is a little bit of history from the brochure: "The first lord of Iwakuni, Hiroie Kikkawa, launched construction in 1601 of a castle atop the strategically important Mt. Shiroyama.
		The castle was finished in 1608, but was demolished just seven years later when the shogun decreed that there could be only one castle in each province.
		The castle that stands today was reconstructed by the local community in 1962.
	matthiesen.homestead.com /IwakuniCastle.html (174 words)

	iwakuni
		Iwakuni is located about 50 km south of Hiroshima, and so was a great place to stay while visiting Hiroshima.
		Of course, there are also things to see and do in Iwakuni, such as the Iwakuni Castle, the Kintai Bridge, and Cormorant Fishing.
		This form of fishing is done at night, and consists of cormorants (fl birds, not seen but shown in the baskets in the front of the boats and on the yoke), as well as wood fires, which are lit in the iron basket you see on the back of each boat.
	members.tripod.com /efseal/iwakuni.html (379 words)

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		When we were leaving, we expected to return to the Nishi Hiroshima train station to return to Iwakuni, but she and her driver absoulutely insisted on taking us all the way back to the base.
		The castle itself is a brief walk from the tram, on a path that curves around the top of the mountain.
		There were a lot of Iwakuni artifacts on display, and the view from the top of the castle was great.
	croneyfamily.com /japan_notes.html (3148 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Iwakuni Castle was constructed in 1608(Keicho 13) by Hiroie Kikkawa.
		Armor and arms of the Kikkawa family are displayed from the 1st fioor to the 3rd floor and the view from the observatory on the 4th floor is superb.
		In 1963 a ropeway was opened as a of transportation to Iwakuni Castle at the top of the mountain.The view from the ropeway is splended.
	www.urban.ne.jp /home/ichiya/iwakuni/Iwakuni-english.html (407 words)

	Kedo-In - Kyôgoku
		Motoharu was active in the war with the Oda that culminated in the Siege of Takamatsu Castle in Bingo and after the death of Nobunaga (1582) played an important role in Hideyoshi's conquest of Shikoku in 1585, landing with Takakage on Iyo with 30,000 men.
		He joined the defenders of Osaka Castle in 1614 and was killed at the Battle of Wakae in the Osaka Summer Campaign.
		Tomomasa was a younger brother of Kitabatake Tomomori of Ise and held Kotsukuri Castle.
	www.samurai-archives.com /dictionary/k2.html (7372 words)

	Sister Cities of Tottori City
		This castle built by Terumasa Ikeda in 1601, is also called "White Heron Castle" because the castle is said to resemble a heron spreading the wings in the air.
		Iwakuni was where Kikkawa's descendents worked generation after generation as chief retainers of the clan.
		The former castle was a 'mountain castle' built in 1608.
	www.city.tottori.tottori.jp /top/multilang/english/kokusai/e_simai.htm#iwakuni (698 words)

	Avatars, Music & Travel
		After the battle of Sekigahara, Iwakuni flourished as a castle town in the Iwakuni clan of the Kikkawa family, holding a fief yielding 60,000-koku (approximately 300,000 U.S. bushels).
		At the top of Shiroyama (Castle Mountain) rises Iwakuni Castle, and at the bottom flow the crystal-clear waters of the Nishiki River, reflecting an image of the famous Kintai Bridge that crosses over it.
		Iwakuni has a population of about 110,000 people and an area of 221.15 square kilometers.
	www.fairwood-mt.us /oth-31.html (325 words)

	Iwakuni Tourist Information and Travel Guide at InfoHub.com
		Two kilometres west of the present town centre, Kintai-kyo is one of the country's top three bridges, an elegant five-arched structure, spanning the rocky Nishiki-gawa like a tossed pebble skipping across the water.
		The albino-like snakes are unique to Iwakuni and are thought to have evolved here because of the slightly warmer temperatures in winter.
		If you are in Iwakuni overnight between June 1 and August 31, don't miss the cormorant fishing (ukai), which takes place on the Nishiki-gawa beside the bridge between 6.30pm and 9pm.
	www.infohub.com /Destinations/Asia/Japan/Iwakuni (690 words)

	Iwakuni City
		Iwakuni was an unimportant village that was deep in the Mori family’s vast domain until they lost all but Yamaguchi Prefecture after the battle of Sekigahara in 1600.
		Iwakuni's white snakes are unique in the world as the coloring is stable and has existed from some time.
		Iwakuni was a small village until fedual lord, Hiroie Kikkawa, found himself banished here along at the start of the 1600s for supporting the wrong shogun.
	apike.ca /japan_iwakuni.html (719 words)

	Introduction to the Spencers in Iwakuni Website
		The Iwakuni area is plagued with chemical, paper, petroleum and textile plants (and don't forget the crematorium, where the dead bodies are incinerated) as well as the muck they all put into the environment.
		The city of Iwakuni is a very crowded, industrial, and polluted place, but they do at least have one saving grace- Kikko park where you can find the Kintai Bridge and the Iwakuni Castle.
		Iwakuni is in the Yamaguchi Prefecture (a prefecture here is similar to a state in the US), in the Chugoku region, which consists of five prefectures on the southern end of the main island of Honshu.
	www.geocities.com /~usmcspencers/intro.html (1169 words)

	Crystal Cruises - Shore Excursion Details
		Originally constructed by Kikkawa Hiroyoshi in 1673 without the use of nails or screws, the bridge's five wooden arches resemble an abacus and is therefore affectionately referred to as Abacus Bridge.
		As the bridge is closed to vehicular traffic, you are invited to traverse its span by foot.
		Iwakuni Castle is one of many castles reconstructed during a period in which numerous national monuments were rebuilt after World War II.
	www.crystalcruises.com /window_excursion.aspx?EX=HIR-C&CID=4302&CD=02/10/2004 (362 words)

	Japanese Castles
		Castles built thereafter had to be approved by the Tokugawa Bakufu.
		The number of castles decreased even further during World War II when most were destroyed because they were being used for military purposes.
		The greatest concentration of castles is on Honshu in central Japan.
	tanutech.com /japan/jcastles.html (477 words)

	Crystal Cruises - Shore Excursion Details
		Whether you are a nature lover, a history buff or both, you will find this outing to Iwakuni to be thoroughly delightful.
		Your marvelous day in Iwakuni continues with a walk around a special area populated by samurai houses known as Kikko Park.
		Following your visit to the captivating town of Iwakuni, it will be time to return to your Crystal ship.
	www.crystalcruises.com /window_excursion.aspx?EX=HIR-D&CID=5110&CD=04/22/2005 (327 words)

	Castle mountain, Iwakuni - Reviews of Castle mountain - IgoUgo
		We had originally planned to follow the walking trail from the Kintai-kyo bridge to Iwakuni Castle set strategically atop Mount Shiroyama.
		From there, it was a 200 meter walk to the castle.
		The original castle, completed in 1601, had stood for a mere seven years before it was demolished by orders of the shogun.
	www.igougo.com /travelcontent/journalEntryActivity.aspx?EntryID=27701 (280 words)

	Japan Omnibus - Sightseeing - Chugoku Area - San-yo
		This castle town's heyday was from the 14th to the 16th century, when it was the home of the warlord Ouchi family.
		Iwakuni is a further 20 minutes south by train.
		Okayama Castle was first built in 1573 but today the modern reconstruction, known as Ujo (Crow Castle) for its fl color, is a side attraction for visitors to the Korakuen park.
	www.japan-zone.com /omnibus/chugoku_s.shtml (879 words)

	The Cultural and Historic CROSSROADS of Japan / Iwakuni
		Iwakuni, a town of about 110,000 people, has a large number of attractions, all of which are located within walking distance of each other.
		There is also a ropeway lift up the hill to Iwakuni castle.
		Because of the American military base that's located in Iwakuni, there are usually good English materials available to explain the sights.
	www.west-japan-travel.com /theme/iwakuni/index.html?p_samurai (503 words)

	Japan
		At the far end of the city, at the base of the mountains, the river is still wide and spanned by the famous Kintai Bridge, originally built in 1673.
		At the far end of the bridge and at the base of Mt. Shiroyama, is Kikko Park with its gardens, ponds, fountains, a shrine, a couple museums, restaurants, shops, etc. It must be a sight to behold in the spring with all the cherry blossoms in bloom.
		After climbing up seven stories of the castle, you have a spectacular 360-degree view of mountain ranges on one side and on the other side, the city, river, air base and inland sea.
	worldoneness.tripod.com /japan3.html (1720 words)

	Iwakuni Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
		This castle was originally built in 1608 and was controlled by the Kikkawa family after the battle of Sekigahara.
		This castle is a reconstruction of the original.
		Iwakuni is home to the Kintai-kyo, a traditional five-arched bridge that spans the Nishiki-gawa.
	www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/Japan/Yamaguchi_ken/Iwakuni-975770/Things_To_Do-Iwakuni-BR-1.html (539 words)

	Daytrips Around Hiroshima
		Hiroshima Castle had to be rebuilt after the bomb, and it is just a museum now.
		There is a famous bridge at Iwakuni, and we heard it's story from a cute man reading a script he'd patched together.
		Iwakuni is apparently famous for having many flavors of ice-cream, so we each tried at least a couple scoops.
	www.engr.uiuc.edu /international-StudentExperience/AsiaExperience/JapanExperience/GokliPfister_Hiroshima_Su02/neal/daytrips.html (936 words)

	Hiroshima Photo Album - Iwakuni City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Another shot of the castle, but it's so tiny all you can really do is enjoy the mountains.
		Across the bridge is a smaller section of Iwakuni, full of really old buildings and gardens.
		Iwakuni is also famous for albino/white snakes ("shiroi hebi").
	www.imonoyama.org /excursions/iwakuni/index.html (657 words)

	Iwakuni Photos from the Spencer Family Album
		Iwakuni was bombed only once, on the day before the war ended; all the other hangers were destroyed, and this one shows damage from the bombing.
		This was an interesting tour, and I'm glad we had the chance to see the Japanese side of this base, close up.
		These stores are amazing; they are selling $600 pairs of jeans, as well as similarly overpriced jackets, shirts, etc. They seem to aim their merchandise at Americans, but I can't imagine WHO is stupid enough to pay those prices, when you can either buy at the exchange, or go to a Japanese store in town!!!
	www.geocities.com /usmcspencers/fotoiwak.html (1694 words)

	PHOTOGUIDE.JP - Japan Photos - Home > Yamaguchi 山口県 > Iwakuni 岩国市
		Made of wood with five distinct arches, Kintai-kyo Bridge is one Japan's three most famous bridges since the 17th century.
		The current bridge was reconstructed in Feb. 2004 after 3 years of work by Iwakuni carpenters using Edo-Period techniques and materials from all over Japan.
		Iwakuni Station is near Hiroshima Station and Shin-Iwakuni Station is a bullet train station.
	photoguide.jp /pix/index.php?cat=79 (157 words)

	Iwakuni and a Bridge
		A picture of Iwakuni castle from the bridge, zoomed in.
		Anyways, something happened to the castle, possibly some damage, and the place was closed to the public until the new year.
		I didn't take it as I didn't feel like paying money just to reach the outside of the castle and not be allowed in.
	wind.prohosting.com /chauboy/photos/japan/iwakuni/iwakuni2.html (121 words)

	Iwakuni, a nice bridge near Hiroshima -- Nicolas Delerue's travel pictures and photo gallery
		Iwakuni, a nice bridge near Hiroshima -- Nicolas Delerue's travel pictures and photo gallery
		Iwakuni is located a few dizains of kilometres south of Hiroshima.
		Pictures taken in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan in March 2004.
	pictures.nicolas.delerue.org /japan/20040331_Iwakuni (93 words)

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