I castelli dei tesori d'arte nazionali 
According to documents in the past were more or less 25.000 castles. But is not that all these had the 天 守 阁: tenshu-kaku: male Japanese castle. It is also called the citadels, fortresses 城: shiro: castle. But usually the word "Shiro" means a building with the male of the castle. At the end of the Tokugawa (Edo) were about 70 "shiro". During the renovation the new Meiji government made a system change in Japan, society and politics. Votes threw everything they had and have introduced the system of Europe and America. As the tenshu-kaku: Male castle was just the symbol of the Edo period, to throw the past, many castles were demolished during this period. For example, today the castle of Wakamatsu located in the province of Fukushima is a beautiful tourist spot, but the original was demolished in 1874. So which is the existing one which was rebuilt in concrete after the Second World War. Nor is that all other castles that have escaped the demolition of the Meiji renovation were today. During World War II, some chateaux were surprised by bombing and were destroyed by fire, for example, the Nagoya Castle (名古屋 城), Osaka (大 坂 城), etc., and some others were damaged. To this date, only 12 castles are still in original condition. Some castles such as the castle of Nagoya, Osaka and Hiroshima, to Odawara, and so are the buildings that were reconstructed, and others such as the castle of Kumamoto, etc. have been restored in concrete. The 12 originals are castles,
1.
Castle Hirosaki (弘 前 城) in Aomori
2.
Matsumoto Castle (松本 城) in Nagano
3.
Castle Hikone (Zyou Hikone) a Shiga
4. Castello di Maru'oka (Maruoka Zyou) a Fukui
5.
Castello di Inu'yama (Inuyama Zyou) a Aichi
6. Castello di Matsu'e (Zyou Matsue) a Shimane
7.
Castello di Himeji (castle) a Hyogo
8. Castello di Bichu-Matsuyama (Matsuyama Zyou Btsutyuu) a Okayama
9. Castello di Marugame (Marugame Zyou) a Kagawa
10. Castello di Matsuyama (Matsuyama Zyou) a Ehime
11. Castello di Kochi (Kochi Castle) a Kochi
12.
Castello di Uwajima (Castle Uwazima) in Ehime
addition, the castles that are ranked among the national treasures of art are only 4 among these 12.
1. Matsumoto Castle (松本 城) in Nagano
2. Castle Hikone (彦 根 城) in Shiga
3. Castle Inu'yama (犬 山城) in Aichi
4. Himeji Castle (姫 路 城) in Hyogo
few days ago I went to the castle of Matsumoto with her family. (I've never been in my life of 36 years). It was really beautiful and interesting. Its structure is particularly interesting, from appearance (picture) appears in the castle there are the ground floor and 4 floors, but in reality there are 6 floors (ground floor and 5 floors). The male is the fifth floor of the castle! Many friends and acquaintances have told me that Italians went to the Himeji Castle, however, have never been to Matsumoto. Certainly, this castle is beautiful because it is one of the national art treasures, but if you visit the Himeji Castle, and you're moved, you should also visit the castle of Matsumoto (and later two other treasures).
