First time in Ishikawa Prefecture! Ishikawamon back gate of Kanazawa Castle, a National Important Cultural Property. Impressively expansive
castle grounds and rebuilt structures, grand! Sakuma Morimasa then Maeda Toshiie were lords of this castle domain🏯
I‘m staying at a hotel adjacent to Tokyo Station that was recommended by a DO acquaintance. It’s extremely convenient for my morning commute to Chiba this week. I walked by NHK character store on the basement level and found lots of Toyotomi Brothers merch still available.
Cats of Taira no Kiyomori! Heian period taiga drama often feature cats as beloved palace pets. Black cat on the left is Tamako's pet cat. Calico cat on the right is Norikiyo's family pet cat. Ep.10
Half-brothers/uncle-nephew with bad blood between them: Emperor Sutoku (Iura Arata) and Prince Masahito/Emperor Go-Shirakawa (Matsuda Shota). Taira no Kiyomori Ep.9