This was taken on January 3rd, 2006 in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima, Japan. It was really cold and snowy on this day. This samurai castle is a reproduction of one that was destroyed by Meiji forces. I used my Nikon FE2 with a Nikkor 35mm f/2.8 lens.
Jan 06 This is Tsurugajo castle in Fukushima. I wanted to capture this with no people but I couldnt stand waiting around in the cold forever. Can you believe there were people here taking pictures of this with their cellphones?! Actually, the people kind of give it an accurate perspective on just how big this castle really is.