I stopped by Nagoya Castle that I had wanted to see for a long time. This castle is famous as a symbol of Nagoya City. There's a beautiful and magnificent castle in my hometown and I wanted to compare them. You can see the picture of Matsuyama Castle which is in my hometown.
Japanese castles are constructed for Samurai's daily life and protection against opponents once the fight has started. There are many devices to fight off the invaders. On the other hand, castles have kitchens, wells, vault toilets, archives, storerooms for food and many other necessities. We can see how the medieval life was when we walk around in the castle. I was expecting that kind of thing, but I was disappointed to visit Nagoya Castle. I didn't feel any nostalgia that many people were actually living here until 150 years ago. I couldn't smell the medieval air of Japan.
The castle was made of concrete and, to my surprise, it had elevators in it. It was just a modern building that has a medieval castle's appearance. The inside was a museum of medieval life; streets and shops were recreated and exhibited there. It was nonsense to me. I just wanted to see the castle.
(Vocabulary)
vault toilet くみ取り便所
archives 記録文書, 古文書, 保存資料; 記録［公文書］保管所, 文書館
recreate …を再現する
(KW: 名古屋城)
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