Hyogo Prefecture

🌿🍃 Hyogo Prefecture | Japan's "Machu Picchu" - The Sky Castle, Takeda Castle Ruins 🌸🍃 🏰 Opened in March 2024, the first overseas visitor to Japan's Machu Picchu, a castle floating amidst a sea of clouds. 🌤️ Takeda Castle Ruins, acclaimed as the "Sky Castle," is located in the heart of Hyogo Prefecture, in the city of Asago. 🏰 🌺🌿 Built in 1443, Takeda Castle was abandoned shortly after the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600. 🏰 The ruins were restored from the 1970s to the 1980s and now grandly stand atop a mountain peak. 🌄 #Japan 🌸🌺