Thanksgiving at Ako castle

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This year American Thanksgiving happened to coincide with a Japanese holiday called Labor Thanksgiving Day. Since I had off from school and it was a beautiful day I took a trip to the castle to take photos in the afternoon light. There were few people there and the fall flowers and leaves were stunning in the afternoon light. Here is some of what I saw. I really love the contrast of the stonework of the castle walls and the colorful ephemeral fall flowers and foliage. Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

the castle no longer exists, where there were rooms trees now grow
the inner walls are all that remain of the castle
red maple in the castle gardens
entrance gate
the inner walls are surrounded by a moat
egret patiently looking for dinner
egret walks along the edge of the pond outside the inner walls
pond in the western gardens at sunset
house reflected in the canal outside the castle