Ibaraki Japan Heritage 3-City Collaboration Forum: New Perspectives! Discovering Ibaraki's Castles through Japan Heritage

About this event

This forum is an event that sheds light from a new perspective on the "castles" associated with Japan Heritage stories scattered across Ibaraki Prefecture, rediscovering their charm. Amid the recent "castle boom," the forum proposes new ways to appreciate castles not just as battlegrounds or symbols of governance, but in connection with each Japan Heritage story. Specifically, lectures will include "The Castle That Became a School: Early Modern Mito Castle and Edo Learning" regarding Mito Castle associated with the "Modern Japan Educational Heritage Group"; "Kasama Castle Seen from Kasamashiko: Tracing the Remains of a Medieval Mountain Castle" related to Kasama City's "Kasamashiko: The Pottery Story Spun by Sibling Regions"; and "Why Was a Chateau Born in Ushiku? From Medieval Fortifications to Modern Ushiku" connected to Ushiku City's "140-Year History of Japanese Wine: Crystallization of Japanese Culture Brewed from Domestic Grapes." Through these lectures, participants will gain a deep understanding of each Japan Heritage's appeal and discover multifaceted ways to appreciate Ibaraki's castles.

Venue

Ibaraki Prefectural Library

1-5-38 Sannomaru, Mito, Ibaraki 310-0011