Inuyama Castle

Yesterday M and I went to Inuyama Castle, which is located about 40 minutes from my apartment by car. The approach to the castle was along a river lined with cherry trees which are expected to be in full bloom sometime mid next month.

Inuyama Castle was smaller than any of the castles that I have visited, but given its status as, arguably, the oldest castle in Japan and a National Treasure the small size was easy to overlook.
On our way back to the car we wandered through a shrine and spotted a few trees already in bloom.