Travel Japan: Odawara Castle

Odawara Castle is one of Japan`s most underrated castles. Odawara Castle is an Edo Period castle from the Kamakura Era. Kobayakawa Tohira first build the Odawara castle. After that Hojo So-un seized it from him in 1495. The Castle became the residence of a Mr. Okubo in the Edo Period, and towered over the city as a symbol of Odawara until its destruction in 1860. The outside of the present structure was restored and renovated in 1960 using fortified concrete, and the inside is an exhibition room for ancient books, paintings, amour, swords and other historical documents and artifacts. Photography is prohibited inside the castle museum.

 
There is also a souvenir shop in the topfloor of the castle.

The height of the castle is 60m and people can get a panoramic view of Sagami Bay.

Agra, Visiting the Taj

The immortal monument of love, Taj Mahal is one of the most visited medieval buildings of the world. Such is the importance of this eternal monument that it has almost become a symbol of India. Most foreigners who visit India are lured by the Taj and it is one of the first things that they want to visit in the country. The Taj Mahal tours take tourists on the fascinating journeys of the city of Agra and its surrounding locates, all of which still smell of history. With the numerous historic monuments that a tour of Agra promises, the erstwhile capital of the mighty Mughuls is one of the highlights of tourism in North India.