Ōhori X Maizuru

Ōhori Park (大濠公園 Ōhori-kōen) is a park in Chūō-ku, Fukuoka, Japan and a registered Place of Scenic Beauty.
The name Ōhori means a large moat and it derives from the fact that Kuroda Nagamasa, the old lord of Fukuoka, reclaimed the northern half of a cove or an inlet called Kusagae which was facing Hakata Bay and made a moat for the Fukuoka Castle (source: wikipedia).
For me, Ohori park is more likely a backyard, because the location is pretty close to my apartment, i can go there anytime soon by walk or just couples of steps if i said ha ha ha.
So far, Ohori park is my favorite park of all park that i have been., because not only this park is huge, but it connecting to Maizuru Park where a historical castle hidden between those trees, the castle known as Fukuoka Castle.
The ruins of Fukuoka Castle (福岡城跡, Fukuokajōato) are located in the middle of the city in Maizuru Park, named after the castle's alias, Maizuru Castle. During the Edo Period (1603-1867), Fukuoka Castle used to be the largest castle on Kyushu, but it was almost completely torn down after the Meiji Restoration as an unwanted symbol of the feudal past. Nowadays only ruined walls and a few turrets remain, and the park attracts visitors with walking trails and a few lookout points. (source: Japan Guide)
End of story, these are pictures i took in the Ohori park, not to mention that i'm quite good at photography ha ha ha! even tho my weapon is just camera from my Samsung Galaxy S5

the lake

Heavens Gate

path

magical path

Bridge in the middle of the lake

contrast. a traditional gazebo with modern buildings as background

a lil touch of history

bridge to heaven

it's a long way to go

Ohori Park sunset is such romance!

those are pictures i took in the center of the Ohori Park, beautiful? i know. :)
now lets take a walk to the Fukuoka Castle ruins inside the Maizuru Park, and grab your loved one! (in the video is me and my husband walking hand in hand in the Maizuru Park)

and these are pictures i took in the Fukuoka Castle ruin

looks familiar? THE RING! scaaaary

it used to be a castle

castle hallway

believe it or not these rocks are from Edo Jidai (period)

Historical Rocks

Fukuoka Castle Ruin

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Secret Garden

Hello readers, first i want to say "welcome to my wonderland!", why wonderland? because everything about Japan is fascinating for me, i grown up in a country that doesn't have any seasons, it just summer all year long with humid temperature and sometimes rain, i spend my 23 years old my life just like that in my home country Indonesia, well, Indonesia is a beautiful country with many islands to explore to, and not to mention we have Bali island that famous among the travelers, beautiful beaches, cliffs, etc. (i'll blog about Bali next time), but i always dreamed of to be able experience four seasons in a year.

Long story, i married a Japanese guy and now we're living in Japan, it just have been half year since May 2014, so not much that i can share yet, and since i came here on may i couldn't make it to see the Cherry Blossom tree because spring season was over, but that's okay for me because i have forever to spend in Japan with my dear husband, and most important of all now is FALL Season!!! and this is my 1st time experience of fall season, two days ago my husband took me walk to the park near our townhouse, the park name is Nishi Park (Nishi Koen)

it used to known as Mt. Arasu. there i saw some colorful leaves: red, purple, yellow or orange, oh i can't help falling in love with the color scheme those autumn trees created. and since Nishi Park is actually mountain, some people found the place is kinda have a creepy look but for me it more feels like a Secret Garden. what do you think?

and here`s information about the park,
location :

Nishi Park

〒810-0061

福岡県福岡市中央区西公園 map