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DNA Collectibles – Swiss 1:18 and 1:43 resin model manufacturer. Doyusha – Japanese plastic, diecast and RC model manufacturer. Dubray – or J.M. Dubray or JMD – French producer of built and kit resin Peugeots and Citroens in 1:43 scale. One of the earliest specialists in resin, appearing in the '70s.
1/500 scale Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku plastic model kit released by Nichimo. 1:500 scale is a scale mainly used by Europeans for pre-finished die-cast airliner models, such as German manufacturer Herpa. This scale is also used by Japanese model kit manufacturer Bandai, Nichimo Company Ltd. and Fujimi Mokei for ship and science fiction ...
Kaneishi Castle is a flatland-style Japanese castle, located at the foot of Shimizuyama, a mountain which had been fortified during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598), and which was the stronghold of the Sō clan. It was originally called the "Kaneishi-no-yakata", and began as a fortified residence built by Sō Masamori in 1528.
During the Sengoku period, because of constant warfare, many fortifications and castles were built. Archetypal Japanese castle construction is a product of the Momoyama period and early Edo period. [2] A new era of castle construction began when the daimyo Nobunaga built Azuchi Castle from 1576 to 1579. [3]
Though firearms first appeared in Japan in 1543, and castle design almost immediately saw developments in reaction, Azuchi castle, built in the 1570s, was the first example of a largely new type of castle, on a larger, grander scale than those that came before, boasting a large stone base (武者返し, musha-gaeshi), a complex arrangement of ...
This is an incomplete list of castles in Japan, and focuses on those with some historical notability. Five of Japan's castles (Hikone, Himeji, Inuyama, Matsue and Matsumoto) are National Treasures. Himeji Castle (World Heritage Site)
Other Japanese castles stationed by French style Japanese troops includes Sakura Castle, Utsunomiya Castle, Takasaki Castle, Sendai Castle, Kanazawa Castle, Osaka Castle, Himeji Castle, Hiroshima Castle, Marugame Castle, Kumamoto Castle, Kokura Castle, and Fukuoka Castle. [12]
In 1579, Oda Nobunaga commissioned Kanō Eitoku (1543-1590), the most famous Japanese painter of his time, to create a pair of folding screens of Azuchi castle. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 2 ] It was a meticulously detailed birds-eye view of the fortress and its nearby town.