A panoramic view of a mountain landscape with a volcanic crater emitting smoke, surrounded by rugged terrain and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

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Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle - Okayama, Japan

A hike to Japan’s only surviving mountaintop castle, Bitchu-Matsuyama in Okayama, offered more than history—it brought misty mountain views, quiet castle town streets, and a meeting with Sanjuro, the resident “Cat Lord.”