A sister castle or friend Castle relationship is the Castle equivalent of sister city, between two geographically castles, usually by agreement between two local governments famous for Castles.
Some Japanese castles establish sister relationships not only domestic castles but also European Castles.

On March 26, 2015, Conwy Castle in Wales was twinned with Himeji Castle. It was the first sister/twin castles between two [[World Heritage Sites.[1]


List of Sister Castles and Friend Castles

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Sister Castle
Friend Castle
Date Host Castles Distinction Client Castles Distinction ref.
1966, August 15    
Hikone Castle
National Treasure
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Takamatsu Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Historic Site of Japan
National Place of Scenic Beauty
[2]
1983, April 29    
Nagahama Castle
-    
Osaka Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Special Historic Site of Japan
[3]
1985, November 2    
Osaka Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Wakayama Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Historic Site of Japan
National Place of Scenic Beauty
[3]
1989, November 2    
Marksburg
  World Heritage Site    
Maruoka Castle
Important Cultural Property [4][5]
1989, May 11    
Himeji Castle
  World Heritage Site
National Treasure
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Château de Chantilly
- [6]
2006, October 10    
Osaka Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Ueda Castle
National Historic Site of Japan [3]
2009, October 2    
Schloss Eggenberg
  World Heritage Site    
Osaka Castle
National Historic Site of Japan
Special Historic Sites
[3]
2015, March 26    
Himeji Castle
  World Heritage Site
National Treasure
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Neuschwanstein Castle
- [6]
2015, March 26    
Himeji Castle
  World Heritage Site
National Treasure
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Conwy Castle
  World Heritage Site
Listed building-Grade 1
[6]
2017, April 11    
Château des ducs de Bretagne
Monument historique    
Osaka Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Special Historic Site of Japan
[3]
2022, October 3    
Osaka Castle
Important Cultural Property
National Special Historic Site of Japan
   
Castello Sforzesco
- [7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Conwy and Himeji castles' twinning starts 'beautiful friendship'".}}
  2. ^ "彦根市について" (in Japanese).}}
  3. ^ a b c d e "大阪城天守閣九十年の歴史" (in Japanese).}}
  4. ^ "レファレンス事例詳細" (in Japanese).
  5. ^ "越前 丸岡城" (PDF) (in Japanese).}}
  6. ^ a b c "姉妹都市(海外・国内)/姉妹城" (in Japanese).
  7. ^ "「姉妹城・友好城郭紹介」パネル展示コーナーに「スフォルツェスコ城」が加わりました" (in Japanese).

2024, ? Himeji Castle-Wawel Castle


Chart year[1] Artist Song/Album Title
1964 Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence"
1983 Irene Cara "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
1997 Elton John "Candle in the Wind 1997"
Artist JP no.1 year 1st No.1 In JP U.S. No.1 Year[2] 1st No.1 In U.S.
Bee Gees 1967 "Massachusetts" 1971 "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
Celine Dion 1995 "To Love You More" 1993 "The Power of Love"


List of Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles by non-Japanese artists.

2008–2019

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Chart date[3][4] Artist Title No.1 Weeks Notes
2008-5-5 Leona Lewis] "Bleeding Love" 1[a]
2009-9-28 Mika "Blame It on the Girls" 1[a]
2009-10-10 TVXQ/Tohoshinki's Jaejoong and Yoochun "Colors (Melody and Harmony)" 1[a]
2010-02-06 TVXQ/Tohoshinki "Break Out!" 1[b] 5[5]
2010-04-10 TVXQ/Tohoshinki "Toki o Tomete" 1[c][6] 4[6]
2011-02-12 TVXQ/Tohoshinki "Keep Your Head Down" 1[c] 7[7]
2011-04-11 Lady Gaga Born This Way 1 (Total 2 weeks)[d] 19
2011-04-30 Shojo Jidai Mr. Taxi 1 (Total 2 weeks)[d] 19
2012-03-31 TVXQ/Tohoshinki "Still" 1[c] 3
2012-10-13 Shojo Jidai Oh! 1[c] 4
2012-10-27 Kara "Electric Boy" 1[e] 6
2013-01-26 TVXQ/Tohoshinki Catch Me" 1[f] 4
2013-05-20 The Wanted Glad You Came" 1[f] 4
2013-08-10 Kara "Thank You Summer Love" 1[c] 2
2013-11-02 2PM "Winter Games" 1[c] 3
2014-10-04 2PM "Midaretemina" 1[c] 2
2014-11-22 TVXQ/Tohoshinki "Time Works Wonders" 1[c] 8
2015-02-14 2PM "Guilty Love"[8] 1[c] 3
2015-7-20 Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe featuring Afrojack "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)" 1[c] 5
2015-11-21 Exo "Love Me Right (Romantic Universe)" 1[c] 5
2016-07-02 BtoB "L.U.V" 1[c] 2
2016-10-15 iKon "Dumb & Dumber" 1[c] 3
2017-09-30 Twice "One More Time" 1[g] 26
2017-11-04 BTS feat. Desiigner "Mic Drop" 1[h] 19
2018-01-03 Twice "Candy Pop" 1[i] 31
2018-04-07 Twice "Wake Me Up" 1[j] 17
2018-05-19 GOT7 "The New Era" 1[k] 4
2018-05-26 BTS "Fake Love" 1[l] 38 (R) 48
2019-05-18 BTS "Lights" 1[m] 1 (R) 21
2019-06-01 Iz*One "Buenos Aires" 1[n] 2 (R) 6
2019-06-29 Twice "Breakthrough" 1[o] 13 (R) 15
2019-8-19 Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe featuring Afrojack ""Scarlet"" 1[c] 5
2019-09-14 Iz*One "Vampire" 1[p] 5


The Three great bridges is Japanese term selecting three bridges in Japan in many ways.

The three noted bridges(三名橋)

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Name Japanese Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Prefecture Ref.
  1 Megane Bridge 眼鏡橋 Important Cultural Property (1960) 22 m (72 ft) Masonry
2 arches
Footbridge
Nakashima River
1634 Nagasaki
32°44′49.8″N 129°52′48.3″E / 32.747167°N 129.880083°E / 32.747167; 129.880083 (Megane Bridge)
Nagasaki [B 1]
[S 1]
  2 Kintai Bridge 錦帯橋 National Treasure (1922)
Span : 35.1 m (115 ft)
193 m (633 ft) Arch
Wooden beam
Footbridge
Nishiki River
1673 Iwakuni
34°10′03.5″N 132°10′41.9″E / 34.167639°N 132.178306°E / 34.167639; 132.178306 (Kintai Bridge)
Yamaguchi [B 2]
[S 2]
  3 Nihonbashi 日本橋 Important Cultural Property (1999) 49 m (161 ft) Masonry
2 arches
  Japan National Route 14
Nihonbashi River
1911 Tokyo
35°41′02.6″N 139°46′28.2″E / 35.684056°N 139.774500°E / 35.684056; 139.774500 (Nihonbashi)
Tokyo
Chiyoda
[B 3]
Name Japanese Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Prefecture Ref.
4 Yamazakibashi 山崎橋
Shiga Prefectural road
Yodo River
725 Ōyamazaki and Yawata
Kyoto
  5 Seta no Karahashi 瀬田の唐橋
Footbridge
Seta River
1673 Ōtsu Shiga
  6 Ujibashi 宇治橋

Uji River
646 Uji Kyoto

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Name Japanese Distinction Length Type Carries
Crosses
Opened Location Prefecture Ref.
  7 Kazurabashi [ja] かずら橋 45 m (148 ft) Suspension
Woven lianas, steel cables
Footbridge
Iya Valley
Miyoshi
33°52′30.5″N 133°50′07.4″E / 33.875139°N 133.835389°E / 33.875139; 133.835389 (Kazurabashi)
Tokushima
  8 Kintai Bridge 錦帯橋 National Treasure (1922)
Span : 35.1 m (115 ft)
193 m (633 ft) Arch
Wooden beam
Footbridge
Nishiki River
1673 Iwakuni
34°10′03.5″N 132°10′41.9″E / 34.167639°N 132.178306°E / 34.167639; 132.178306 (Kintai Bridge)
Yamaguchi [B 4]
[S 3]
  9 Saruhashi Bridge 猿橋 31 m (102 ft) Beam
Cantilever wooden beams
Footbridge
Katsura River
1756 Ōtsuki
35°36′56.5″N 138°58′48.8″E / 35.615694°N 138.980222°E / 35.615694; 138.980222 (Saruhashi Bridge)
Yamanashi [B 5]
  10 Shinkyo Bridge 神橋 Shrines and Temples of Nikkō
  World Heritage Site (1999)
28 m (92 ft) Beam
Footbridge
Daiya River
1904 Nikkō
36°45′12.0″N 139°36′14.5″E / 36.753333°N 139.604028°E / 36.753333; 139.604028 (Shinkyo Bridge)
Tochigi [9]


林 "forest"

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  • Lin is 18th common surname in China
  • Im,Lim is 9th common surname in South Korea, though Im can be represented different Hanja such as 任, 壬, 恁.
  • Lâm is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Hayashi is 19th common surname in Japan.

武 "military"

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  • Wu is 93th common surname in China.
  • Moo is rare surname in South Korea.
  • Vũ or Võ is 7th common surname in Vietnam.
  • Take is less common surname in Japan.

高 "high"

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  • Gao is 19th common surname in China.
  • Ko is 23th common surname in South Korea, though it can be represented different Hanja such as 顧.
  • Cao is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Kō is less common surname in Japan.

田 "field"

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  • Tian is 34th common surname in China.
  • jeon is 16th common surname in South Korea, though it can be represented different Hanja such as 全 and 錢.
  • Điền is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Den is less common surname in Japan.

諸葛 "many kudzu plants"

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  • Zhuge is less common surname in China.
  • Jaegal is less common surname in South Korea..
  • Gia Cát is less common surname in Vietnam.
  • Morokuzu is less common surname in Japan.


金 紀 柳 桂 秦 池 萬

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  2. ^ "Chart – Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Chart – Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Japan Hot 100". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hot 100 – Stand by U (July 13)". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  6. ^ a b
  7. ^ "Hot 100 – Keep Your Head Down". Billboard Japan. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Benjamin, Jeff (March 13, 2015). "4Minute's 'Crazy' EP Debuts at No. 1 on World Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
  9. ^ "Shrines and Temples of Nikko". whc.unesco.org.


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