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NewsBody:	I keep plugging away at updates to the site but it's been awhile since I updated this news feed so it's about time I do so before I lose track. First, there is some clean up. I fixed a number of display oddities around the site (that you may not even notice!) and improved the display and caching of sub galleries connected to a castle profile. This was necessary for the updates I did to [[Edo Castle]] and [[Himeji Castle]]. I have over 100 photos connected to [[Edo Castle]] and the page would time out or not load all the photos, so I reorganized them into sub-albums roughly organized by areas around the castle. Sadly, I also realized I have a lot more photos/locations I need to add someday! (someday) For [[Himeji Castle]] I stalled adding some new sub-albums for the same reason as [[Edo Castle]], but now that the sub-albums problem has been fixed I added new albums for the 2 of the special exhibits I went to over the past year, updated 1 with new photos, and added albums for the middle/outer moats and some kokuin I've started to identify around the castle. # [[Himeji Castle - To Yagura and Karamete Limited Exhibition]] # [[Himeji Castle - Hishi Gate Limited Exhibition]] # [[Himeji_Castle_-_Small_Keeps_Limited_Exhibition\|Himeji Castle - Small Keeps Special Exhibit]] # [[Himeji Castle - Middle Moat]] # [[Himeji Castle - Kokuin]] Second, I split up a few castles that had been combined into one previously. [[Kazurayama Yakata]] is a huge [[Fortified Manor]] site and makes a great yakata/mountain redoubt combination with [[Kazurayama Castle]]. I also took the opportunity to renew the photos for both sites adding more photos and higher resolution ones from my photo collection. [[Nakaara Castle]] was split from [[Tsuwano Castle]]. Nakaara Castle is located at the end of the ridge line, about 20 mins walk from Tsuwano Castle. Unfortunately, there is very little to see through the undergrowth today, but it is an important site as the precursor and a fort of Tsuwano Castle. I also added a few more photos for [[Nakaara Castle]] than what were associated with the [[Tsuwano Castle]] profile. I have some great photos of [[Tsuwano Castle]] and I would like to add some more and higher res ones again some time, but there are just too many other things to get to right now. I also split [[Keirozan Castle]] from [[Tatsuno Castle]]. Even the [[Hyogo Prefecture]] website lists them separately and they are quite distinct and not contemporary fortifications so it makes sense. Naturally I added some more photos and higher res versions of what was there already. They have done some work around the top of the mountain and I have some better maps now so it is one castle that I'd definitely like to revisit sometime along with [[Tatsuno Castle]] and the castle town. Apart from the new castles below I also added an album of photos for a mostly overlooked section of [[Azuchi Castle]] along the eastern ridge of the mountain and outside the paid admission area. There are brilliant stone walls hidden in the woods around there so check it out [[Azuchi Castle - Eastern Baileys]]. This is not everything from my 2023 travels yet. I still have another dozen or so sites to add and a couple projects in the works from last year to keep me occupied through the summer months too! Completely New Castles:
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