Regal

This is one of my preferred angles of Date on his horse.

At the Base

A bas relief of Date Masamune at the base of his statue on Aoba Castle.

Date Masamune at Aoba Castle

The statue of Date Masamune at Aoba Castle.

Masamune on his Horse

The man on his steed.

Date Framing

I was happy with how the tree framed this shot of the statue of Date Masamune.

Date Masamune

The Date Masamune statue in Aoba Castle.

Sendai Castle: Otemon Gate

This is the Otemon Gate of Sendai Castle. It was much grander before WW2 - the bombing runs burned it to the ground. Here you can see that the Great East Japan Earthquake also did its part to try to knock it completely down. That wall that is under the tarp is part of the original.

Aoba Castle's Shrine

Not to be confused with Aoba Shrine on the other side of town.

Ohashi From Otemon Gate, Aoba Castle

Looking at Ohashi from Otemon Gate, it is easy to see why this spot was chosen for a castle. After clearing out the trees on both sides of the river, the defenders would have a nice, wide open view of anyone approaching from this side.

Date Masamune at Aoba Castle

I really wanted to see the sky on fire behind this, but it was cloudy.

Green Among Brown

There was snow on the ground, the leaves were all gone leaving skeletons of trees, it was cold and gray, and when I turned a corner at Aoba Castle, I saw this.

The Ocean

A shot of the Pacific from Aoba Castle.

Hasekura Tsunenaga at Aoba Castle

When I was going up to the castle, up Aoba Mountain, I was worried about catching the sunset behind the statue of Date Masamune. I saw a statue of a samurai towards the bottom, but I resisted going to take a look because I could see the light slowly fading.

On my way back downtown, I found Hasekura Tsunenaga where the Otemon Gate used to stand guarding Aoba Castle.