{"id":2274,"date":"2020-07-04T04:00:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-03T19:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/?p=2274"},"modified":"2020-07-22T15:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T06:12:59","slug":"july-5th-is-takada-opening-day-special-edition-%e3%80%8cgojoin%e3%80%8d-limited-distribution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/en\/2274\/","title":{"rendered":"July 5th is Takada Opening Day Special edition<br> \u201cGojoin(castle signature)\u201d limited availability"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>This is THE THING to get for any true fan!<\/h2>\r\n<p>The 5th of July is \u201cTakada Opening Day\u201d, which is said to have marked the completion of Takada Castle in Joetsu City, Niigata Prefecture.\u00a0 To commemorate this, Joetsu City will sell a special version of the \u201cGojoin\u201d with gold letters on it, on July 5th only.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2272\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Still0703_00002-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"\">Special edition<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>This is the special edition of \u201cGojoin\u201d. The castle signature can be a souvenir of your visit to the castle. \u00a0Recently, \u201cGoshuin\u201d, which is often written when visiting temples and shrines, has become very popular. This \u201cGojoin\u201d is gaining popularity mainly among history fans and castle enthusiasts.<\/p>\r\n<p>The special edition was made in commemoration of \u201cTakada Opening Day\u201d on July 5th. \u00a0The standard version has black letters, but the special version has gold letters. \u00a0There are two types: \u201cTakada Castle\u201d and \u201cKasugayama Castle.\u201d \u00a0\u201cTakada Castle\u201d contains the family crests of successive castle owners.<\/p>\r\n<p>The sale is limited to July 5th only, and the place is \u201cTakada Castle\u201d at Joetsu City History Museum. \u00a0\u201cKasugayama Castle\u201d is available in the Joetsu Municipal Buried Cultural Property Center. \u00a0Both prices are 300 yen including tax. \u00a0Please buy as a souvenir when you visit Joetsu City!<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-108279\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Still0401_00002-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Still0401_00002 (1)\" width=\"801\" height=\"450\" data-low-src=\"https:\/\/www.joetsu.ne.jp\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Still0401_00002-1-1-400x225.jpg\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"\">Normal version<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>According to the city, the regular version of \u201cGojoin\u201d sold more than 1,800 copies of the two types in the three months from April this year, when the sale started, to the end of last month. \u00a0The proceeds from the Gojoin stamp will be used for the maintenance of the Takada castle ruins and Kasugayama castle ruins.<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hhhh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hhhh.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hhhh.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hhhh-370x229.jpg 370w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hhhh-800x494.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.yukiguni-journey.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/hhhh-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>About Takada Opening Day\u2026\u2026<br \/>\r\nJuly 5th is the day when Takada Castle was completed in 1614. \u00a0Takada Castle was built as the residence of Tadateru Matsudaira, the sixth son of Ieyasu Tokugawa, by order of the Shogunate. \u00a0In building the castle, 13 influential daimyo*, including Sendai castle owner Date Masamune worked together to build a huge castle that would control even parts of Echigo* and Kita Shinano* in less than four months.<br \/>\r\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ***Daimyo: a feudal lord \u00a0\u00a0Echigo: Niigata\u00a0\u00a0 Kita Shinano: The northern part of Nagano<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"result-shield-container tlid-copy-target\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"tlid-translation translation\" lang=\"en\" tabindex=\"-1\"><span title=\"\">Takada Castle<\/span><br \/>\r\n<span title=\"\">\u25a0 Sales \u00a0location: Joetsu City Museum of History (7-7 Motoshirocho, Joetsu City)<\/span><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<span title=\"\">Kasugayama Castle<\/span><br \/>\r\n<span title=\"\">\u25a0Sales \u00a0location: Joetsu Municipal Buried Cultural Property Center (1-2-2 Kasugayamacho, Joetsu City)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\r\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is THE THING 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