Matsuyama Bird, Mountain + Museum pictures

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Picturesque cherry blossom trees form a different kind of moat around a three-story feudal castle with views extending across Matsuyama.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

Glass-melding and Buddhist shrines set the stage for old-world Japan, while steaming hot springs used by the imperial family create an otherworldly setting.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

Picturesque cherry blossom trees form a different kind of moat around a three-story feudal castle with views extending across Matsuyama.

As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

As one of the four haiku masters of Japan, poet Masaoka Shiki was a bright, yet fleeting, light in Japanese literature.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The Meiji and Taisho periods come to life through the translucent antiques in this museum. See how glass cutting can inspire the most unlikely themes.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.

The dark, angled slates and glass panels create a stylish building to house a museum based on a novel dear to Matsuyama locals.