YashimaCastle 1.1.0

Yashima Castle Comes Alive lets you experience Yashima Castle restored with AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality). Yashima Castle is an ancient castle built around 1,350 years ago that is recorded in Nihon Shoki (The Chronicles of Japan), the oldest history book in Japan. The app introduces Yashima Castle and Yashima while touching on Yashima Castle's history and attractions in and around Yashima.

■Experience the castle gate
You can superimpose the CG version of the restored castle gate over an image of the actual castle gate. You can see a CG version of the castle gate made from panorama photos and take a photo of yourself looking like an ancient warrior.
*You must be in Yashima to use this content.

■Learn about Yashima Castle
A quiz and explanations allow you to learn facts about Yashima Castle.

■Route map
The app uses GPS to confirm your current location and lets you check the route to your destination.
You can tap points on the route to display information.
*You must be in Yashima to use this content.

■Yashima Attractions
Pop-up explanations with photos introduce nine famous attractions of Yashima.

■Pamphlet AR
Castle-building experience linked with the pamphlet "Ancient Mountain Castle: Yashima Castle."

*Production: City of Takamatsu