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Free app helps visitors enjoy old view of Imabari Castle town in west Japan The Mainichi
IMABARI, Ehime A free smartphone app that allows users to enjoy a reenacted view of a castle town here back in the Edo period (1603-1868) in comparison with the current townscape using augmented reality is available for visitors.
The Imabari Castle AR app was developed by the Imabari Municipal Board of Education for use in Japanese, English, Hangul and simplified and traditional Chinese, allowing visitors to use it during their sightseeing in this western Japan city. Users can take in a 360-degree panoramic view of the castle town 300 years ago as seen from the keep tower of Imabari Castle.