2009/08/10 The Rock Plate at the entrance Just get down at the Hyogo station and walk down the market street and you will ens up at this gorgeous castle premises. Himeji Castle which is also called Shirasag jo which means "white heron castle" is one of the most beautiful castles in Japan. According to the Wikipedia this is the " finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. " This is now a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993. Himeji Castle Himeji Castle with the "three country moat" at the foreground Old wells of the castle Ghost stories are woven around these wells, about suiciding maids, and their spirits are heard to be still haunting the premises. Inside the main ...
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