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 view--himeji castle 
  

1) Himeji castle

the best thing about himeji castle is it doesn't have electric lines running through them
combination ticket with koku en cost 780
otherwise 600

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Fri 2006-11-24 09:55:30
  
 world heritage - himeji castle 
  

2) World heritage - himeji castle

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Fri 2006-11-24 10:01:00
  
 himeji castle close up 
  

3) Himeji castle close up

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Fri 2006-11-24 10:04:02
  
 himeji castle and the autumn leaves 
  

4) Himeji castle and the autumn leaves
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:07:43
  
 front gate for himeji castle 
  

5) Front gate for himeji castle
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:11:28
  
 left side of himeji castle 
  

6) Left side of himeji castle
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:13:02
  
 building of himeji castle 
  

7) Building of himeji castle
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:13:25
  
 view--himeji school outing 
  

8) Himeji school outing

These are not litters.

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Fri 2006-11-24 10:16:21
  
 restoration of the castle 
  

9) Restoration of the castle

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Fri 2006-11-24 10:42:32
  
 autumn in himeji 
  

10) Autumn in himeji
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:45:16
  
 west wall 
  

11) West wall
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:46:58
  
 triangular arrow hole 
  

12) Triangular arrow hole
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:48:29
  
 view--family crest tile of lords 
  

13) Family crest tile of lords
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Fri 2006-11-24 10:57:08
  
 view--himeji koshi kuruwa 
  

14) Himeji koshi kuruwa

A long storehouse situated at the back of the main tower was called koshi-kuruwa or a waist building. This is where they kept rice and salt in case the castle was beseiged. It has also a well in it.

This building was built along with a low hill whi...

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Fri 2006-11-24 11:04:38
  
 seven layers of main tower 
  

15) Seven layers of main tower

It looks like five-stories from the outside but it was actually seven-stories.

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Fri 2006-11-24 11:09:23
  
 donjon of himeji 
  

16) Donjon of himeji
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 himeji full view 
  

17) Himeji full view
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Fri 2006-11-24 12:02:53
  
 autumn leavers and the castle 
  

18) Autumn leavers and the castle
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Fri 2006-11-24 12:05:32
  
 lemon 
  

19) Lemon
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Fri 2006-11-24 12:11:32
  
 view--himeji castle in autumn 
  

20) Himeji castle in autumn
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Fri 2006-11-24 12:15:10
  
 okiku well 
  

21) Okiku well

Okiku helped her lord to escape an assassination, but later was wrongfully accused of stealing an important dish and was dump into the well. From then, people said they heard her crying in the well.

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Fri 2006-11-24 12:19:04
  
 deep red of the castle 
  

22) Deep red of the castle
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Fri 2006-11-24 12:27:58
  
 moat in autumn 
  

23) Moat in autumn
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Fri 2006-11-24 12:28:35
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