1) Himeji castle the best thing about himeji castle is it doesn't have electric lines running through them
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otherwise 600 2006:11:24 09:55:30 | 2) World heritage - himeji castle walk 0.04 km SW from last photo 2006:11:24 10:01:00 | 3) Himeji castle close up walk 0.06 km (or 1 mins) NW from last photo 2006:11:24 10:04:02 |
4) Himeji castle and the autumn leaves walk 0.11 km (or 2 mins) NW from last photo 2006:11:24 10:07:43 | 5) Front gate for himeji castle walk 0.10 km (or 1 mins) NW from last photo 2006:11:24 10:11:28 | 6) Left side of himeji castle walk 0.03 km SE from last photo 2006:11:24 10:13:02 |
7) Building of himeji castle same location as last photo 2006:11:24 10:13:25 | 8) Himeji school outing These are not litters. walk 0.02 km SW from last photo 2006:11:24 10:16:21 | 9) Restoration of the castle walk 0.07 km (or 1 mins) NW from last photo 2006:11:24 10:42:32 |
10) Autumn in himeji walk 0.02 km NE from last photo 2006:11:24 10:45:16 | 11) West wall walk 0.02 km SE from last photo 2006:11:24 10:46:58 | 12) Triangular arrow hole walk 0.04 km NE from last photo 2006:11:24 10:48:29 |
13) Family crest tile of lords walk 0.11 km (or 2 mins) SE from last photo 2006:11:24 10:57:08 | 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... walk 0.21 km (or 3 mins) SE from last photo 2006:11:24 11:04:38 | 15) Seven layers of main tower It looks like five-stories from the outside but it was actually seven-stories. walk 0.14 km (or 2 mins) SE from last photo 2006:11:24 11:09:23 |
16) Donjon of himeji walk 0.05 km SE from last photo 2006:11:24 11:11:10 | 17) Himeji full view walk 0.33 km (or 5 mins) NW from last photo 2006:11:24 12:02:53 | 18) Autumn leavers and the castle walk 0.02 km NW from last photo 2006:11:24 12:05:32 |
19) Lemon walk 0.02 km NW from last photo 2006:11:24 12:11:32 | 20) Himeji castle in autumn walk 0.02 km SE from last photo 2006:11:24 12:15:10 | 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. walk 0.02 km SE from last photo 2006:11:24 12:19:04 |
22) Deep red of the castle walk 0.18 km (or 3 mins) SW from last photo 2006:11:24 12:27:58 | 23) Moat in autumn walk 0.02 km NW from last photo 2006:11:24 12:28:35 |