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From hotel, we walked about 10 minutes to Himeji Castle, one of the World Heritage Site.
@ entrance of Himeji Castle. Just like most castles, Himeji Castle is surrounded by water.
Himeji Castle is a very good example of a typical Japanese castle.
It is one of most famous castle in Japan and it is the one that attracts the most visitors.
Himeji Castle comprises 83 wooden building and it is often called as "White Heron" because of its all white exterior walls.
Entrance ticket: 600 Yen
Princess Sen lived in this castle. Apparently she lost her son and her husband by the age of 30 and spent the rest of her life in the castle til the age of 70. T.T
Princess Sen was having her favourite pass time with her cat watching.
A walk way that connects between buildings......
One of the rooms......
View from one the windows......
The white plastered wall of the castle......
There we go... entering the main castle where some ancient artifacts were kept there. That week was a school holiday week, look at the queue, no doubt this is the most visited castle in Japan.
A big hall where weapons and gun powder were stored......
Some of the artifacts......
Hmmm......
These swords belong to one the warriors......
Guns... guns... guns...
This is how a Japanese warrior looked like......
Himeji city view from top of the castle......
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