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Himeji Castle
(aka Shirasagi-jō or Snowy Heron Castle)
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Himeji Castle official Web site. http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/ (Japanese), http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/index/English/index.html (English) (map [in Japanese only], virtual tour, visitor info, photos)
Himeji City official Web site. http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp/english/himeji/index.html
UNESCO World Heritage site—Himeji-jo. http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/661
From "My Travelogue Manga of Japan (Sans Drawings)," by Kat Avila, Sequential Tart, May 2006:

Tuesday, 4 April 2006
I visit Himeji Castle. Along the street [Otemae-dori] from the train station to the castle, there are a number of statues of naked young women, though not all. Coming back from the castle down the other side, the last bronze statue I see is of a fat naked guy playing a saxophone.
 Himeji Castle map
Himeji Castle guide map
by Himeji City Office
Himeji train station entrance
Himeji train
station entrance		 statues in front of station
statues in front
of station		 statues in front of station
statues in front
of station		 train station naked girl statue naked girl statue
shachihoko castle roof ornaments
shachihoko (castle roof ornaments)		 shachihoko info
shachihoko info		 hand statue Main Gate (Ote Gate) is across the street.
Main Gate (Ote Gate) is across
the street on the right.
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Himeji Castle Himeji Castle walkway inside Ni Gate
inside Ni Gate
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