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🏯 Himeji-jo

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🏯 Himeji-jo
Japan's premier feudal castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site


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UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📋 Fast Facts
  • 83 interconnected buildings including main keep (tenshu) and multiple smaller keeps, gates, and turrets
  • Original fort built 1333; current structure primarily from early 17th century
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993
  • Located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture; easily accessible by train from Osaka and Kyoto

Himeji-jo, located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, is a hilltop Japanese castle complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

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