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*''Japanese:''姫路城''(Himeji-jou)''
[[Image:Himeji1.jpg|right|thumb|Himeji castle]]
*''Type:Flatland-Mountain''
*''Japanese:'' 姫路城 ''(Himeji-jou)''
*''Founder:Ikeda Terumasa''
*''Type: Flatland-Mountain''
*''Year:[[1601]]-[[1610]]''
*''Founder: Ikeda Terumasa''
*''Location:[[Harima province]]''
*''Year: [[1601]]-[[1610]]''
*''Location: [[Harima province]]''
Himeji castle is among the largest and most famous of the [[castles]] which survive from the [[Edo period]]. Originally built by [[Ikeda Terumasa]], it later became the home of the [[Sakai clan]] lords of [[Himeji han]] from [[1749]] onward.
The main keep has five stories on its exterior, and seven floors inside. Known as a "coalition-style" or ''renritsu shiki'' keep, it is connected to three smaller keep towers by covered passages.
==Links==
==Links==
*[http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/guide/castle/ Himeji city]
*[http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/guide/castle/ Himeji city]
*[http://csx.jp/~hakubutsukan/tanba_harima_awaji/himeji.html Photos]
*[http://csx.jp/~hakubutsukan/tanba_harima_awaji/himeji.html Photos]
==References==
==References==
*[[Nihon no Meijo]]
*[[Nihon no Meijo]]
*Plaques on-site.
[[Category:Castles]]
[[Category:Castles]]
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