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Extract from the Himeji Travel Guides: By far the most impressive of Japan's twelve surviving feudal-era fortresses is the one in
HIMEJI
, 55km west of Kobe, the memorable backdrop to the Bond adventure
You Only Live Twice
as well as countless
samurai
dramas. The splendid gabled donjons of
Himeji-jo
- also known as Shirasagi-jo, or "white egret castle" because the complex is supposed to resemble the shape of the bird in flight - miraculously survived the World War II bombings that laid waste to much of the rest of the city. Himeji is best visited as a day-trip: after you've explored the castle, it's also wort...
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