himeji castle renovation Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/himeji-castle-renovation Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:24:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Himeji Castle CASTLE HIMEJI, JAPAN http://travelsfinders.com/himeji-castle-castle-himeji-japan.html http://travelsfinders.com/himeji-castle-castle-himeji-japan.html#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2016 13:39:19 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=220829 ARCHITECT UNKNOWN Impressive and beautiful, Himeji is one of the greatest of the Japanese castles built by the country’s feudal daimyo (warlords) during the 16th and 17th centuries. Himeji consists of a cluster of structures, built mainly between 1601 and 1618 on the site of an earlier castle. It is centered on a tall tower linked to four smaller towers by corridors and surrounded by walls and gates. Like most castles of the period, it was designed not only as a fortress but also as a luxurious, high-status residence for the powerful warlord and his family who occupied it. The

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