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Himeji, Hyogo
Himeji Castle
姫路城
A 400-year-old main keep and its three smaller keeps still stand linked by covered corridors, never burned by battle or by bombing.
Japan's 100 Fine Castles No. 59CastleHilltop
Japan Castle Atlas
Ikeda Terumasa
池田輝政
The daimyo who became lord of Himeji after the Battle of Sekigahara. He began a complete rebuilding of the castle in 1601 and by 1609 had finished the linked keep complex centered on the five-tier main keep. Today's keeps date from his time.
Tradition
Story
A legend from Terumasa's construction tells of master carpenter Sakurai Genbei, who after nine years of work was told by his wife that the keep leaned slightly to the southeast, and in despair threw himself from it. The city notes that the dismantling restoration did confirm a southeast lean, but that it was caused by the stone base settling.
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Himeji, Hyogo
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A 400-year-old main keep and its three smaller keeps still stand linked by covered corridors, never burned by battle or by bombing.
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Sources
- 1姫路城の歴史(姫路市)Checked:
- 2池田輝政(補助資料・Wikipedia日本語版)Checked: