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Himeji Castle

姫路城

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Description A view of the Nishinomaru bailey from atop the tenshu. These several yagura and connecting yagura were the living quarters for the maidservants of Princess Sen, the granddaughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu. The nearer rectangular yagura on the end that turns into the bailey is called the Kesho Yagura (Cosmetic Tower). It is where Princess Sen supposedly prepared herself to worship her shrine which could be seen from one of these connected yagura.
Historical Artifacts
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Kesho Yagura 1 level yagura and 2 level yagura ICP
Ka Watariyagura 1 level connecting yagura ICP
Kesho Yagura South Wall wall ICP
Nu Yagura 2 level yagura ICP
Ru Yagura 2 level yagura ICP
Ta Watariyagura 1 level connecting yagura ICP
Wo Yagura 2 level yagura ICP
Yo Watariyagura 1 level connecting yagura ICP
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