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 worth taking in … more »
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