Ball, Jacqueline A.

Himeji castle : Japan's samurai past / Jacqueline A. Ball, Stephen Brown. - New York, NY : Bearport Publishing Co., c2005. - 32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm. - Castles, palaces & tombs .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

Samurai castle--Reward for a lord--White crane castle--Beautiful but strong--Grounds for defense--Two swords always ready--Secrets inside--Shadow warriors--An amazing maze--A palace for a princess--Okiku's well--Visiting Himeji Castle today.

School Library Journal, September 2005 Library Media Connection, January 2006

Describes how the "White Heron" was built as a defensive fortress.

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9781597160018 (lib. bdg.) : 18.95 1597160016 (lib. bdg.) 1597160245 (pbk.)

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Himejijo (Himeji-shi, Japan)--History.


Castles--Japan--Himeji-shi.


Hemiji-shi (Japan).

DS897.H462 / B35 2005

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