Himeji castle : Japan's samurai past /
by Ball, Jacqueline A; Brown, Stephen.
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BookSeries: Castles, palaces & tombs. Publisher: New York, NY : Bearport Publishing Co., c2005Description: 32 p. : col. ill., maps ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9781597160018 (lib. bdg.) :; 1597160016 (lib. bdg.); 1597160245 (pbk.).Subject(s): Himejijo (Himeji-shi, Japan) -- History | Castles -- Japan -- Himeji-shi | Hemiji-shi (Japan)
Contents:
Summary: Describes how the "White Heron" was built as a defensive fortress.
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.
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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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