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| View from the walk up Mt Shosa just outside of Himeji city(All images have been processed using Jixi Pix Moku Hanga, a plug-in that produces a Japanese wood block effect) |
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| Stone figures adorned with blue bibs to signify lost children along the way to the Engyo-ji temple |
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| Engyo-ji temple on Mt Shosa - this was one of the locations for The Last Samurai film. |
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| Entrance to on of Engyo-ji's many sub temples |
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| Inside the main shrine of Engyo-ji |
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| Himeji castle with azalea gardens |
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| Koko-en garden just next to Himeji castle grounds |
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| Fuji (wisteria) flowering in Koko-en gardens next to Himeji castle |
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| Panoramic view of Himeji, the White Heron castle with its various outer walls, watchtowers and guard houses. This is the finest medieval castle in Japan and is quite spectacular in all weathers! |
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