Defending the Castle Gates 戦いへの知恵を秘めた 美しい仕掛け 門
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Defending the Castle
Gates
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A series of sturdy gates and gatehouses protects the entrance to Himeji Castle. The twenty-one surviving gates were built in the elegant architectural style of the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1568–1603). If the castle came under attack, the gates would prevent attackers from rushing directly into the residences at the center of the castle. The gates’ narrow entryways, some of which are barely wide enough for two people, forced the attackers into deadly bottlenecks.
出典: 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース（観光庁） — www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db. この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.
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