Ball, Jacqueline A.   <br/><br/>
Himeji castle   Japan's samurai past  
 Japan's samurai past  Samurai past 
Jacqueline A. Ball ; consultant, Stephen F. Brown 
 - New York   Bearport Publishing Company  c2005 
 - 32 p.   col. ill., col. maps ;  27 cm. 
 - Castles, palaces, & tombs . <br/><br/> Includes bibliography references and Index 
<br/><br/>A warlord's castle -- A reward for Ikeda -- White Crane Castle -- Beautiful and strong -- Grounds for defense -- Always ready to fight -- Secrets inside -- Shadow warriors -- An amazing maze -- A palace for a princess -- Okiku's well -- Visiting Himeji Castle today. 
<br/><br/> Discusses the building of this legendary castle and its occupants. 
<br/><br/> IG650L 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1597160016 (lib. bdg.) 1597160245 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9781597160018 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2004020987 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Castles--Japan--Himeji-shi<br/>Samurai--History<br/>Castles--Japan--Himeji-shi.<br/>Japan--History.--1185-1600<br/>Himeji-shi (Japan)--History<br/>Himejijo (Himeji-shi, Japan)--History
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>j952.02 Bal   29