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title: Gate, Himeji Castle
author: jpellgen
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gate, Himeji Castle
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10774.jpg)
## Image Caption
One of the surviving 21 gates of [Himeji Castle](https://www.worldhistory.org/Himeji_Castle/), Hyogo Prefecture, [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Built as a [samurai](https://www.worldhistory.org/Samurai/) fortress in 1581-1609 CE.
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## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpellgen/31836800825/in/album-72157600040938977/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpellgen/31836800825/in/album-72157600040938977/) by [**jpellgen**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jpellgen/31836800825/in/album-72157600040938977/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 May 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0deed.en). This licence only allows others to download this content and share it with others as long as the author is credited, but they can't change the content in any way or use it commercially. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.