A Japanese Medieval Castle - Himeji, Real and Miniature

This video is of the famous Himeji Castle in Japan, both the real one and the miniature diorama of it that I build. It is the most famous castle in Japan and was the setting for the Movie The Last Samurai.
Lots more Medieval Castle stuff on my website at:
http://medievalcastles.stormthecastle.com

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[DrArtist08]

Himeji Castle was also the training camp for the ninjas of the Japanese Secret Service - if you believe the James Bond movie You Only Live Twice.



[epicfantasy]

@DrArtist08 I should re watch that James Bond movie. A lot of it was filmed in this castle righ? 

[whatsgoingon07]

how long were u the govorner of Minnesota!?

[epicfantasy]

@whatsgoingon07 lol! I guess I look a little bit like Jesse Ventura :)

[VerticalH01782]

how much was it do get in ?

[epicfantasy]

I don't remember. It was cheap though. I have the receipt somewhere :)

[princecharming161]

Medieval japan kicks Medieval englands ass. pretty buildings,better technolgy and best of yet hot women who took a bath.

[AkibakeiRiE]

@BENTLEYQUEMP trebuchet? Japanese had cannon in sengoku era.

[TOUHOU918]

@DrArtist08 There's no real ninja

[DrArtist08]

@epicfantasy

Wow, I hadn't noticed the reply ...

No, just a couple of brief scenes which portray James Bond training with the Japanese Secret Service, and Spectre manages to infiltrate an assassin in an attempt to kill Jimbo.

[Mandolinpossum]

@princecharming161 The problem with Japanese castles as opposed to European ones from what I have read is that they had a bad tendency to burn down. Pretty buildings are nice, but granite walls last longer.

[Mandolinpossum]

@AkibakeiRiE Most European armies were using cannon by that point, as well. Edinburgh Castle's first gun was purchased a century before the Sengoku period even started.

[georgeodance1993]

You're pronouncing Himeji wrong.

[DrArtist08]

@epicfantasy

No, just the part where James Bond is brought in to train with Tiger Tanaka's ninjas. My understanding is that Kagemusha (samurai movie set in the Sengoku era) was also filmed here (I have the DVD but haven't got around to watching it).

And yes, I've also been to Himeji Castle, and loved it.

[BENTLEYQUEMP]

@AkibakeiRiE ..i did`nt know that!.....sorry