• 1. Why did the Himeji jo survive in　civil war, such as onin war and World War II ?(　in Japanese)

• 2. Why was the Himeji jo sold at auction in 1871 ?(in Japanese)

• 3. Himeji was bombed in 1945, at the end of World War II. Although most of the surrounding area was burned to the ground, the castle survived almost entirely unscathed. Translate into Japanese.

• ４. One of Himeji's most important defensive elements, and perhaps its most famous, is the confusing maze of paths leading to the main keep. Translate into Japanese.

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