Take an inside look at two legendary castles of Japan: Matsumoto and Himeji (pictures) – CNET

After removing your shoes and climbing some massive steps, you enter this first room.

Note the big support columns.

Because it was so busy, they let in groups of a few dozen at a time. Your intrepid reporter hung back to get some photos of the mostly empty rooms.

Note the steep stairs on the left.

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