The Crow and the Heron: An inside look at the legendary Himeji and Matsumoto castles of Japan
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Japan names its castles after birds?!
Maybe because they're thought of as nests?
Oh! That makes a lot of sense.
The Japanese admire/revere crows and herons.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2006/03/31/travel/heres-one-castle-to-crow-about/#.V0zYq0QpDqB
Wow, I didn't even know there WERE crows and herons in Japan.
Nothing like the crows in the Game of Thrones.
Well there's something I never knew existed.
3:43 PM May 30 2016