Shiro (城) is a Japanese word meaning castle. The character for castle, '城', read as shiro by itself, is read as jō when attached to a word, such as in the name of a particular castle. For example, Nagoya Castle is called Nagoya-jō (城) in Japanese.

Japanese castles have long history what constructed primarily of wood and stone. Castles in Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, such as ports, crossroads, and almost always incorporated the landscape into their defenses.

Let’s remember the useful sentences before going to Japan!

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●Himeji jō wa gaikokujin ni yumei desu.
> Himeji Castle is famous for foreigners.

● Nihon ni ikimashitara kanarazu Oshiro ni ikimasu.
> If I go to Japan, I would like to visit castles. 

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Did you get them?? Use words / sentences we introduced today when you are in Japan!


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