Himeji's stone walls are 85 feet high, and after figuring that three blocks is roughly 8 feet in the Minecraft world I knew I'd have to make a lot of courses of stone. Japanese castles are famous for their curved towering walls that they sit on. So after searching my world for a suitable hilltop with a river for the castle I set out building the foundation. Oh man did I spend a lot of time in trial and error trying to figure out how to make curved roofs. I've sat on the fence as to what I should build exactly, but then decided after building grande works in minecraft for my son Zach to explore (he usually blows them up with tnt, so back up files are a must ) that tackling Japanese architecture would be a good challenge while also giving me a whole new set of building skills in game such as those tricky curved roofs and such smaller details like sofiting, eaves and gables. I've been wanting to build something on this scale in Minecraft for some time. Every bit a beautiful as it is iconic, Himeji or "Shirasagi-jo" meaning the "white heron" as she is lovingly called, has stood dominating the cities skyline since 1333 with her graceful presence. In particular, the famous Japanese castle of Himeji-jo. Japanese architecture has always fascinated me with its refined simplicity and elegant aesthetics.
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