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Niji-jo Palace, Kyoto, Japan
Iraphne R. Childs1974
QUT Digital Collections
Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia
Nijo-jo Palace, Kyoto. This building has "nightingale" (squeaky) verandah floors to alert residents to intruders, and is thought to have been the residence of Prince Genji of Murasaki Shikibu's novel *The Tale of Genji,*written in the early years of the 11th century.
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- Title: Niji-jo Palace, Kyoto, Japan
- Creator: Iraphne R. Childs
- Date Created: 1974
- Location: Japan
- Subject Keywords: Japanese; palaces; historic buildings
- Rights: Copyright Iraphne R. Childs
- External Link: QUT Digital Collection
- QUT Collection: Asia-Pacific Collection, Asia Pacific
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