Himeji Castle cake completed for 2008 confectionery exposition

Himeji Castle cake completed for 2008 confectionery exposition

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - A Himeji Castle-shaped cake along with a procession of feudal lord-shaped cakes are unveiled in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 30 which will be a feature in the National Confectionery Exposition 2008 to open next April in Himeji in the prefecture. The 1.75-meter-high cake measures one-fiftieth of the real castle. (Kyodo)

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