Jazz, classical joint concert held at Himeji Castle

A joint concert of jazz and classical music is held May 9 in front of the lit-up Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The concert celebrated the fifth anniversary last year of the castle's becoming a World Heritage site. The castle will be 400 years old in 2001.

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