A sister castle or twin castle relationship is the castle equivalent of

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, between two geographically distinct castles, usually by agreement between two local governments famous for castles.
Some

Japanese castles are fortresses constructed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries and came into their best-known form in the 16th century. Castles in Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, such a ...

establish sister relationships with not only domestic castles but also European castles.

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in Wales was twinned with

Himeji Castle () is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 rooms with adva ...

. Both castles are

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. The term friendship castle alliance (友好城郭) is also used, but it is distinguished from sister castle(姉妹城) like the examples of

and

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List of sister castles and friend castles

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List of sister castles and friend castles

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