Walking inside Kyoto Nijo Castle today people may hear a soft chirp reverberate along ancient corridors even though the sound is not from actual birds but the product of a 400 year old security system known as Nightingale floors or uguisu bari These ingenious creations from the Edo period use hidden nails beneath the floorboards that rub against metal clamps with each step to alert guards of any unwelcome intruder While popular lore speaks of ninjas many intruders were deterred from the start an

Would you visit this Edo-period castle town just a 30-minute train ride outside Tokyo? | Wander in Japan

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