Nightingale Floors facts
While investigating facts about Nightingale Floors, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Ancient japanese temples and castles had thief proof "Nightingale" floors that chirped when walked on
The Japanese created Nightingale floors that "chirped" when walked on for security.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 5 of the best facts about Nightingale Floors I managed to collect.
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The Japanese used "nightingale floors" to alert castle lords to enemy attacks. These floors were designed so that walking on them created a shrill chirping noise. To tell friend from foe, the lord of the castle would identify a set rhythm for allies to use when walking on the nightingale floors.
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The Nijō Palace in Kyoto has special floors that squeak when walked upon, a sound that is very similar to the Nightingale birds. So when attackers tried to kill the Shogun, they would give their position away, but would only think that the birds outside are chirping.
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The builders of Nijō Castle did not create the squeaky floorboards, "nightingale floors", on purpose and the claim of it being used as a security feature is a legend.
