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{{Castle
|English Name=
|English Name=Himeji Castle
 
|Japanese Name=姫路城
 
|Romaji Name=himeji-jo
 
|Alternate Names=Shirasagi-jo (White Heron castle)
 
|Founder=Ikeda Terumasa
Himeji Castle
|Year Founded=1601
|Japanese Name=
|Castle Type=Hilltop
姫路城
|Castle Condition=Original main keep
|Romaji Name=
|Designations=Top 100 Castles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, has Important Cultural Properties, has National Treasures, Special Historic Site
himeji-jo
|Historical Period=Edo Period
|Alternate Names=
|Main Keep Structure=5 levels, 6 stories
Shirasagi-jo (White Heron castle)
|Artifacts=I Watariyagura, Ho Yagura, He Watariyagura, Obi Yagura, Ikaku Yagura, Chi Yagura, Ri Watariyagura; (1st & 2nd sections), Nu Gate, Kesho Yagura, Ka Watariyagura, Nu Yagura, Hishi gate, To Yagura, Orimawari Yagura, Taiko Yagura, Yo Watariyagura, Ru Yagura, Ta Watariyagura, Wo Yagura, Re Watariyagura, Wa Yagura, I Gate, Ha Gate, Ni Gate, He Gate, To no Ichi Gate, To no Ni Gate, Chi Gate, Ri Gate, Mizu no Ichi gate, Bizen Gate, To no Yon Gate East Wall, To no Yon Gate West Wall, To no Ni Gate East Wall, He Gate East Wall, He Gate West Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate North Tsuiji Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate West Wall, Ni Yagura South Wall, Mizu no Go Gate South Wall, I Watariyagura South wall, Ni Gate Upper East Wall, Ni Gate Lower East Wall, Ro Yagura East Wall, Ro Yagura West Wall, Ha Gate East Wall, Ha Gate West Wall, Ha Gate South Wall, Ro Gate East Wall, Ro Gate Southwest Wall, Kesho Yagura South Wall, Wa Yagura East Wall, Ka Yagura North Wall, Hishi Gate West Wall, Hishi Gate South Wall, Hishi Gate East Wall, I Gate East Wall, Taiko Yagura South Wall, Taiko Yagura North Wall, Obikuruwa North Wall, Ikaku Yagura South Wall, To Yagura South Wall, Ro Watariyagura, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura, Obikuruwa Yagura, Ro Yagura, Ni Yagura, Ka Yagura, Ro Gate, To no Yon Gate, Mizu no Ni Gate, main tenshu, East Kotenshu, I Watariyagura, Ro Watariyagura, Inui Kotenshu, West Kotenshu, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura
|Founder=
|Features=stone walls
Ikeda Terumasa
|Access=Himeji Station (Sanyo Honsen/Shinkansen), walk 15 minutes.
|Year Founded=
|City=Himeji, Hyogo prefecture
1601
|Prefecture=Hyogo Prefecture
|Castle Type=
|GPSLocation=34.83806, 134.69348
Hilltop
|Notes=Himeji Castle is the most spectacular example of a Japanese castle in existence. The beauty of the main keep is unrivalled throughout Japan and the extent of surviving structures is amazing. Even for someone who is not particularly interested in castles or history a trip to Himeji-jo is fascinating. This can be a half day side trip on the way to Hiroshima or a short day trip from Osaka or Kyoto.
|Castle Condition=
|History=Toyotomi Hideyoshi first built a small castle on this site for his campaigns in western Japan from 1577-1580. You can still see some of the remnants of Hideyoshi's castle in Himeji castle as Ikeda incoporated some of the stone walls into his castle. Ikeda Terumasa, an ally of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara, was awarded this province (Harima) for his alliance during the war. Ikeda Terumasa built the main keep of Himeji-jo and erected the castle as it is known today. Himeji-jo's nickname Shirasagi-jo means "White Heron Castle" because the main keep with its three smaller towers resembles a white heron. Himeji-jo was granted "World Heritage" status by UNESCO in 1993.
Original main keep
|Year Visited=1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2012
|Designations=
|Visits=February 1996; December 1997; August 1998; March 21, 2004; November 15, 2009
 
|Website=http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp/guide/castle/index.html
Special Historic Site, Top 100 Castles, has National Treasures, has Important Cultural Properties, UNESCO World Heritage Site
|rating_average=4.9
 
|castleElev=26
|Historical Period=
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Edo Period
|ekiElev=23
|Main Keep Structure=
|elevChange=3
5 levels, 6 stories
|kamon=ikeda.jpg
|Year Reconstructed=
|kamonFam=Ikeda
 
|adminRating=5
|Artifacts=
|oldID=32
 
 
I Watariyagura, Ho Yagura, He Watariyagura, Obi Yagura, Ikaku Yagura, Chi Yagura, Ri Watariyagura; (1st & 2nd sections), Nu Gate, Kesho Yagura, Ka Watariyagura, Nu Yagura, Hishi gate, To Yagura, Orimawari Yagura, Taiko Yagura, Yo Watariyagura, Ru Yagura, Ta Watariyagura, Wo Yagura, Re Watariyagura, Wa Yagura, I Gate, Ha Gate, Ni Gate, He Gate, To no Ichi Gate, To no Ni Gate, Chi Gate, Ri Gate, Mizu no Ichi gate, Bizen Gate, To no Yon Gate East Wall, To no Yon Gate West Wall, To no Ni Gate East Wall, He Gate East Wall, He Gate West Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate North Tsuiji Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate West Wall, Ni Yagura South Wall, Mizu no Go Gate South Wall, I Watariyagura South wall, Ni Gate Upper East Wall, Ni Gate Lower East Wall, Ro Yagura East Wall, Ro Yagura West Wall, Ha Gate East Wall, Ha Gate West Wall, Ha Gate South Wall, Ro Gate East Wall, Ro Gate Southwest Wall, Kesho Yagura South Wall, Wa Yagura East Wall, Ka Yagura North Wall, Hishi Gate West Wall, Hishi Gate South Wall, Hishi Gate East Wall, I Gate East Wall, Taiko Yagura South Wall, Taiko Yagura North Wall, Obikuruwa North Wall, Ikaku Yagura South Wall, To Yagura South Wall, Ro Watariyagura, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura, Obikuruwa Yagura, Ro Yagura, Ni Yagura, Ka Yagura, Ro Gate, To no Yon Gate, Mizu no Ni Gate, main tenshu, East Kotenshu, I Watariyagura, Ro Watariyagura, Inui Kotenshu, West Kotenshu, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura
 
 
|Features=
stone walls
|Access=
 
 
Himeji Station (Sanyo Honsen/Shinkansen), walk 15 minutes.
 
 
|Visitor Information=
 
 
|Time Required=
 
|City=
Himeji, Hyogo prefecture
|Prefecture=
Hyogo Prefecture
|Notes=
 
 
Himeji Castle is the most spectacular example of a Japanese castle in existence. The beauty of the main keep is unrivalled throughout Japan and the extent of surviving structures is amazing. Even for someone who is not particularly interested in castles or history a trip to Himeji-jo is fascinating. This can be a half day side trip on the way to Hiroshima or a short day trip from Osaka or Kyoto.
 
 
|History=
 
 
Toyotomi Hideyoshi first built a small castle on this site for his
campaigns in western Japan from 1577-1580. You can still see some of the remnants of
Hideyoshi's castle in Himeji castle as Ikeda incoporated some of the stone walls
into his castle. Ikeda Terumasa, an ally of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of
Sekigahara, was awarded this province (Harima) for his alliance during the war.
Ikeda Terumasa built the main keep of Himeji-jo and erected the castle as it is known
today. Himeji-jo's nickname Shirasagi-jo means "White Heron
Castle" because the main keep with its three smaller towers resembles a
white heron. Himeji-jo was granted "World Heritage" status by
UNESCO in 1993.
 
 
|Visits=
 
February 1996; December 1997; August 1998; March 21, 2004; November 15, 2009
 
|Japanese Notes=
 
 
|Year Visited=
1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2012
|Website=
 
 
http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp/guide/castle/index.html
 
 
|rating_average=
4.9
|castleElev=
26
|ekiLatLng=
34.828788,134.689336
|ekiElev=
23
|elevChange=
3
|kamon=
ikeda.jpg
|kamonFam=
Ikeda
|adminRating=
5
|oldID=
32
|GPSLocation=
34.83805835426868,134.69347715377808
}}
}}

Revision as of 21:20, 27 June 2017

Himeji Castle is the most spectacular example of a Japanese castle in existence. The beauty of the main keep is unrivalled throughout Japan and the extent of surviving structures is amazing. Even for someone who is not particularly interested in castles or history a trip to Himeji-jo is fascinating.

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History

Toyotomi Hideyoshi first built a small castle on this site for his campaigns in western Japan from 1577-1580. You can still see some of the remnants of Hideyoshi's castle in Himeji castle as Ikeda incoporated some of the stone walls into his castle. Ikeda Terumasa, an ally of Tokugawa Ieyasu at the Battle of Sekigahara, was awarded this province (Harima) for his alliance during the war. Ikeda Terumasa built the main keep of Himeji-jo and erected the castle as it is known today. Himeji-jo's nickname Shirasagi-jo means "White Heron Castle" because the main keep with its three smaller towers resembles a white heron. Himeji-jo was granted "World Heritage" status by UNESCO in 1993.


Field Notes

Himeji Castle is the most spectacular example of a Japanese castle in existence. The beauty of the main keep is unrivalled throughout Japan and the extent of surviving structures is amazing. Even for someone who is not particularly interested in castles or history a trip to Himeji-jo is fascinating. This can be a half day side trip on the way to Hiroshima or a short day trip from Osaka or Kyoto.


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Gallery
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  • Map
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More Galleries and Feature Pages

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Main Compounds

(72 photos)

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Main Keep Interior

(44 photos)

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Nishinomaru Yagura Interior

(21 photos)

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Small Keeps Special Exhibit

(50 photos)

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West Small Keep Special Exhibit

(24 photos)

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Hishi Gate Limited Exhibition

(26 photos)

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To Yagura and Karamete Limited Exhibition

(40 photos)

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Oremawari Yagura and Bizen Gate Limited Exhibition

(31 photos)

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Outer Ruins

(63 photos)

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Middle Moat

(43 photos)

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Wasen Moat Tour

(27 photos)

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From A Distance

(18 photos)

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Koko-en Gardens

(16 photos)

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Night Views

(10 photos)

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Kokuin

(13 photos)

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Himeji Domain River Barge

(12 photos)

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Heisei Restoration

(22 photos)

Castle Profile
English Name Himeji Castle
Japanese Name 姫路城
Alternate Names Shirasagi-jo (White Heron castle)
Founder Ikeda Terumasa
Year Founded 1601
Castle Type Hilltop
Castle Condition Original main keep
Designations Top 100 Castles, UNESCO World Heritage Site, has Important Cultural Properties, has National Treasures, Special Historic Site
Historical Period Edo Period
Main Keep Structure 5 levels, 6 stories
Artifacts I Watariyagura, Ho Yagura, He Watariyagura, Obi Yagura, Ikaku Yagura, Chi Yagura, Ri Watariyagura; (1st & 2nd sections), Nu Gate, Kesho Yagura, Ka Watariyagura, Nu Yagura, Hishi gate, To Yagura, Orimawari Yagura, Taiko Yagura, Yo Watariyagura, Ru Yagura, Ta Watariyagura, Wo Yagura, Re Watariyagura, Wa Yagura, I Gate, Ha Gate, Ni Gate, He Gate, To no Ichi Gate, To no Ni Gate, Chi Gate, Ri Gate, Mizu no Ichi gate, Bizen Gate, To no Yon Gate East Wall, To no Yon Gate West Wall, To no Ni Gate East Wall, He Gate East Wall, He Gate West Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate North Tsuiji Wall, Mizu no Ichi Gate West Wall, Ni Yagura South Wall, Mizu no Go Gate South Wall, I Watariyagura South wall, Ni Gate Upper East Wall, Ni Gate Lower East Wall, Ro Yagura East Wall, Ro Yagura West Wall, Ha Gate East Wall, Ha Gate West Wall, Ha Gate South Wall, Ro Gate East Wall, Ro Gate Southwest Wall, Kesho Yagura South Wall, Wa Yagura East Wall, Ka Yagura North Wall, Hishi Gate West Wall, Hishi Gate South Wall, Hishi Gate East Wall, I Gate East Wall, Taiko Yagura South Wall, Taiko Yagura North Wall, Obikuruwa North Wall, Ikaku Yagura South Wall, To Yagura South Wall, Ro Watariyagura, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura, Obikuruwa Yagura, Ro Yagura, Ni Yagura, Ka Yagura, Ro Gate, To no Yon Gate, Mizu no Ni Gate, main tenshu, East Kotenshu, I Watariyagura, Ro Watariyagura, Inui Kotenshu, West Kotenshu, Ha Watariyagura, Ni Watariyagura
Features stone walls
Visitor Information
Access Himeji Station (Sanyo Honsen/Shinkansen), walk 15 minutes.
Hours
Time Required
URL Castle Website
Location Himeji, Hyogo prefecture, Hyogo Prefecture
Coordinates 34.83806, 134.69348
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Admin
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Admin Year Visited 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2009, 2012
Admin Visits February 1996; December 1997; August 1998; March 21, 2004; November 15, 2009


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