Himeji Castle - Kokuin

This album is more of a placeholder it is far from complete. I have gathered a few photos of kokuin I spotted at Himeji Castle over the years but I have yet to make a comprehensive survey for more kokuin. Kokuin are typically associated with the tenkabushin castles (see [Edo Castle Stone Quarri

Himeji Castle - Kokuin

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This album is more of a placeholder it is far from complete. I have gathered a few photos of kokuin I spotted at Himeji Castle over the years but I have yet to make a comprehensive survey for more kokuin. Kokuin are typically associated with the tenkabushin castles (see [Edo Castle Stone Quarries] for more details). A few daimyo who worked on the walls of Edo Castle also took the idea back to their own castles when building or rebuilding the walls so you also find some kokuin at other castles around Japan if not as extensively as the tenkabushin castles.

Gallery

奈良村 - only Kanji character kokuin in Himeji, but no one knows what it means.

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Feature Pages

Main Compounds

Main Keep Interior

Nishinomaru Yagura Interior

Small Keeps Special Exhibit

West Small Keep Special Exhibit

Hishi Gate Limited Exhibition

To Yagura and Karamete Limited Exhibition

Oremawari Yagura and Bizen Gate Limited Exhibition

Outer Ruins

Middle Moat

Wasen Moat Tour

From A Distance

Koko-en Gardens

Night Views

Kokuin

Himeji Domain River Barge

Heisei Restoration