Himeji Castle

Also known as Shirasagi Castle, Hakuro Castle, White Heron Castle, White Egret Castle

Japanese castle complex

AI overview

Himeji Castle is a large and well-preserved castle complex located in Japan that features distinctive white-colored structures and multiple defensive walls. It is considered one of Japan's most important historical landmarks and a masterpiece of traditional Japanese castle architecture.

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Himeji Castle appears in Vinony's UNESCO World Heritage collection — one of 3,384 entries.

Vinony's link graph records 396 inbound references to Himeji Castle, and connects out to Himeji, Banchō Sarayashiki and Japan.

The entry is geolocated on the map in 28.

It is catalogued under topics including 1581 establishments in Japan, Buildings and structures completed in 1346 and Buildings and structures completed in 1581.

Wikidata facts

Part of: Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots
Award: 100 Landscapes of Heisei
Country: Japan
Area: 143
Founded by: Ikeda Terumasa
Owned by: Government of Japan
Official website: www.himejicastle.jp/kr
Image: Himeji castle in may 2015.jpg
Significant event: restoration

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Commons gallery: 姫路城
Commons category: Himeji Castle
inception: 1346-00-00
topic's main category: Category:Himeji Castle
directions: An easy 15-minute walk north from the station; also accessible by bus
maintained by: Himeji
native label: 姫路城
nickname: 白鷺城
webcam page URL: www.himejicastle.jp/player
external data available at URL: www.city.himeji.lg.jp/castle-archive
ground level 360 degree view URL: www.hiroshima-jp.com/vt/himeji
official shop URL: www.himejicastle.shop
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
heritage designation: World Heritage Site

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Encyclopedic overview

Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himeji-jō; [çime̞(d)ʑiꜜ(d)ʑo̞ː] ) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 structures with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakuro-jō or Shirasagi-jō ("White Egret Castle" or "White Heron Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.

As with almost all Japanese castles from the Azuchi-Momoyama period onward, the tenshu (天守, main keep), the most prominent structure, was used as a storehouse in times of peace and as a fortified tower in times of war, and the daimyo (大名, feudal lord)'s government offices and residences were located in a group of single-story buildings near the tenshu and the surrounding yagura (櫓, turrets).

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