Himeji-jo
World Heritage
Japan
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Himeji Castle is the best-preserved example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, consisting of 83 buildings with a highly developed defense system and sophisticated protective devices dating back to the early shogunate period. It is a masterpiece of wooden architecture that combines practicality and beauty, with white plastered earth walls unifying the elegant appearance and a subtle relationship between the building volumes and multi-layered roofs.
# 17th century
# Japanese Castle
# Defense System
# Wooden buildings
# White plastered earth wall
# Shogunate era
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| nighttime view | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Himejijo%20Kangetsukai%20Oct09%20198.JPG |
| webcam page URL | https://www.himejicastle.jp/player/ |
| panoramic view | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Himejijou%20castle%20grounds.jpg |
| Wolfram Language entity code | Entity["Castle", "HimejiJo"] |
| image of interior | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Inside%20the%20Main%20Tower%20%282856041800%29.jpg |
| category for the interior of the item | Category:Interior of Himeji Castle |
| view | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/View%20from%20top%20floor%20of%20Himeji%20Castle%2C%20facing%20east%201.jpg |
| view | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/View%20from%20top%20floor%20of%20Himeji%20Castle%2C%20facing%20south%201.jpg |
| view | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/View%20from%20top%20floor%20of%20Himeji%20Castle%2C%20facing%20west%201.jpg |
| category for the view from the item | Category:Views from Himeji Castle |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ch%C3%A2teau%20de%20Himeji02.jpg |
| instance of | Japanese castle |
| owned by | Government of Japan |
| architectural style | Japanese castle architecture |
| approved by | Yomiuri Shimbun |
| located in or next to body of water | Senba River |
| locator map image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/LocMap%20of%20WH%20Himeji-jo.png |
| executive body | Himeji Castle |
| location of creation | 姫路城 |
| UNESCO Biosphere Reserve URL | 白鷺城 |
| ground level 360 degree view | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Himejijo%20Kangetsukai%20Oct09%20198.JPG |
| Wolfram Language entity code | Entity["Castle", "HimejiJo"] |
| native language | 1218959 |
| number of rooms | viaf-252445069 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/018ncx |
| series ordinal | 59 |
| Commons category | Himeji Castle |
| has part | Kōko-en |
| inception | 1609-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| inception | 1346-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| coordinate location | Point(134.693611111 34.839444444) |
| official website | http://www.himejicastle.jp/fr/ |
| official website | http://www.himejicastle.jp/kr/ |
| Commons gallery | 姫路城 |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Japanese%20Castles%20Banner.jpg |
| heritage designation | special historic site |
| native label | 姫路城 |
| Instagram username | himejicastle_operations_office |
| area | 107 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| directions | An easy 15-minute walk north from the station; also accessible by bus |
| plan view image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Burg%20Himeji%20Gesamtplan.jpg |
| located in the administrative territorial entity | Shikitō district |
| end time | 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| use | Maison du Pigeon |
| of | Himeji Domain |
| official website | http://www.himejicastle.jp/cn_han/ |
| language of work or name | Traditional Chinese |
| official website | http://www.himejicastle.jp/ |
| language of work or name | Japanese |
| official website | https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/castle/ |
| language of work or name | Japanese |
| official website | http://www.himejicastle.jp/en/ |
| language of work or name | English |
| official website | http://www.himejicastle.jp/cn_kan/ |
| language of work or name | Simplified Chinese |
| start time | 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | هيميجي-جو |
| official name | Himeji-jo |
| official name | Himeji-jo |
| official name | Himeji-jo |
| official name | 姫路城 |
| official name | Himeji-jo |
| official name | Замок Химедзи |
| official name | 姬路城 |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| nickname | 白鷺城 |
| Revised Hepburn romanization | Hakuro-jō |
| Revised Hepburn romanization | Shirasagi-jō |
| area | 143 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |