Himeji-jo World Heritage Site

Official name

Himeji-jo | UNESCO

Country

Japan | Map

Continent

Asia

Location

Hyogo Prefecture
34.8333° Lat, 134.7000° Lon | Map

Code

661

Time Zone

Asia/Tokyo (JST, +0900)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1993. Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period. It is a masterpiece of construction in wood, combining function with aesthetic appeal, both in its elegant appearance unified by the white plastered earthen walls and in the subtlety of the relationships between the building masses and the multiple roof layers.