Tungkol sa lokasyong ito: Himeji Castle
Ang Himeji Castle, natapos 1609, ay World Heritage at Pambansang Yaman. Ang mga puting plastered na pader ay parang puting tagak sa flight, kaya ang taguri na "White Heron Castle." Pagkatapos ng 2009-2015 restoration ay nag-shine ng walang dungis na puti.
Mga pangunahing tampok
- Great Keep — Ikeda Terumasa's major reconstruction (1601–1609), the connected five-story-six-floor-plus-basement keep, the largest of Japan's 12 surviving originals
- Sannomaru Plaza and cherry blossoms — at peak bloom in early April, about 1,000 Yoshino cherry trees frame the white keep in the canonical composition
- Nishi-no-Maru Garden — where Princess Sen (wife of Toyotomi Hideyori) lived; the Keshou Yagura turret with autumn colors and the keep's side profile
- Shirotopia Memorial Park — northeast of the castle, a less-crowded vantage with cherry blossoms and the keep from above
- Otoko-yama Park — a hilltop northwest of the castle offering a hidden frontal aerial view of Himeji Castle
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