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Road to Himeji Castle. From Himeji Station, the main road leads to the castle which can be seen in the distance.

Road to Inuyama Castle

Road to Himeji Castle. Otemae Boulevard (Symbol Road). 大手前通り

Kiso River with Inuyama Castle in the distance

Uchibori Inner Moat

Inuyama Castle

Castle moat

Inuyama Castle

Path to Otemon Gate, the main gate to the castle. 大手門

Haritsuna Shrine

Otemon Gate, Main gate to castle. Reconstructed in 1937. 大手門

Sanko Inari ShrineThe shrine provides a short cut to the castle.

World Heritage Site marker. 世界遺産　姫路城

Steps to castle gate

World Heritage Site marker. 世界遺産　姫路城

Steps to castle gate

San no Maru. This area is ringed by cherry trees. 三の丸広場

Reconstructed Honmaru Gate

A stone's throw from Chojuji Temple, Jorakuji Temple (est. 708) of the Tendai Buddhist Sect boasts two National Treasures with its main hall and three-story pagoda. It is one of the Konan Sanzan Temple Trio accessible by bus from JR Ishibe Station.In the deep-green forest, you can see part of the pagoda's roof.

Special Historical Place marker

Inuyama Castle tower

San no Maru cherry trees. The stone marker says that Himeji Castle is one of Japan's 100 Best Cherry Blossom Sites.

Castle tower

Castle view from San no Maru.

Inuyama CastleNational Treasure

Main castle tower (donjon), called Tenshu. 大天守

Castle tower entrance

Himeji Castle tower, a National Treasure. 大天守

Inside entrance

Castle tower closeup. 大天守

More stairs

Castle tower, a National Treasure. 大天守

Very steep

Castle ticket office and entrance. Admission is 600 yen for adults. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (September through May) or 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.(June through August).

Ninomaru Palace entrance, National Treasure. Open to the public, but photography inside is not allowed. 二之丸御殿

Path to Hishi Gate. 菱門

Palace entrance roof

Inside castle tower

In the deep-green forest, you can see part of the pagoda's roof. You can walk to Jorakuji (means "Constant Comfort Temple") from Chojuji Temple. From Ishibe Station, best to take a bus to Chojuji first, then walk downhill to Jorakuji. Entra

Hishi Gate, Important Cultural Property. Pass though this large gate to proceed to the Ni no Maru compound. 菱門

Ninomaru Palace side view facing the garden. National Treasure

View from the right of Hishi Gate

National Treasure

三経院　National Treasure

View from the right of Hishi Gate

Ninomaru Palace side view facing the garden.

Top floorThe top floor was called the Koran Room.

高欄の間

Ni no Maru. After passing through Hishi Gate, this is what you see.

Ninomaru Garden

Portraits of castle lords and owners on top floorEleven generations of the Naruse Clan are shown here.

Ninomaru Garden

Five-Story Pagoda and Kondo Hall, National Treasures 五重塔金堂

Sangoku Moat in Ni no Maru, 三国堀

Castle map

Top floor verandaThe fence is quite low and anyone can easily fall over...

I-no-mon Gate (Important Cultural Asset) いの門

East Bridge to Honmaru and Honmaru Yagura-mon Gate

View of Kiso River

Goju-no-To (Five-Story Pagoda), National Treasure, Horyuji. The size of the roof gets smaller toward the top of the structure. 五重塔　仏舎利

Ro-no-mon Gate (Important Cultural Asset) ろの門

Honmaru PalaceImportant Cultural Property

本丸御殿

Veranda

Horyuji Goju-no-To (Five-Story Pagoda) National Treasure. Houses a few bones of Shakyamuni Buddha. 五重塔

Path to Ha-no-mon Gate　はの門

Foundation of castle tower天守閣跡

View of castle grounds

The Five-Story pagoda has a thick wooden pillar in the center going from the bottom to the top. Only the top part of the building is in contact with the central pillar and works to counterbalance earthquake swaying.

Path to Ni-no-mon Gate

Top of castle tower foundation天守閣跡

Kiso River

You can enter or see inside the buildings, but no photography is allowed inside.

San-mon Gate 山門 MAP

Ni-no-mon Gate (Important Cultural Asset) にの門

Top of castle tower foundation天守閣跡

Inuyama Castle roof

Daikodo Hall and Five-Story Pagoda, National Treasures 五重塔

Inside Ni-no-mon Gate. A bottleneck gate designed so not many enemy soldiers can pass through at one time.

Castle tower foundation天守閣跡

Ho-no-mon Gate (lower left)

Mizu-no-ichi Gate, Important Cultural Property.

Mizu-no-ni Gate, Important Cultural Property

Mizu-no-san Gate

Castle roof underside

Honmaru Palace as seen from the castle tower foundationImportant Cultural Property

Storehouse

Honmaru PalaceImportant Cultural Property

Koshi no Kuruwa storehouse for rice and salt

Moat between Ninomaru (left) and Honmaru (right)East Bridge in the distance.

Inside storehouse

Ninomaru Kita Otemon GateImportant Cultural Property

二之丸北大手門

Castle photo exhibition

Family crest on roof tiles. The family crest of the resident warlords who repaired the castle remain on the roof.

Warehouse wall

Horyuji temple Kondo Main Hall, the world's oldest wooden building at 1,300 years old. National Treasure 金堂

The family crest of the resident warlords who repaired the castle are displayed. The warlords include Hashiba (later Toyotomi) Hideyoshi, Ikeda Terumasa, Honda Tadamasa, Matsudaira Tadaaki, Matsudaira Naomoto, Sakakibara Tadatsugu, and Sakai Tadazumi.

Tonan-sumi Turret from the street

Kondo Main Hall, National Treasure and Horyuji's most important building. However, on January 26, 1949, much of the first floor was destroyed by accidental fire. 金堂

The family crest of the resident warlords who repaired the castle remain on the roof.

Kondo Main Hall houses 13 Buddha statues. 金堂

Koshi Kuruwa storehouse (Waist Quarter) for salt and rice.

Kondo Main Hall, National Treasure. It has some Chinese design elements. 金堂

Gate guardian (left side)In the San-mon Gate

Inside storehouse

Kondo Main Hall, National Treasure 金堂

He-no-mon Gate　への門

Lord's Room (Jodan no Ma)This room was used by the castle lord.

Kondo Main Hall, National Treasure 金堂

View from He-no-mon Gate

O-sugisama Sacred Cedar TreeThis tree existed even before the castle was built over 650 years ago. It stood 24 meters tall, higher than the castle tower. It absorbed hits by lightning in place of the castle and also protected the castle tower from high winds. The tree then came to be worshipped as castle guardian.

The tree was severely damaged during the Ise-wan typhoon in 1959, and died in 1965.

Chi-no-mon Gate in the distance. On the left partially hidden is To-no-ichi Gate. ちの門

Foundation of the Nana Magari-mon Gate

To-no-ichi Gate との一問

Reconstructed turret永勝庵

One end of To-no-ichi Gate

To Daikōdō Hall

View of castle tower from Chi-no-mon Gate

He-no-mon Gate in the distance. As seen from Chi-no-mon Gate.

Chi-no-mon Gate (after passing through)

Well Turret sign. The turret is to defend the rear of the castle. It has three rooms, one of which has a 16-meter deep well. 井郭櫓

Gate guardian (right side)In the San-mon Gate

Well Turret. The well is 16 meters deep with water 1 meter deep.

Chūmon Gate, National Treasure 中門

Bizen Gate entrance to Honmaru, also called Bizen-maru. Notice the coffin stone on the right of the gate. (Important Cultural Property) 備前門

Chūmon Gate, National Treasure 中門

Stone coffins at Bizen Gate. Due to a shortage of stones during the castle's construction, many stone coffins unearthed from the tumulus on the hill of the castle were used in the rock walls. The stone coffins were replaced by real stones during the cDue to a shortage of stones during the castle's construction, many stone coffins unearthed from the tumulus on the hill of the castle were used in the rock walls. The stone coffins were replaced by real stones during the castle restoration in the 1960s.

Even the corridor is a National Treasure. Has about 150 wooden pillars. 西院伽藍の廻廊

"Sama" hole for dropping stones, throwing spears, etc.

Chūmon Gate and Kondo Hall

Castle tower viewed from Bizen Maru (Honmaru). 大天守

Corridor and Chūmon Gate 西院伽藍の廻廊

Castle tower viewed from Bizen Maru (Honmaru) 大天守

National Treasure

Castle tower stone foundation

Castle tower 大天守

Path to castle tower entrance

Path to temple

Mizu-no-go Gate. 水五門

Mizu-no-go Gate door

Mizu-no-roku Gate

Inside Mizu-no-roku Gate

Mizu-no-roku Gate door

Take off your shoes before entering.

First flight of stairs

First floor

Entrance

Sword exhibit

To second floor

Weapon racks called bugukake. 武具掛

Sign for bugukake weapon racks. Most explanatory signs are also in English.

Gun racks called bugukake. 武具掛

Warrior armor displayed on second floor of Himeji Castle tower

About the templeThe temple was established in 708 as ordered by the emperor.

View of Honmaru

To top floor

Fifth floor

Top floor of castle tower

Osakabe Shrine on top floor of Himeji Castle. This shrine was already on the hill before the castle was built. The shrine was moved when the castle was built, but it was brought into the castle after some "curses" occurred.

View of Honmaru (Bizen Maru), main road to Himeji Station, and Nishi-no-Maru

Nishi no Maru and Sangoku Moat in foreground

Nishi no Maru and Hishi Gate (lower right)

View of Honmaru (Bizen Maru) and shachihoko roof ornament. The shachihoko ornament on the roof ridge guards against fire and natural disasters. Eleven of these are atop the castle.

View of Honmaru and main road to Himeji Station, Otemae Boulevard (Symbol Road). 大手前通り

Jorakuji Hondo hall, a National Treasure in Konan, Shiga. The pagoda on the left is also a National Treasure. The original temple burned down in 1360, and rebuilt the same year.

View of Shirotopia Memorial Park. Site of the Shirotopia Expo held in 1989 to celebrate Himeji city's centennial. シロトピア記念公園

View looking east

Going back down

Going down

Weapons racks called bugukake. 武具掛

Wooden framework of castle tower

Pagoda and Hondo temple hall

Way to the stone buddhas in Usuki.

More exhibits

Buddha head before reattachement in 1994. 古園石仏

Model of castle

Closeup of Buddha head before reattachment in 1994. Usuki, Oita. 古園石仏

Path to Harakiri (belly-slitting) Maru on the left or to Ri-no-mon Gate straight ahead.

Stone buddhas in Usuki, Oita. 古園石仏

Harakiki Maru. Square where the samurai committed harakiri or seppuku. The well seen in the upper right may have been where the head was washed. The building on the right was actually a defensive post.

古園石仏

Okiku's Well. Subject of a famous ghost story called "Banshu Sara Yashiki," about a castle servant named Okiku.

Stone buddhas, Usuki, Oita.

Nu-no-mon Gate (Important Cultural Property). This is the way out.

Stone buddha enclosed by a building. 山王山石仏

Hondo temple hall

Entrance to temple hallInside are statues of gods and Buddhas designated as Important Cultural Properties. One of them was stolen, so there are security cameras inside the temple. Photography is also forbidden.