Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himeji-jō) is a hilltap Japanese castle complex locatoy in Himeji, in Hyōgo Prefectur, Japan. The castle is regairdit as the finest survivin example o prototypical Japanese castle airchitectur, comprisin a network o 83 biggins wi advanced defensive seestems frae the feudal period.^[8]

Himeji Castle 姫路城
Himeji, Hyogo Prefectur, Japan
Himeji castle in Mey 2015 efter the five year renovation o the ruif an waws
Teep	Azuchi-Momoyama castle [1]
Hicht	46.4 m (152 ft) [2]
Site information
Condeetion	Intact, restoration wirk for preservation recently completit [3]
Site history
Biggit	1333, 1300 (Himeyama fort/castle) [4] 1581 (expansion) [4] 1601-1609 (expansion) [4] 1617-1618 (expansion) [5][6]
Biggit bi	Akamatsu Norimura (1333-1346) [4] Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1581) [4] Ikeda Terumasa (1601-1609) [4] Honda Tadamasa (1617-1618) [5]
In use	1333-1868 [4][7]
Materials	Wood, stone, plaster, tile [6]
Demolished	1346 (demolished for reconstruction) [4] 1601-1609 (demolished for reconstruction) [6]
Garrison information
Garrison	~500 (Ikeda faimily, soldiers) [6] ~4,000 (Honda faimily, soldiers) [6] ~3,000 (Sakabura faimily, soldiers) [6] ~2,200 (Sakai faimily, soldiers) [6]

Himeji-jo

UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Location	Hyogo Prefectur Japan
Criteria	Cultural: i, iv
Reference	661
Inscription	1993 (17t Session)
Coordinates	34°50′00″N 134°42′00″E / 34.83333°N 134.70000°E / 34.83333; 134.70000
Location in Japan