Registered in the world cultural heritage of UNESCO in 1993. 34.5m maximum in width of moat and 20m in average. Depth average 2.7m. Enters into the castle area from the entrance gate. Appearance of castle tower is 5 floor. But inside, 6 floor on the ground, 1 floor underground.
Inner castle land area is 23ha or 230,000m2. Area including outer castle is 233ha or 2,330,000 m2. 両柱の上の冠木に木彫りの菱の紋のあることから、この名前が付いています。門全体に安土桃山時代の様式を残しており、城内で最も大きな門です。
Himeji Castle is called an alias White Heron Castle. It was reconstructed from 1601 to 1609 of 9-year. Castle land area is 230,000 m2. "Diamond Gate" to guard "castle wall 2nd".
Looking up from the West Square. Inside main castle tower. 400-year before structure. Daughter of Tokugawa Shogunate, Princess Senhime. Left building is one of small castle towers.
Corner tower and main castle tower. Go out, in and out again. Route was made complicated structure to guard the castle. Looking down at Himeji-city.
Looking up at the main castle tower from the square just below the tower. Looking up from the West Square. Stone walls have fan shape slope.
There were 84 gates before but now 21 gates remain. Number of gun and arrow crenels were recorded as 2,522 but now, 287 remain.
Main castle tower is looked up from the Diamond Gate. _View of the Diamond Gate from inside. Wall has crenels of square or triangle shape.
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