Himeji Castle - Gallery

Gallery

Panoramic overview

Views from afar

  • The castle keep and city as seen from Engyō-ji

  • The castle complex as seen from the west

  • The castle keep and bridge as seen from the entrance

  • A view of the castle keep and the lush castle grounds below

  • The castle keep as seen from the grounds below

Views from below

  • One of the steep, narrow walkways controlling access to the castle

  • One of the steep castle walls

  • The castle keep as seen from below

  • The castle keep as seen from within the inner circle (本丸, honmaru?)

  • Curved gables (千鳥破風, chidori hafu?)

Views from above

  • Castle walls and rooftops

  • East tower and corridors

  • The castle rooftops and surrounding city

  • Part of the intricate castle complex

  • A mythical tiger-headed fish called kinshachi (金鯱). This motif was used atop the castle towers as a talisman for fire prevention.

Views from interior

  • A stone drop window (石落窓, ishi-otoshi-mado?)

  • A window for an archer or defender using a Matchlock

  • An interior room with Tatami mats

  • A hallway

  • Castle windows

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