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