Himeji Castle 姫路城

 

 

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Himeji Castle (姫路城,) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture. It is regarded as the finest surviving example of 17th century Japanese castle architecture. It comprises a network of 83 buildings with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. The castle is frequently known as Hakurojō ("White Egret Castle")  because of its brilliant white exterior and supposed resemblance to a bird taking flight.
Himeji Castle dates to 1333, when Akamatsu Norimura built a fort on top of Himeyama hill.
The fort was dismantled and rebuilt as Himeyama Castle in 1346, and then remodeled into Himeji Castle two centuries later. Himeji Castle was then significantly remodeled by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1581, adding a three-story castle keep. In 1600, Tokugawa Ieyasu awarded the castle to Ikeda Terumasa for his help in the Battle of Sekigahara. Ikeda completely rebuilt the castle from 1601 to 1609, expanding it into a large castle complex.Several buildings were later added to the castle complex by Honda Tadamasa from 1617 to 1618.
For over 400 years, Himeji Castle has remained intact, even throughout the extensive bombing of Himeji in World War II, and natural disasters such as the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and various typhoons.

姬路城 （ 姫路城 姬路祚） 是一個山頂 日本城堡 複雜位於 姬路 在 兵庫縣 。 它被認為是最好的例子，17世紀的生存日本城堡建築。  它包括一個網絡，83大廈，先進的防禦系統，從 封建時代 。 該城堡是經常被稱為 Hakurojō （“白白鷺城”）或Shirasagijō （“ 白鷺 城“），因為它的明亮的白色外觀，應該採取相似於鳥的飛行。 

姬路城堡日期為1333時， 赤松Norimura 建立了一個堡壘之上Himeyama山。 這個要塞被拆除，改建為Himeyama城堡1346，然後改裝成兩個世紀後，姬路城堡。 姬路城堡是那麼明顯改建的 豐臣秀吉 在1581年，增加了三層樓的城堡 保存 。 1600年， 德川家康 城堡授予 池田照正 對他的幫助，在 關原戰役 。  池田完全重建城堡1601年至1609年，將其擴大成一個大城堡複雜。  的幾座大樓，後來加入城堡複雜的 本田Tadamasa 1617年至1618年。 在過去的400年，姬路城堡依然完好，即使在整個廣泛的轟炸 姬路 在 第二次世界大戰中 ，自然災害，如1995年的 阪神大地震 和各種 颱風 。

姬路城堡是規模最大，訪問量最大的城堡 日本 。於1993年的第一個 聯合國教科文組織 的世界遺產 在日本。