The donjons and watariyagura are designated national treasures. It is flanked by three kotenshu, smaller, secondary keeps linked by roofed passages called watariyagura. The white-walled, wooden keep stands 31.5 meters tall and has five stories on the outside and seven interior floors, including the stone-walled cellar that serves as its base that gives the structure a total height of 46.3 meters. It is the largest of Japan’s 12 remaining castles dating from the Edo period (1603–1868) or earlier that retain their central towers. Himeji Castle’s most eye-catching feature is its daitenshu, the main donjon. The main keep and other central structures lie some 450 meters away along the twisting routes of the castle complex.
Sakuramon Bridge marks the entrance to Himeji Park, which contains the vast castle grounds. The sprawling complex is around 1 kilometer from Himeji Station, which has a dedicated viewing deck where passengers can admire the keep. Himeji Castle hovers over the bustling city. Perched high above the city, its elegant form has inspired poetic comparisons to white-plumed birds, including its best-known epithet, shirosagi-jō, the “White Heron Castle.” It is designated a national treasure and a UNESCO Cultural Heritage site. Well preserved and grand in scale and beauty, it is one of Japan’s most admired castles. Himeji Castle is a majestic seventeenth-century fortress in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture.
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