Friday, July 1, 2011

Himeji Castle Japan is very amazing

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Quote:The main tower at Himeji Castle is one of the towers of the palace is still the original building construction, the outside appearance of the palace is still the same as in the Edo period of time, so there was no mistaking that the palace was used as a symbol of the city of Himeji.
On the foundation built on top of the mountain Hime, there are five flat-roofed main tower which is a seven-story building (6 levels up and a basement), and three small towers of the building (West Tower, Tower Inui, and the East Tower ). 2 flat-roofed building called Watari-Yagura (literally: "the tower to cross") is used to connect a single tower with another tower.Spoiler for Picture:

Himeji Castle (Japanese: 姫 路 城, Himeji-jo) is a castle located in Himeji city, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. According to the provincial division of the old days, this palace is located in Harima-no-kuni, Shikito-cho, Himeji. Enchanting beauty of the white stucco walls of the palace dominates the Himeji Castle has made another name for "white egret bird palace" (Japanese: 白鹭 城, Shirasagi-jo). Himeji Castle is one example of architectural heritage palace from the beginning of the 17th century's most important.
Himeji Castle was always a fire escape from the danger of war and survived the fall of the palace in the hands of the enemy, so the main tower and other buildings of the palace is still much left. The Japanese government set eight buildings, including the main towers, turrets, and Watari-Yagura is in the palace complex as a state heritage. In addition, the manifold building with a total of 74 buildings inside the palace complex (27 buildings Yagura / Watari-Yagura, building 15 gates, 32 building wall) designated as important cultural heritage.
Quote:Himeji Castle is rated as the world's cultural heritage is very precious, so that in 1993 UNESCO put Himeji Castle to the list of World Heritage Sites in the category of cultural heritage.
From a distance looks beautiful with the castle walls are white, Himeji Castle is often used as a film location with a background of ancient Japanese history. The palace is also often used as a substitute location for the other palaces such as Edo Castle.Quote:Construction: Building Structure
Himeji Castle is a castle built on a hill in the middle of the plateau (model hirayamajiro palace). Centers are in the mountain palace Hime established with the main tower right in the middle. Surrounding area which is a flat land also incorporated into the palace.
Overall, using array Himeji castle building Teikaku model spiral that rotates counter-clockwise 3 times, with starting point in the northern mountain Hime. The first round is called Uchiguruwa (in zones), the second round called Nakakuruwa (middle zone), and the third round is called Sotokuruwa (outer zone). Now all that was left was the living zone which is a complex Uchikuruwa Himeji Castle today. Other zones Sogamae utilized as a region (outermost territories palace) which encircle the city around the palace.
Uchikuruwa inner zone consists of five layers, namely Honmaru (main area), Ninomaru (the secondary), Sannomaru (the tertiary), Nishinomaru (west region), and Demaru (keepers of the palace office). Inside Uchikuruwa zone there are also several other zones, namely Mizukuruwa, Koshikuruwa, and Obikuruwa. Each zone is separated in detail with gates which are named based on the composition of Hiragana "i-ro-ha", like I-no-Mon, Ha-no-Mon, and so on.
Broad field that is now in front of Himeji Castle building, formerly a Sannomaru region, while the Zoo Himeji Demaru occupy most areas. In the region there is little Nishinomaru only remaining buildings, one of whom tower named Kesho-Yagura.
Construction of the palace, led by Ikeda Terumasa performed exactly in between the War and the Battle of Sekigahara Winter-Summer Osaka (Osaka no eki), therefore, the palace was designed with the intent to use in real battle. Appearance also at the same court should look beautiful and majestic as a symbol of majesty "shogun west country" which became the nickname Ikeda Terumasa.
After the Himeji Castle is built, in Japan there is no longer building large palaces such as Himeji Castle, because in 1615 the Tokugawa shogunate government issued a decree "The state of the palace" (Ikkoku-Ichijo-rei). Construction of a new palace, the restoration and repair some of the palaces became impossible without a permit issued by the Tokugawa Shogunate, with the exception of Edo Castle and Nagoya Castle is the residence of the Tokugawa clan.
In the northern mountain wilderness remaining Hime-haraseirin Himeyama that has existed since before the palace was built. According to the newspaper, an underground tunnel from the exit Honmaru have the emergence in the middle of the forest-haraseirin Himeyama, but until now no one can find it.
In the west of the mountain river flowing Hime Senbagawa a useful addition to the transport path, some rivers flow diverted into the castle moat.Spoiler for Himeji Castle:


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History: Palaces Never War
Himeji Castle escaped twice from the catastrophic damage caused by the war in Bakufu era and World War II, earning it the nickname "the palace was never a war" (Japanese: 不戦 の 城; fusen no shiro).
During World War II, Himeji Castle camouflaged from the air by covering strategic parts with black nets. The reason, the palace is definitely going to be an easy target for air attack America because its walls are white looks striking from the air, let alone the army also put its forces on the territory of the palace.
Large-scale air assault on Himeji occurred on July 3, 1945, as a result the city around Himeji Castle destroyed to ashes. Within the palace, singe the air attacks junior high school building which occupies the former location of the main palace. Fires that occurred in the region also Nishinomaru soon be extinguished, thereby building the palace was miraculously spared from the fire fresh vegetables. The next morning, the townspeople reportedly unable to hold back tears of emotion watching Himeji Castle is still standing safely in the middle of town that has been flattened.
There are opinions that say that the Himeji Castle was never subjected to air strikes because it is an important cultural heritage. Much-quoted opinion is a source of debate since the air attack was also destroyed palaces located in other cities in Japan (eg Nagoya Castle), as well as historic buildings that exist in Germany.