Himeji Castle (姫路城, Himeji-jō?) is a flatland-mountain Japanese castle Japanese castles were fortresses composed primarily of wood and stone. They evolved from the wooden stockades of earlier centuries, and came into their most well-known form in the 16th century. Like European castles, the castles of Japan were built to guard important or strategic sites, such as ports, river crossings, or crossroads, and almost complex located in Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture Hyōgo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kinki region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe and comprising 83 wooden Wood is an organic material; in the strict sense it is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of trees . In a living tree it conducts water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues, and has a support function, enabling woody plants to reach large sizes or to stand up for themselves. However, wood may also refer to other plant buildings Buildings come in a wide amount of shapes and functions, and have been adapted throughout history for a wide number of factors, from building materials available, to weather conditions, to land prices, ground conditions, specific uses and aesthetic reasons. It is occasionally known as Hakurojō or Shirasagijō ("White Heron The herons are wading birds in the Ardeidae family. Some are called egrets or bitterns instead of herons. Within the family, all members of the genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus are referred to as bitterns, and - including the Zigzag Heron or Zigzag Bittern - are a monophyletic group within the Ardeidae. However, egrets are not a biologically Castle") because of its brilliant white exterior.
It was registered as the first Japanese National Cultural Treasure The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan designates the most precious of the nation's cultural properties as National Treasures (国 by UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of World Heritage Site A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a site that is on the list that is maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 state parties which are elected by their General Assembly for a four-year term. A World Heritage Site is a place of either cultural or physical significance and a Japanese National Cultural Treasure The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan designates the most precious of the nation's cultural properties as National Treasures (国 in December, 1993. Along with Matsumoto Castle and Kumamoto Castle Kumamoto Castle is a castle in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan that has been opened to the public for tours. A large, and in its day, an extremely well fortified Japanese castle. The donjon (castle central keep) is a concrete reconstruction built in 1960, but several ancillary wooden buildings remain of the original castle. The castle was, it is one of Japan's "Three Famous Castles", and is the most visited castle in Japan.
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