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Himeji Castle

Japanese castle complex
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Summary

Himeji Castle is a Japanese castle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.83% of japanese castle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,100 views/month, #2 of 242).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Himeji[4]
  • Country: Japan[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Senba River[6]
  • Instance of: hirayamajiro[7], château[8]
  • Founder: Akamatsu Sadanori[9], Ikeda Terumasa[10]
  • Maintained by: Himeji[11]
  • Owned by: Government of Japan[12]
  • Architectural style: Japanese castle architecture[13]
  • Location: Himeji Park[14]
  • Part of: three great castles[15], 100 Fine Castles of Japan[16], Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots[17]
  • Has use: domain office[18]
  • Commons category: Himeji Castle[19]
  • Has part(s): Kōko-en[20], Ni Watariyagura[21], Ha Watariyagura[22], I Watariyagura[23], Ro Watariyagura[24], Northwest Small Keep[25], Main Keep[26], West Small Keep[27], East Small Keep[28]
  • Inception: 1609[29], 1346[30]
  • Located in/on physical feature: Harima Plain[31]
  • Significant event: construction[32], expansion[33]
  • Official website: http://www.himejicastle.jp/en/[34], https://www.himejicastle.jp/[35], http://www.himejicastle.jp/cn_kan/[36], http://www.himejicastle.jp/cn_han/[37], http://www.himejicastle.jp/kr/[38], http://www.himejicastle.jp/fr/[39], https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/castle/[40], https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/castle/index.html[41]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Himeji Castle[42]
  • Commons gallery: 姫路城[43]
  • Visitors per year: 1,532,111[44]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/castle-archive/[45]
  • Heritage designation: National Treasure of Japan[46], Historic Site of Japan[47], Special Historic Site[48], World Heritage Site[49]
  • Nickname: 白鷺城[50]
  • Native label: 姫路城[51]

Body

Physical Characteristics

Areas include 107 ha[52] and 143 ha[53].

Why It Matters

Himeji Castle has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

FAQs

What awards did Himeji Castle receive?

Honors received include 100 Landscapes of Heisei[3].

Related Entities

Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . bunka.nii.ac.jp. bunka.nii.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . bunka.nii.ac.jp. bunka.nii.ac.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . city.himeji.lg.jp. city.himeji.lg.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Suavemarimagno · 2026-10-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Page banner → Himeji Castle banner 1.jpg, Himeji Castle banner 2.jpg
    Sitelink count → 75
    Instance of → Japanese castle, hirayamajiro, château
    Fandom article id → shinto:Himeji Castle
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Instance of: château"
  2. 27d ago · Tmv · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Page banner → Himeji Castle banner 1.jpg, Himeji Castle banner 2.jpg
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Page banner: Himeji Castle banner 2.jpg"
  3. 10w ago · WHEData · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visitors per year → {'amount': '+1532111'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visitors per year: 1,532,111"
  4. 16w ago · 駿次 · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 4504940-3
    Official website → http://www.himejicastle.jp/en/, https://www.himejicastle.jp/, http://www.himejicastle.jp/cn_kan/ +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Official website: https://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/castle/index.html"
  5. 22w ago · Lupe · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → three great castles, 100 Fine Castles of Japan, Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 34.839444444444446, 'lon': 134.69361111111112}
    Located in/on physical feature → Harima Plain
    Official website → http://www.himejicastle.jp/en/, https://www.himejicastle.jp/, http://www.himejicastle.jp/cn_kan/ +5
    + 36 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Gnd id: 953830101"
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