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Himeji Castle lit up in yellow

Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is lit up in yellow on March 8, 2025, to symbolize the mimosa flower, the symbol of the U.N.-designated International Women's Day, which is celebrated the same day.

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Himeji Castle lit up in yellow

Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is lit up in yellow on March 8, 2025, to symbolize the mimosa flower, the symbol of the U.N.-designated International Women's Day, which is celebrated the same day.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member cleans the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2024, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel clean the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2024, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel clean the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2024, ahead of the New Year.

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[Breaking News]300 days to go until 2025 Osaka Expo

World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle is lit up in red and blue in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17, 2024, marking 300 days to go until the start of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.(Kyodo)

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300 days to go until 2025 Osaka Expo

World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle is lit up in red and blue in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17, 2024, marking 300 days to go until the start of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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300 days to go until 2025 Osaka Expo

World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle is lit up in red and blue in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17, 2024, marking 300 days to go until the start of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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300 days to go until 2025 Osaka Expo

World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle is lit up in red and blue in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17, 2024, marking 300 days to go until the start of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.

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Himeji Castle

Photo taken Jan. 30, 2024, shows the World-Heritage listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members clean a moat at World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2023, ahead of the New Year.

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World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle

Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2023, shows Himeji Castle in the western Japan city of Himeji ahead of the 30th anniversary on Dec. 11 of its registration on the World Heritage list.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel clean World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 20, 2022, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member cleans World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 20, 2022, ahead of the New Year.

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Cleaning of Himeji Castle ahead of New Year

KOBE, Japan, Dec. 20 Kyodo - Ground Self-Defense Force members on Dec. 20, 2017, sweep the soot off Himeji Castle, a hilltop castle complex located in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan ahead of New Year. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the castle, known as White Heron Castle because of its brilliant white exterior, is one of the most visited castles in Japan.

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Computer software beats top shogi pro

HIMEJI, Japan, May 21 Kyodo - Amahiko Sato (front), a Meijin grandmaster, or top professional player of shogi Japanese chess, loses to shogi software "Ponanza" on May 20, 2017, in the final round of the human vs. computer two-match shogi series, at Himeji Castle in western Japan. Sato had also lost in the first round.

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'Takigi Noh' performed under illuminated Himeji Castle

HIMEJI, Japan - "Takigi Noh," a traditional Japanese musical drama, is played against the backdrop of the illuminated Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014. "Takigi Noh" is a special form of Noh performed on an outdoor stage lit by "takigi" firewood after dark. The recently refurbished castle is a national treasure of Japan and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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World Heritage site Himeji Castle reappears after repair

KOBE, Japan - The main keep of Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 14, 2014. The castle, under repair since October 2009, is scheduled to reopen in March 2015.

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Sand-made Himeji Castle at Sand Festa

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A sand sculpture of World Heritage and national treasure Himeji Castle attracts attention at the annual Sand Festa on May 2, 2014, in the sand dune area of Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Paddy art of Himeji Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 4, 2011, shows an image of Himeji Castle made with six rice varieties having different colors on a 90-meter by 180-meter field at the foot of Mt. Shosha in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan. The paddy image can be viewed in its finest colors through late September, according to local citizens who created it.

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Himeji Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in February 2005 shows Himeji Castle with ''shachihoko'' statues gracing the top of the castle keep in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. The castle in western Japan was registered as a World Cultural Heritage site by U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

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Refurbishing Himeji Castle

HIMEJI, Japan - A ''shachihoko'' statue is brought down to the ground from the top of the castle keep of Himeji Castle, a World Cultural Heritage site in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 8, 2011, for the first time in about 50 years during a refurbishment.

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Lookout to view rooftop of Himeji Catle

KOBE, Japan - Visitors take photos of the roof of the main keep of Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, which is undergoing restoration work, on March 26, 2011. The city set up an elevator and a lookout, 50 meters off the ground, to allow visitors to closely examine the roof of the 17th century castle and repair work being conducted using traditional techniques.

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Japan castle and 'sakura' cherry blossom

HIMEJI, Japan - Himeji Castle and the ''sakura'' cherry blossoms are lit up in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 1, 2010. The tree flowers, a herald of the spring, have been in full bloom in many areas in Japan.

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Japan castle and 'sakura' cherry blossom

HIMEJI, Japan - Himeji Castle and the ''sakura'' cherry blossoms are lit up in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 1, 2010. The tree flowers, a herald of the spring, have been in full bloom in many areas in Japan.

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Himeji Castle appears on rice field

YUMESAKI, Japan - An image of world heritage-designated Himeji Castle, created from the leaves and ears of six different rice varieties in a rice field in Yumesaki, Hyogo Prefecture, is clearly seen on Sept. 13, 2009. The castle, together with Princess Sen (L, top), granddaughter of Edo Shogunate founder Tokugawa Ieyasu, can be observed until the rice is reaped in early October. About 1,500 students and volunteers helped plant rice seedlings in June under a farmer's project in the hope of drawing tourists.

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Himeji Castle cake completed for 2008 confectionery exposition

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - A Himeji Castle-shaped cake along with a procession of feudal lord-shaped cakes are unveiled in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 30 which will be a feature in the National Confectionery Exposition 2008 to open next April in Himeji in the prefecture. The 1.75-meter-high cake measures one-fiftieth of the real castle.

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Man spends 19 years building replica of famous castle

TSU, Japan - Hiroyasu Imura carefully tends a replica of the famous Himeji Castle in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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Himeji Castle building could crumble in fairly powerful quake

HIMEJI, Japan - The main building of Himeji Castle (in file photo), designated as a world cultural heritage site and Japanese national treasure, in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, could collapse in a fairly powerful earthquake, the Architectural Research Association said on Feb. 10. It said the castle's main building, the Daitenshu, a six-story building about 46 meters high, could collapse above the third floor in an earthquake registering a high 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7.

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(3)Taiwan doctor tests positive for SARS

HIMEJI, Japan - Health officials disinfect the handrails in the Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture on May 17 as a Taiwanese doctor who returned to Taipei after a sightseeing tour of western Japan was found positive for the SARS epidemic.

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PET bottle model of Himeji Castle completed

HIMEJI, Japan - Volunteers complete Aug. 6 a 7-meter-high model of the 17th century Himeji Castle using some 40,000 used polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles at an old freight terminal in the western Japan city Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. The model, conceived by the Himeji municipal government to get the public interested in recycling, was built over 17 days by 600 volunteers using PET bottles collected from elementary schools and supermarkets around the city.

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Jazz, classical joint concert held at Himeji Castle

A joint concert of jazz and classical music is held May 9 in front of the lit-up Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. The concert celebrated the fifth anniversary last year of the castle's becoming a World Heritage site. The castle will be 400 years old in 2001.

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Koto music and cherry blossom viewing at Himeji Castle

Koto music is played at a cherry blossom viewing ceremony at the Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture on April 4. Wearing kimonos, some 100 players staged a performance of the 13-stringed zither-like music instrument to complement the annual event.

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Japanese Castle

Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture. national treasure (1993)

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Total lunar and planetary eclipse at the same time

Composite photo taken on Nov. 8, 2022, shows the Moon rising over the World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji, western Japan, during a total lunar eclipse that occurred at the same time as a lunar occultation of Uranus, a celestial event that has not occurred in 442 years.

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Himeji Castle lights up orange for World Alzheimer's Day

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, lighting up orange in recognition of World Alzheimer's Day on Sept. 21, 2022. Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Himeji Castle lights up orange for World Alzheimer's Day

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, lighting up orange in recognition of World Alzheimer's Day on Sept. 21, 2022. Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Himeji Castle lights up orange for World Alzheimer's Day

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, lighting up orange in recognition of World Alzheimer's Day on Sept. 21, 2022. Himeji Castle is both a national treasure and a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Himeji Castle

File photo taken on April 2, 2022, shows cherry blossoms against World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in the western Japan city of Himeji.

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Himeji Castle

File photo taken on April 2, 2022, shows cherry blossoms against World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in the western Japan city of Himeji.

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Himeji Castle

File photo taken on April 2, 2022, shows cherry blossoms over a moat, with World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle seen in the background in the western Japan city of Himeji.

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Himeji Castle

File photo taken on April 2, 2022, shows a traditional Japanese boat on a moat against cherry blossoms, with World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle seen in the background in the western Japan city of Himeji.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel clean World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 21, 2021, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

A member of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force cleans World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 21, 2021, ahead of the New Year.

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Year-end cleaning at Himeji Castle

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel clean World Heritage-listed Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 21, 2021, ahead of the New Year.

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Koto music and cherry blossom viewing at Himeji Castle

Koto music is played at a cherry blossom viewing ceremony at the Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture on April 4. Wearing kimonos, some 100 players staged a performance of the 13-stringed zither-like music instrument to complement the annual event.

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CASTLE OF THE WHITE HERON

CASTLE OF THE WHITE HERON==Date:March, 1972, Place:Hyogo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Words meaning "Thank you" projected on Himeji Castle

Words meaning "Thank you" in 20 languages are projected on the tower of Himeji Castle, a national treasure and a World Heritage site in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on the night of March 8, 2016. The event was held ahead of the one-year anniversary of the castle being reopened to the public on March 27, 2015, following major restoration work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow hits wide areas of Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2016, shows Himeji Castle in the western Japan city of Himeji. The area surrounding the World Heritage site was lightly covered with snow. Heavy snow was expected on the day over the Japanese archipelago, particularly areas along the Sea of Japan coast in eastern and western Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Castle illuminated in pink for campaign against breast cancer

Himeji Castle in the western Japanese city of Himeji is lit up in pink on Oct. 1, 2015, to mark the start of the month for breast cancer awareness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo