- 姬路城因其優雅的外形和牆壁上的白色石灰，長期以來被稱為白鷺城，是 17 世紀初典型的日本城郭結構，建城於 14 世紀，關原之戰後進行大翻修，成為僅次於江戶城的第二大城。城內部的建築結構保持了翻修過程的原樣，並與外圍區域一起保存，它是江戶末期全國 260 多座城中僅存幾座之一 Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating from the beginning of the Shogun period. It is a masterpiece of construction in wood, combining function with aesthetic appeal, both in its elegant appearance unified by the white plastered earthen walls and in the subtlety of the relationships between the building masses and the multiple roof layers.
- 姬路城 (Himeji-jo) 是一座位於日本兵庫縣姬路市的城堡，由於其白色的外牆，也被稱為白鷺城。作為日本最具象徵意義，且保留度最為完整的城堡，姬路城既是日本政府指定的國寶及國家特別史跡，也是日本首批世界文化遺產之一。姬路城是日本 100 名城之一，與熊本城、松本城合稱為日本三大名城；由於其保存度較完好 (城內的天守為日本的 12 座現存天守之一)，也被稱為「日本第一名城」。有很多時代劇和電影也在這裡進行拍攝，或以姬路城作為江戶城的象徵 Himeji Castle is the largest and most visited castle in Japan, and it was registered in 1993 as one of the first UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the country. The area within the middle moat of the castle complex is a designated Special Historic Site and five structures of the castle are also designated National Treasures. Along with Matsumoto Castle and Kumamoto Castle, Himeji Castle is considered one of Japan’s three premier castles.
參考文獻 References
- 『Himeji-jo』UNESO
- https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/661
- 維基百科，自由的百科全書 – 姬路城