week2 a world cultural heritage

Hello. Today, I explain a reason why Himeji Castle resister a world cultural heritage.

Himeji Castle was registered a world cultural heritage in 1993 when Horyuji was registered too. Himeji Castle was registered a world cultural heritage of UNESCO(the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ). Himeji Castle is rank high in the world in the existing castles.


world cultural heritage has three kinds. There are a Cultural heritage, Natural heritage, and Mixed heritage.


Himeji Castle was written by a World Heritage List.
*Himeji-jo
*Date of Inscription: 1993
*Criteria: (ⅰ)(ⅳ)
*Hyogo Prefecture
*N34 50 E134 42
*Ref: 661


The Registration standard of the World Heritage is ten contents.  In order to be registered as a World Heritage, Himeji Castle must meet one or more of contents. Himeji Castle meets Criteria: (ⅰ) (ⅳ).


(ⅰ): masterpiece of human creative talent that represents
(ⅳ): building tells history of human or Architectural or Aggregate technical or a sample of a good view.


Content corresponds to this.
(ⅰ) beauty of a view and arrange. For example, wall of white plaster, a castle tower. Himeji castle has an effective defense function. Himeji Castle is the best building of wood.
(ⅳ) Himeji castle is the best rank of the building of wood in Japan.  And Himeji Castle is well preserved perfect.


A letter of recommendation of Japan was written The Registration standard of the World Heritage (ⅲ): it is show that there are evidences it has Cultural tradition


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And , Himeji castle remained building at this time. It is important that Himeji Castle is not restored.  Keeping the original is one of the reason to registered a world cultural heritage.


When Himeji Castle was registered a world cultural heritage, as commemoration, “ten scene of a world cultural heritage Himeji Castle ” was chosen by the general public.

(ⅰ) Shirotopia commemoration park: Located in the north of Himeji Castle, various flowers bloom in the all seasons, it is a beautiful park where citizens rest.

(ⅱ)Keihukuji park: Himeji castle can be seen from the observation deck.

(ⅲ) Nagoyama Reien hill park: you can see the beautiful Himeji Castle from the west  the city .

(ⅳ) an open space Tegara mountain : there are an observation deck.

(Ⅴ) Sannomaru open space：Himeji castle is a superb view seeing from it.

(ⅵ) Himeji City art Museum : we can see a view Himeji Castle is shining in the trees and a red brick.

(ⅶ) Masui mountain: You will be able to see view of tower from between the mountains.

(ⅷ) Otemae street: it is like the entrance of Himeji Castle.

(ⅸ) Shiromidai park: From front of the fountain, Himeji Castle is seems like a huge set on the stage.

(Ⅹ) Otokoyama: Himeji Castle looks very beautiful because it is looked at the height of the Looking.

                                           

Do you understand about a world cultural heritage? 
Thank you for your reading! See you next blogging.

week1 history

“Himeji Castle

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Do you know Himeji Castle? I have lived near Himeji Castle for eighteen years.

So I introduce you about Himeji Castle. Today, I would write about history about Himeji Castle.  

Akamatsu Sadanori build a small castle in the mountain. After successive generations of the lord of a castle repaired and rebuild many times. Construction of Himeji Castle started in 1346. In 1618 ,the Edo period , Himeji castle finished. In these days, the lord of a castle was Honda Tadamasa.

“Black Himeji Castle”

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In the Edo period, Himeji Castle was not dragged into a war, so in Meiji period, Himeji Castle remake military space.  In the Pacific War, Himeji castle was conspicuous, because the wall of Himeji Castle was white. And Himeji Castle has an army and Military industry. So an army of America target Himeji Castle. Himeji castle take steps to deal with the situation. Himeji Castle was covered by a black net. But in 1945, Himeji Castle was bombed. But Himeji Castle remained. Next morning, when people see Himeji castle, people shed tears.

“sen princess”

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Sen Princess is one of the important person in the history of Himeji Castle. Senn princess was born in 1597. Sen Princess wasa daughter of Toyotomi Hidetada. Sen princess married Toyotomi Hideyori , When Sen princess was only seven years old. This marry was a political marriage to connect between Tokugawa and Toyotomi. Later, Tokugawa and Toyotomi made war. In this time her grandfather helped Sen Princess.

Sen Princess met Honda Tadatoki who is honda Tadamasa’s son. Sen Princess outlived hasband, so Sen Princess married Honda Tadatoki. In this way, Honda Tadatoki became the lord of Himeji Castle and Sen Princess became a princess of Himeji Castle. Sen Princess gave birth to a baby boy and girl. Sen Princess spent a happy life. But it didn’t keep. Her son dead when he is only three years old. And her husband dead from illness when he is only thirty-one years old. Sen Princess left Himeji Castle, and she became a nun. Her character was very quiet but Sen Princess was a bravery lady.

“Egret

castle”

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Do you know another name of Himeji Castle? There are various view. For example, Himeji Castle called “Egret

castle”.  First, Himezi castle was build at the heron mountain. Second, a Himeji Castle wall is painted by white plaster. It is very beautiful and fascinating. Third, there are many birds called Egret , for example, it is a night heron. Fourth, Himeji castle compare “bird Castle” has black wall. Bird castle was built in Okayama.

“renunciation of war castle” is one of the another name of Himeji castle. In the Edo period, Himeji castle was surrounded by the new government. In the Second World war, an incendiary hit directly. But Himeji Castle have never been in the fires of war and never suffer a serious loss.  

Himeji castle sometimes called “success in life Castle”, because Hashiba Hideyoshi success when he lived in Himeji Castle.

“Egret

castle” often use a school song. In a fact, school song of my school used a ward “Egret castle”.  “Egret castle” sometime use the name of an elementary school.

Himeji castle has a long history.

And Himeji castle influence the present time.