Istana Himeji
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![]() Istana Himeji pada Mei 2015 selepas lima tahun bumbung dan dinding diubah suai
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Kanji | 姫路城code: ja is deprecated | ||||
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Istana Himeji (姫路城code: ja is deprecated , Himeji-jō) ialah kompleks istana Jepun atas bukit yang terletak di bandar Himeji, Wilayah Hyōgo, Jepun. Istana tersebut dianggap sebagai contoh seni bina istana Jepun prototaip masih ada yang paling lengkap, terdiri daripada rangkaian 83 bilik dengan sistem pertahanan maju dari zaman feudal.[1] Istana tersebut kerap dikenali sebagai Hakuro-jō atau Shirasagi-jō ("Istana Bangau Putih" atau "Istana Pucung Putih") kerana luarannya yang putih terang dan rupanya dikatakan burung berlawan.[2][3]
Rujukan
- ^ "Himeji-jo". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Dicapai pada July 4, 2010.
- ^ Bornoff, Nicholas (2000). The National Geographic Traveler: Japan. Washington: National Geographic Society. m/s. 256–257. ISBN 0-7894-5545-5.
- ^ Eyewitness Travel Guides: Japan. New York: Dorling Kindersley Publishing. 2000. m/s. 200–203. ISBN 0-7894-5545-5.
- Bacaan lanjut
- Benesch, Oleg. "Castles and the Militarisation of Urban Society in Imperial Japan," Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, Vol. 28 (Dec. 2018), pp. 107-134.
- Benesch, Oleg and Ran Zwigenberg (2019). Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. m/s. 375. ISBN 9781108481946.
- De Lange, William (2021). An Encyclopedia of Japanese Castles. Groningen: Toyo Press. m/s. 600 pages. ISBN 978-9492722300.
- Mitchelhill, Jennifer (2013). Castles of the Samurai:Power & Beauty. USA: Kodansha. ISBN 978-1-56836-512-1.
- Schmorleitz, Morton S. (1974). Castles in Japan. Tokyo: Charles E. Tuttle Co. m/s. 123–125. ISBN 0-8048-1102-4.
- Motoo, Hinago (1986). Japanese Castles. Tokyo: Kodansha. ISBN 0-87011-766-1.
Pautan luar
- Tapak web rasmi
- Japan's Samurai Castles
- Asian Historical Architecture – Himeji Castle
- Japanese Castle Explorer – Himeji Castle
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre – Himeji Castle
- Japan Atlas: Himeji Castle
- Video
- The White Fortress: Himeji-jo (UNESCO video on YouTube)
- Himeji Castle timelapse di YouTube
- Discover the Himeji Castle in Japan
- Virtual tour of Himeji Castle examining its modern history on the Japan's Modern Castles YouTube channel