World Heritage Himeji Castle's largest gate "Hishi no Mon", the room where the gatekeeper was packed to check passers-by, etc. Prior to being open to the public from the 11th, a preview for the press was held. was broken.
Built by the lord of the castle in the early Edo period, the Hishi-no-Mon is the largest remaining gate on the grounds of Himeji Castle, and is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
The gate is a two-story structure that secures the entrance to the castle. was published on
"Bansho" is a room where a gatekeeper checks passers-by, so it is characterized by a structure that utilizes stone walls as an inner wall.
In addition, the windows of the yagura on the second floor of the gate are decorated with black lacquer and gold metal fittings.
It is believed that weapons were once stored inside the tower, and it is possible to pierce enemies passing through the gate from the hole in the floor with a spear, or drop stones at the enemy.
In addition, the black lacquered “Nagamochi” with a hollyhock crest, which is thought to have been used to store materials at the time, and the suzuri that the chief retainer used regularly are also on display.
Shigehiro Kudo, a curator at the Himeji City Castle Research Institute, said, ``In the early Edo period, Japanese castle architecture was the most spectacular and flourishing nationwide. I was talking to
The watchtower and yagura of this "Hishinomon" will be open to the public from the 11th of this month to the 12th of next month.