After getting off Shinkansen "Sakura" at Himeji Station, I went visiting Himeji Castle.
Himeji Castle had constructed by Sadanori Akamatsu in 1346, and the present structures, known as "Shirasagi Jo (Egret Castle)" due to its whitewashed wall, had reconstructed by Terumasa Ikeda, the first Himeji feudal lord (daimyo), in 1609. After Castle treatment and selecting place of Military Posts Act had come into effect in 1873, Himeji Castle had remained. In 1931, the castle was designated as a National Treasure, and in 1993, be inscribed as a World Caltural Heritage site. In 2015, the large repair finished and revived its beautiful white colour.
Though that day was a weekday, many visitors made a long line to the castle tower. As I came there, I had to wait for about an hour on the winding approach just to enter the tower. In addition, the temperature on that day was over 25 (77 Fahrenheit) degree.
the castle was seen from the window of booth on the track 11, Shinkansen for Shin-osaka and Tokyo.