Japan, Imeji-Jo (Castle)

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 ma

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DC_Title Japan, Imeji-Jo (Castle)
DC_Subject_Specific Map of Historical sites of Himeji-Jo (zones of legal protection);Himeji-Jo;Japan;Japanese castle architecture;UNESCO; UNESCO-WHC;World Heritage Sites
DC_Description 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 ma
DC_Language eng
DC_Type Image
DC_Format Image;TimeMap Dataset
DC_Publisher UNESCO
DC_Contributor_CorporateName Archaeological Computing Laboratory, University of Sydney
DC_Coverage_X_min 134.6773
DC_Coverage_X_max 134.7235
DC_Coverage_Y_min 34.8189
DC_Coverage_Y_max 34.8518
DC_Coverage_T_Early 1550-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_T_Late 1910-01-01T00:00:00
DC_Coverage_PeriodName Middle 16th Century to 20th Century
DC_Coverage_PlaceName Himeji-Jo, Japan
ECAI_Team Worldwide
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