More than 400 years have passed since スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep of Himeji Castle (called “White Heron Castle” ) was built. This full scale restoration “Although this structure went through スポーツ ベット 投資 major restoration work 45 years ago in スポーツ ベット 投資 Showa era, it was showing age and damages and stains on plastered wall and eaves and canopies of スポーツ ベット 投資 upper level needed another major repair work.” スポーツ ベット 投資 “restoration for preservation in スポーツ ベット 投資 Heisei era” focused on completely replacing スポーツ ベット 投資 roof tiles on スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep, or dai-tenshu, repairing スポーツ ベット 投資 exterior great walls of スポーツ ベット 投資 upper part of スポーツ ベット 投資 castle, and replastering damaged or soiled boards behind スポーツ ベット 投資 eaves or gables. In addition, partial dissection was conducted to reinforce スポーツ ベット 投資 structures after verifying their strength.
- Location:
- Himeji city, Hyogo prefecture, Japan
- Total Floor Area:
- Approx. 2,409m2
- Eaves Height:
- Approx. 40.82m
- Maximum Height:
- Approx. 46.35m
- Main Keep:
- Wooden structure.
- Floors:
- 5 levels, 6 stories with basement.
Panoramic view of スポーツ ベット 投資 major restoration in スポーツ ベット 投資 Showa era, which was completed in 1964. (Courtesy of Himeji Center for Research into Castles and Fortifications)
Construction work at that time
Restoration schedule
スポーツ ベット 投資 restoration for preservation in スポーツ ベット 投資 Heisei era focused on replacing スポーツ ベット 投資 roof tiles on スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep and replastering damaged or soiled plaster walls. During this restoration period, スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep was entirely covered by a roofed scaffold structure called “suyane.” This not only shelters スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep from wind and rain after スポーツ ベット 投資 tiles and plaster walls are removed, but also ensures a scaffold for reconstruction work. In addition, スポーツ ベット 投資 observation space named “Tenku no Shirasagi (スポーツ ベット 投資 White Heron in スポーツ ベット 投資 Sky)” was set up within スポーツ ベット 投資 suyane to allow スポーツ ベット 投資 general public to view スポーツ ベット 投資 restoration process.
To make preparations for installing スポーツ ベット 投資 suyane, a steel gantry and a bridge were installed from Kisai-mon gate, which served as スポーツ ベット 投資 entrance for construction vehicles, to スポーツ ベット 投資 foot of スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep to bring in steel beams and other building materials to スポーツ ベット 投資 high main keep.
It seems to have 5 stories from outside. However, inside スポーツ ベット 投資 castle has 6 floors to trick スポーツ ベット 投資 incoming enemies.
Suyane
Height: 51.96 m
Number of stories: Temporary steel structure, 8 stories above スポーツ ベット 投資 ground.
Footprint: 2,075 m2
(Observation space: 1,435 m2, restoration work area: 6,987 m2)
Harakiri-maru gantry
Height: 37.6 m Length: 66.0 m
Area: 924 m2
Kisai-mon gate bridge
Height: 1.8 m Length: 90.0 m
Temporary passageway: 670 m2
スポーツ ベット 投資 roof tiles were entirely removed and reinstalled. After examining スポーツ ベット 投資 type, size, place of use, and installation location of each of スポーツ ベット 投資 approximately 80,000 tiles, they were removed. More than 80 percent of スポーツ ベット 投資 roof tiles were washed and reused, and スポーツ ベット 投資 number of newly created supplementary tiles amounted to about 16,000.
Full re-roof スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep
(reuse of roofing tiles and production of supplementary tiles)
Sealing of roofing tiles and
installation of gauge laths
(reinforcement using nails or copper wire)
Full replastering of joint plaster
Plasters to hold スポーツ ベット 投資 roof tiles were applied three times. Because of that, スポーツ ベット 投資 castle looks much brighter after スポーツ ベット 投資 repair.
Shachi-gawara
Ridge-end-tile with figure of a killer whale. A pair of Shachi-gawara was placed on スポーツ ベット 投資 top of castle as an incantation against スポーツ ベット 投資 fire.
Oni-gawara
Ridge-end-tile with スポーツ ベット 投資 family symbol of successive loads.
For スポーツ ベット 投資 external walls of スポーツ ベット 投資 main keep, a rope was wrapped around スポーツ ベット 投資 foundation of a wooden grid structure that was coated with thick mud and plaster. Over スポーツ ベット 投資 years, スポーツ ベット 投資 external walls had been damaged or become soiled. This restoration work focused on repairing スポーツ ベット 投資 mud walls, replastering スポーツ ベット 投資 surface of them, and replastering スポーツ ベット 投資 edges of eaves, gables, and their decoration boards, and fittings.
Parts repaired
Behind スポーツ ベット 投資 eaves: 2,780 m2
Internal and external walls: 2,200 m2
Mud-coated doors: 125 m2
Surface of internal walls: 1,173 m2
Repairing mud walls from スポーツ ベット 投資 foundation
Internal and external walls: 403 m2
Mud-coated doors: 151 m2
Repairing スポーツ ベット 投資 edges of eaves, gables, and their decoration boards
From スポーツ ベット 投資 foundation: 495 m2
Repairing roof joints, etc.
From スポーツ ベット 投資 foundation: 2,489 m2
スポーツ ベット 投資 wooden parts were either replaced or grafted depending on スポーツ ベット 投資 extent of damage or corrosion, and stamped with “restoration done.” In addition, damaged mud-coated doors and other parts were repaired and plaster parts were replastered. On top of these, スポーツ ベット 投資 pillars, beams, and floors were reinforced without damaging スポーツ ベット 投資 wood shafts, thereby increasing seismic capacity.
