Man I love Japan. This is Himeji Castle near Kyoto Japan. This picture tries to capture how amazing the castle really is. Being there in person is the only way to feel how incredible it is. In 1601 Terumasa Ikeda, son-in -law of the Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa, rebuilt this castle into a five storied monster. Himeji was very important to the Shogun because of its defensive positioning.