Himeji Castle [лпО Himeji-jou], which is the most famous Japanese castle.

A tenshukaku [)€Ј] (central tower of Japanese castle) of Himeji Castle was built over 400 years ago. It's one of the World Heritage Site.

There are only 12 castles which have an extant tenshukaku of Edo period in Japan. Himeji Castle is the biggest castle among them.

Roofs of tenshukaku had been under repair since 2009 till spring 2015. (Repair is held every 50 years.)

Himeji Castle has been called "the Egret Castle [}ъО Shirasagi-jou]" because of the elegant white roofs. Kawara [ж] (roof tiles) are glued by lots of white shikkui [°] (traditional Japanese mortal). Therefore new white roofs look pure white. It's impressively shining in the sun now.

But "white" Himeji Castle is a very rare "limited-time" landscape, because shikkui will gradually get black by dust and mold. Maybe elegant white roofs will become tasteful grey roofs 3 years later as usual. The next time which people can look white roofs is 50 years later.

If you will visit Japan before long, I recommend you to visit Himeji Castle and look this "limited-time" landscape.

http://sheltiewolf.deviantart.com/art/Himeji-Castle-564428417