Castle Day in Japan Apr 6, 2024

Castle Day in Japan

From Strawberry Day to Cat Day and even Vegetable Day, Japan has a list of faux holidays, which are the clever results of "dajare" or word plays. Today"s date, April 6, makes up the Japanese word for castle, "shiro" from "shi" (4) and "ro" (6). Hence, the celebration of castles. What better opportunity than Castle Day, to learn about the country"s largest and most-visited castle, Himeji Castle? Dating back to 1333, this UNESCO World Heritage Site boasts an advanced defensive design and five National Treasure structures. The castle has also withstood time and nature"s fury, surviving the bombings of World War II and the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. Nearly 700 years of glory, local legends, and ghost stories reverberate through the 83 rooms of this hilltop fortress. Would you care to explore?

© Julian Elliott Photography/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Apr 6, 2018It’s National Walk to Work Day
Apr 6, 2019Make way for robots
Apr 6, 2020Castle on a hill
Apr 6, 2021On the rebirth of the Olympic Games
Apr 6, 2022Crested caracaras
Apr 6, 2023Aprils full moon
Apr 6, 2025National Library Week
Apr 6, 2026Castle Day Japan

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Oct 20, 2022International Sloth Day
Nov 16, 2019Mountain mists over Bavaria
Nov 11, 2020Honoring our veterans
Aug 30, 2022Regional Park of Migliarino, San Rossore, Massaciuccoli, Italy
May 24, 2021A bridge comes full circle
Oct 9, 2025Space Week isnt over yet!
Jul 16, 2024Festival of British Archaeology
Aug 13, 2021Fight for your lefts
Apr 19, 2024Ring of Brodgar, Orkney, Scotland
Jun 14, 2018Celebrating Flag Day: ‘O long may it wave’
Jan 5, 2023Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, China
Dec 6, 2021Computer Science EDU Week
Jan 17, 2020A seabird gets schooled
Sep 21, 2025Sea Otter Awareness Week
Oct 8, 2024World Octopus Day
May 13, 2024Fish River Canyon, Namibia
May 28, 2020Old man s whiskers growing wild
Jun 12, 2020Big sky at Big Bend
Dec 1, 2022Antarctica Day
Jun 28, 2021A medieval celebration in the Mediterranean
Sep 4, 2022Arambol Beach, Goa, India
May 20, 2023World Bee Day
Mar 22, 2026World Water Day
Mar 3, 2018Celebrating World Wildlife Day
Jun 23, 2025The Elbe in Dresden, Germany
Sep 7, 2023Camels in the desert, United Arab Emirates
Dec 7, 2023National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
May 22, 2025International Day for Biological Diversity
Oct 27, 2023Sligachan Old Bridge, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Jul 18, 2024Coral Reef Awareness Week