HIMEJI, JAPAN: Ongoing Renovation on Himeji Castle

A massive renovation project dubbed Heisei no Daishuri (Heisei great repairs) begun in October 2009 at Himeji Castle in Himeji, The project is expected to take 5-1/2 years and to include such work as mending roof tiles and the walls of the main castle tower. About 7,000 square meters of plaster wall will be recoated and about 80,000 roof tiles replaced.