Himeji
Himeji is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan.
Himeji is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. As of 1 June 2022, the city had an estimated population of 525,682 in 227,099 households and a population density of 980 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 534.35 square kilometres (206.31 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Himeji
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Himeji Castle
Himeji Castle ʑiꜜʑo̞ː] ) is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 structures with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period.
2.7 km · Japanese castle complex · Wikipedia - 02Engyō-ji Temple
Engyō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism and its honzon is a Shaka Sanzon trinity.
8.6 km · Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Himeji Central Park
The Himeji Central Park is a safari park in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The park opened in March 1984, and is the only safari park in Kansai region.
8.5 km · safari park in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Kōko-en
Kōko-en is a Japanese garden located next to Himeji Castle in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
2.4 km · garden in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Mount Shosha
Mount Shosha is a mountain located in Himeji, Hyōgo. It is part of the Seiban Kyūryō Prefectural Natural Park, and is designated as a wildlife sanctuary in Hyōgo Prefecture, as well as being selected as one of the 100 Hyogo Forests and 50 Furusato Hyogo Mountains.
8.8 km · mountain in Himeji, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History
Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History opened to the immediate northeast of Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan in 1983. The collection of over 200,000 items includes one Important Cultural Property — a painting on silk of the parinirvana of the Buddha, dating to the Kamakura period — and five Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties.
3 km · building in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Himeji University
Himeji University is a private university in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1951, and it was chartered as a university in 2006.
8.4 km · university in Himeji, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Himeji City Tegarayama Botanical Garden
The Himeji City Tegarayama Botanical Garden, also known as the Himeji Tegarayama Green House, is a botanical garden located within a greenhouse in Tegarayama Central Park at 93 Tegara, Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
800 m · botanical garden in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Himeji Athletic Stadium
Himeji Athletic Stadium is an athletic stadium in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
1.3 km · building in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Harima Kokubun-ji Temple
Harima Kokubun-ji is a Shingon-sect Buddhist temple in the Kokubunji neighborhood of the city of Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan. It claims to be the successor to the provincial temple established by Emperor Shōmu during the Nara period.
4.4 km · temple in Himeji, Hyōgo · Wikipedia
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Things to do
- 01Himeji Central Park
- 02Taiyo Park
From Wikivoyage: Himeji, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
As you exit the station facing the castle (North), the main shopping street (Miyuki dori) will be on your right and the main entertainment area on your left. Both areas have some fine restaurants. Himeji has a full selection of foods, from fast food (Western and Japanese) to gourmet dining. For breakfast there are countless coffee shops, including a Starbucks that has small waffles.
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Getting to Himeji
- Airports
- Kobe (UKB), 53 km · Kansai (KIX), 67 km · Osaka Itami (ITM), 69 km
- Stations
- Himeji Station, 1.4 km · Gochaku Station, 4.8 km · Himeji-Bessho Station, 6.5 km · Harima-Katsuhara Station, 6.4 km · Agaho Station, 3.5 km
- Osaka → Himeji74 km · quickest by road, 2h 12m · ¥1,050–1,430
- Kobe → Himeji46 km · quickest by road, 1h 41m · ¥640–870
- Okayama → Himeji72 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · ¥980–1,340
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Himeji
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Himeji. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Himeji
Himeji is 35 km from Akashi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Ibo districtdistrict in Hyōgo prefecture, Japan8.9 km