Car Rentals Compact cars from around 4,000 Yen/day!

Online Hostel Bookings Hostels and inexpensive ryokan from $10 per night!

Kobe Harborland Coupons for shopping, restaurants & attractions!

Related Pages

Travel Sightseeing Kansai Region Hyogo Prefecture Cities Himeji Castle Kokoen Garden Mount Shosha Himeji: Access and Orientation

Related Questions

Himeji as stopover  1 reaction, last updated 143 days ago How is Himeiji castle now?  3 reactions, last updated 7 days ago Himeji Castle  3 reactions, last updated 34 days ago Luggage lockers at Himeji  2 reactions, last updated 134 days ago Update on Himeji restoration  10 reactions, last updated 141 days ago

Japan Sightseeing Guide

Hokkaido Sapporo Otaru Hakodate Furano Abashiri Noboribetsu Niseko Lake Toya Daisetsuzan Shiretoko Rishiri Rebun Akan Tohoku Sendai Matsushima Hiraizumi Akita Kakunodate Nyuto Onsen Aomori Hirosaki Lake Towada Shimokita Hanto Dewa Sanzan Aizu Kanto Tokyo Yokohama Kamakura Nikko Kinugawa Hakone Kawagoe Kusatsu Ikaho Minakami Narita Chubu Nagoya Inuyama Mt.Fuji Fujigoko Izu Peninsula Nagano Matsumoto Kamikochi Kiso Valley Hakuba Yudanaka Sado Island Takayama Shirakawa-go Gujo Gero Onsen Kanazawa Kansai Kyoto Osaka Nara Kobe Himeji Kinosaki Mount Koya Kumano Yoshino Amanohashidate Hikone Iga Ueno Ise Shima Chugoku Hiroshima Miyajima Onomichi Okayama Kurashiki Matsue Iwami Ginzan Iwakuni Yamaguchi Hagi Shikoku Takamatsu Kotohira Naoshima Matsuyama Uchiko Kochi Tokushima Naruto Kyushu Fukuoka Dazaifu Nagasaki Kumamoto Mount Aso Minamata Beppu Miyazaki Takachiho Kagoshima Kirishima Yakushima Okinawa Honto Miyako Yaeyama

Survey

How can tourism in Japan be improved? More foreign language information Preserve natural and historic sites Ease immigration requirements Reduce cost of travel Make sights less crowded Other No improvement needed see results Other Surveys: Budget for ryokan stay Next trip to Japan Improvements to Tourism Financial Crisis Ski Destination Preferred way to stay at a ryokan Purpose of visit Most popular region Have you recently entered Japan?

japan-guide.com newsletter

Keeping you up to date on Japan travel and living related issues and site updates. Click here to subscribe!

Home - Travel - Sightseeing Guide - Kansai
Himeji Travel Guide	# 8   of 113 destinations in our travel guide

Himeji is most famous for its magnificent castle, Himeji Castle, widely considered to be Japan's most beautiful surviving feudal castle. The castle is designated both a national treasure and a UNESCO world heritage site. With half a million inhabitants, Himeji is the second largest city of Hyogo Prefecture after Kobe. It can be reached in less than one hour from Osaka or Kyoto and is also a popular stop over on journeys along the Sanyo Shinkansen.

Attractions

1  Himeji Castle Japan's best preserved feudal castle. User rating: 94/100 (441 votes) Visited by: 678 users  2  Mount Shosha Temple mountain featured in "Last Samurai". User rating: 90/100 (31 votes) Visited by: 58 users  3  Kokoen Garden Japanese style garden next to the castle. User rating: 83/100 (131 votes) Visited by: 219 users

Access and Orientation

Access and Orientation How to get to and around Himeji. About transportation in Japan

Accommodation

Search a Hotel in Himeji:

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 2009 2010 for 1 night 2 nights 3 nights 4 nights 5 nights 6 nights 7 nights from JAPANiCAN Hostel World Japan Hotels Online

Tours and Packages

From Osaka: Himeji Castle and Sake Brewery Guided full day trip from Osaka to Himeji and Kobe.

News and Reports

Himeji Cherry Blossom Report April 14, 2009 Himeji Cherry Blossom Report March 31, 2009

Travel Community

Popularity of Himeji: Users who have been to Himeji: 741 Most visited: Ranked 8th out of 113 destinations Have you been to Himeji? No - I have not been there yetYes - no ratingYes - highly recommendedYes - recommendedYes - mildly interestingYes - nothing specialYes - not recommended Ratings for Himeji: japan-guide.com Rating:   best of Japan   User Rating (by 409 users): 88/100   recommended User Feedback We strive to keep japan-guide.com up-to-date and accurate, and are always looking for ways to improve the user experience. If you have any updates, suggestions, corrections or opinions, please let us know:

English Links

Himeji City Official website.

Japanese Links

Himeji City Official website.