Japan City Guides: Himeji

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Himeji

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• Himeji Castle - Japan's most spectacular castle.

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Things to see and do

Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site , is Japan's most spectacular medieval castle, and dominates the atmosphere of the town.

Himeji City Museum of Art , to the north east of the castle, hosts exhibits of mainly Western art and farther to the north is the striking Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History designed by Tange Kenzo, which contains scale models of Himeji Castle and the other 11 castles in Japan which survive, in more or less, their original form. To the west is Ando Tadao's striking Museum of Literature , near to Senhime Tenman-gu , a shrine dedicated to Senhime (see above).

Engyoji Temple about 8km northeast of Himeji Station, has shot to fame as the impressive temple buildings, set in a cedar forest, were used as a backdrop for the Tom Cruise film The Last Samurai . Engyoji is a Tendai sect temple associated with Enrakuji on Mount Hiei in Kyoto.

The nearest airports to Himeji are Osaka's Kansai International Airport and Kobe Airport. For access details for Japan's airports click here .

Rail

Himeji Castle makes for an easy day-trip from Osaka , Kobe , Kyoto or Hiroshima .
Himeji is a stop on the Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen Line and is 3 hours 20 minutes by bullet-train from Tokyo.
Visitors can also take a shinkaisoku JR express from Kyoto (90 mins), Osaka (1 hour) or Kobe (40 mins).

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