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Himeji
Japan's most magnificent original castle, a gleaming white citadel and UNESCO World Heritage jewel.
Nine linked Edo-style gardens beside Himeji Castle, complete with tea house and maple-lined ponds.
A thousand-year mountaintop temple of vast wooden halls, wrapped in cedar forest and film-set fame.
A handsome red-brick museum of Japanese and Western art in the shadow of Himeji Castle.
A wide-ranging history museum with castle models and hands-on exhibits, just north of Himeji Castle.
A hilltop shrine linked to a tragic Edo princess, with a free postcard view of Himeji Castle.
Himeji's lively covered shopping arcade, the place to browse, snack and try local conger-eel rice.
A historic Himeji sake brewery with tastings, a restaurant and sake-infused sweets in old timber halls.
Ancient mountaintop shrine north of Himeji, revered as a birthplace of Gion plague-warding worship.
Cable car up sacred Mount Shosha to sweeping Harima Plain views and the Engyo-ji temple complex.
A serene hilltop cemetery park crowned by a large seated bronze Buddha and spring cherry blossoms.
Eccentric hillside theme park with a life-size German castle replica and a global collection of stone monuments.
Combined drive-through safari park and amusement park east of Himeji, a full-day family destination.
Leafy hillside park south of the castle with a city aquarium, tropical greenhouse, and spring cherry blossoms.
Ancient southern-Himeji shrine famous for its spectacular springtime azalea hillside.
A cluster of quiet fishing islands in the Seto Inland Sea, a short ferry ride from Himeji Port.
Tadao Ando-designed museum celebrating Himeji's writers, set in a striking concrete pavilion with castle views.
Two-star Michelin Green Guide museum with 90,000 toys and dolls housed in white-walled storehouses.
Folk-craft museum at the foot of Mount Shosha showcasing Harima artisanship in a traditional-style building.
Kid-friendly science museum nicknamed 'Atom no Yakata' with one of Japan's largest planetariums.
Free rooftop terrace on Otemae-dori offering an unobstructed head-on view of Himeji Castle.
Hillside tropical greenhouse and gardens in Tegarayama Park, with orchids, cacti and seasonal displays.
Site of the castle's chief retainers' residences, now a plaza with samurai-style shops at the castle's foot.
Museum documenting Himeji's WWII air raids and civilian experience, promoting peace and remembrance.
