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 Himeji
(姫路市; -shi) is a small city located in Hyogo Prefecture,
at the western edge of the
Kansai region of
Japan.
As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 480,404 and the
density of 1,742.55 persons per kmē. The total area is 275.69 kmē. The
city was founded on April 1, 1889.
A castle town, Himeji is home to the
Himeji castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Picture:
View from Himeji Castle back down the main street to the railway
station. Picture by
Diceman.
Getting to Himeji
by train
Himeji is along the
Sanyo shinkansen line from
Osaka and Kobe to
Okayama and
Hiroshima. The Hikari Rail Star offers frequent service to Himeji,
as do the all-stopping Kodama trains. Also, one Hikari train each hour
departs from Tokyo station and stops at Himeji
en route to Okayama.
If you do not have a Japan Rail Pass, a cheaper method of reaching
Himeji from within the Kansai region is to
take one of the frequent commuter expresses (新快速 shinkaisoku), which
charges only the price of a local train . The ride takes 40 minutes
from Kobe or one hour from
Osaka.
 Himeji
Castle (姫路城 Himeji-jō). Dating to 1609 and also graced with the name
"White Egret Castle" (白鷺城 Shirasagi-jō), this striking white edifice
is generally considered the most beautiful of Japan's castles and is
one of the few that has escaped the ravages of civil war, earthquakes
and firebombings. See detailed article on
Himeji Castle.
Himeji Map
Map sourced from
Wikipedia
Himeji Food
All your eating, drinking and souvenir needs will be
eagerly met by the gauntlet of vendors that graces the well-trod
street between station and castle.
(Article
based on
Wikitravel article
by Wikitravel users Jpatokal and Anonymous user(s) of Wikitravel. Article used under
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 1.0.)
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