Japanese Local Travel Guide – Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka & Hidden Gems in Japan Himeji Castle also known as White Heron Castle (Shirasagijo)
It is due to its elegant.
My foreigner friends want to visit this Castle.
I studied the course.
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The world cultural heritage Himeji castle [Information]
Opened:9:00 ~ 16:00 (The gate is closed at 17:00)
From April 27th to August 31st:9:00 to 17:00 (The gate is closed at 18:00)
Ticket of Himeji castle 1,000 yen
A reduced-price combination ticket
of Himeji castle and Koko-en (Japanese garden) 1,040yen
http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/guide/castle_en.html
Recommended course
JR Osaka station → JR Himeji station→ Miyuki-dori shopping arcade
→ Sushi bar Avanzar → Himeji castle → Kokoen (Japanese garden)
→ Thai-Yaki ( Japanese sweets)→JR Himeji station
JR Osaka station to JR Himeji station is about 1 hour by Red express.
Platform 5 For Himeji red express. (新快速 姫路 Shin-kaisoku Himeji)
Arrival Himeji Station.
You can see the castle from Main Street at front of the station.
But I walked along a shopping arcade
“Miyuki-dori street”
The right side of Main street.
I saw some shops.
I visited a Sushi bar for lunch.
Go into the miyuki-dori street, turn the right at the next T-junction.
Sushi bar AVANZAR
Lunch set 1,000 yen.
Very fresh!!
Sushi bar AVANZAR
11:00~15:00(L.O.14:30) Lunch
17:00～22:00(L.O.21:00)Dinner
Closed: Wednesday
Address: 227 Ekimaecho,Himeji,Hyogo,Japan
Tel:079-282-8866
I walked alond Miyuki-dori again.
Go out from the shopping arcade.
There is the castle.
I went over the Gokuraku-bashi Bridge into Himeji castle.
I went to the ticket counter.
I got common ticket of Himeji castle and Koko-en (Japanese garden)
1,040yen( The castle only 1,000 yen)
But the staff said I have to line up in the castle.
That was true, I needed about 2hours.
There is a toilet on the right side of this gate.
This is the last toilet in this course.
(You can not use a toilet for about 2 hours)
It was really crowded.
