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Himeji: sights

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Himeji Castle
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Himeji Castle

Japanese castle complex

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Engyō-ji Temple
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Engyō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History
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Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History

building in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Mount Shosha
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Mount Shosha

mountain in Himeji, Japan

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Himeji Central Park
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Himeji Central Park

safari park in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan

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Kōko-en
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Kōko-en

garden in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan

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Himeji City Museum of Art
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Himeji City Museum of Art

museum in Japan

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Itatehyōzu Shrine
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Itatehyōzu Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Hiromine Shrine
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Hiromine Shrine

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Himeji City Aquarium
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Himeji City Aquarium

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Hisagozuka Kofun

kofun in Himeji

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Himeji City Tegarayama Botanical Garden
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Himeji City Tegarayama Botanical Garden

botanical garden in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan

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Mount Masui
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Mount Masui

mountain in Japan

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Himeji City Zoo
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Himeji City Zoo

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Himeji City Museum of Literature
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Himeji City Museum of Literature

museum in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan

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Danjyo-zan Kofun

kofun period burial mound in Himeji, Japan

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Himeji Gokoku Shrine
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Himeji Gokoku Shrine

Shinto shrine in Himeji, Japan

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Senhime Tenmangū
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Senhime Tenmangū

building in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

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Ōshio Tenmangū
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Ōshio Tenmangū

Shinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan

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Cenotaph for the city air-raid victims of the Pacific War
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Cenotaph for the city air-raid victims of the Pacific War

monument in Himeji, Japan

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Nyoirin-ji Temple
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Nyoirin-ji Temple

building in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan

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Himeji Park
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Himeji Park

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Himeji Historical Peace Center
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Himeji Historical Peace Center

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Shosha Art and Craft Museum
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Shosha Art and Craft Museum

museum in Japan

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🛟Travel safety

🚑 Ambulance / fire: 119. Police: 110. For help in English, Chinese or Korean, call the JNTO Japan Visitor Hotline: 050-3816-2787 (24 hours).

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