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83 Tatemachi, Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, 670-0903, Japan
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I'm planning to join a English Guided Tour for the Himeji Castle.
Does anyone join the "Himeji Goodwill Guide Kashinoki kai" before? Is it good? If not, any other good suggestions?
Check out the castle itself. They do guided tours in different languages at various hours.
I bought the printed guide and did it myself. Either way will be interesting.
The castle is a 15 minute walk from the train station.
This site may help you too:
http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/index/English/
The castle of Himeji is not just an beautiful example of a Japanese castle, inside there is also a museum that shows life in Shogun-era. With attributes, puppets etc. one has rebuilt pictures of the past. Very intresting, of course especially for a "Gaidjin" like me.
The Himeji City Museum of Art is at the vinicity of the Himehi Castle. The red brick building was once an armory. The works of the Belgian painter, Paul Delvaux are displayed here along with those of the local artists.
Open hour: 9:00-17:00 (18:00 summer)
Tel no.: 0792-22-2288
It will probably rain if you are in Himeji in the spring and you will want an umbrella but I'd wait until you get there and buy one-there are adorable umbrellas in every color, size and pattern. They make a great souvenir too.
Speeding with Shinkansen (bullet-train) from Kobe to Hiroshima the small town of Himeji is "off the beaten path". If one however knows (by reading or being informed) about the castle of castles in Japan, it's not that difficult to implement a stop-over here. Again, for James Bond-fans ... it's almost a must (You only live twice)
I`ve been here a few times already & only for lunch. Their lunch set includes one of their dishes on their lunch menu, a choice of white rice or all you can eat bread/rolls, a choice of salad or soup (if you want both, its 200yen extra), & dessert. All for 1000yen!! I always choose a pasta but they have gratin, meat dishes, & pizza as well. My favorite pastas are eggplant & spinach with meat sauce, and octopus with fish eggs in a cream sauce. The rolls are delicious & they have a variety you can choose from: chocolate chip rolls, Japanese pumpkin, plain, buttered, swirled, cinnamon, etc.
Lunch is from 11:30am-4pm. Dinner 5:30pm-11pm.
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