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Himeji

3 Days in Himeji

6Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumHonmachi

Himeji Castle

The White Heron castle, Japan's finest original.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2.5 h

    Himeji Castle

    UNESCO

    Himeji-jo

  3. 19:00
    1.5 h

    Himeji oden

    Food

    Himeji izakaya

Day 2Day TripFullKyoto

Kyoto

Fushimi Inari and Kiyomizu-dera by bullet train.

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Day 3City DayMediumHonmachi

Kōko-en Garden · Mount Shosha

Nine Edo-style gardens beside the castle. Ropeway to the temple of The Last Samurai.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Nara

Tōdai-ji's Great Buddha and the deer park.

Day Trip

Kobe

Harbourland, Kitano and Kobe beef.

Half Day

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History

Castle models and samurai armour.

Half Day

Miyuki Street

The covered shopping arcade from the station.

When to Go

This version is for Mar–Apr, Oct–Nov. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Jul (205 mm), driest Feb (88 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER