Via Inn Himeji
33-1 Minamiekimaecho Himeji, Hyogo, Kinki, 670-0962, Japan
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The most beautiful castle in the world
... 1491;יבי 01; ומתחש 89;ים (נתנו את כל הקומה או הציעו לנו לכבס אצלם את הבגדי 01;) לא הרגשת 97; בכל ...
Shaken Not Stired
... made the tour very interesting although the photos that we took don't capture the huge scale and grandeur of the castle complex as most of the structure is under a huge white shroud.
Little did we know that our return journey from Himeji to Kyoto would mark the start of some extraordinary events that would unfold day by day for the remainder of our time in Japan.
Although the earthquake was felt in Kyoto, we ...
Castle under construction!!
... pero' visitato i giardini, che erano abbastanza belli, anche se un po' spogli, abbiamo scattato qualche fotografia dopodiche' abbiamo deciso di tornare alla stazione.
Sulla via del ritorno abbiamo camminato sotto i portici, dove in ogni citta' Giapponese si trovano il maggior numero di centri commerciali. Sono lunghe stade al coperto piene di negozi, ristoranti e sale da pachinko assordanti! Niente a che vedere con la via Pessina ;)
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Let's try not to cut off any digits
... line that heads towards Sayo. It'd be a tough walk, and anyone who wants to go should get a bicycle at Himeji station and get good directions (or take a GPS).
The area is called Aoyama, and though I used the GPS to get there I was surprised that I actually knew my way around, at least good enough to not really need the GPS. We got a late start and didn't get there until a little late in the afternoon. That meant we didn't have time to see the ...
Not too tired after all
... we had our photo taken standing beside them.
Inside the grounds it was more of the same, with samurai and ninjas all over the place, having mock fights and being generally available for photos - great fun.
There has been a fortress of some description at Himeji since the 1300s and the current castle was begun in the early 1600s on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu after he became Shogun, being completed in 1648. It has remained largely unchanged ...


