Himeji Hotels - Reviews and Rates

This town is famous for its castle. It's one of the most magnificent of the handful of Japanese castles that have survived in their original form - most castles have either been burnt or bombed down and then rebuilt of concrete (some with period features such as escalators and lifts) so it was nice to see the original 16th century wood and low ...

So, March 19th was Kazuyo(my host mom)'s birthday, and we all went out on the 20th, (a national holiday because it was the first day of spring), to celebrate her birthday. so , we hopped in the car--a big group of us!--to go to Himeji 'Central Park' (it was a safari/theme park) and Castle..but, the roads were wet, a guy changed lanes last minute...

Today's trek moved us from Kyoto to Hiroshima via Himeji Castle. The castle is located between the two cities so naturally, it was better for us to stop off in Himeji on the way to Hiroshima. Himeji-Jo Castle is probably one of the most impressive, original castles in the whole of Japan. It stands proudly overlooking the town, just a 15 minute w...

So the travel begins again. Because of the lack of rail pass I have decided to get up early and travel using local trains...bit of a challenge as no announcements are in English, so I continually have to look at which stops I am at and if I am going in the right direction. I double backed on myself traveling back West towards Hiroshima, but stop...