Hilltop Japanese castle complex above Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture, with a white plastered keep. Visitors remove their shoes, climb steep narrow stairs inside the keep, and walk through gates and baileys.
Highlights
- Main keep
- Labyrinthine gates and baileys
- Nishinomaru western bailey
Good to know
- Admission about 2,500 yen, online booking recommended
- Steep narrow stairs, shoes off inside
- Crowds peak around midday, go early
