Himeji-jo

Himeji-jo is a castle in , . Himeji-jo is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Himeji Castle and Himeji City Museum of Art.

Castle
Photo: yokoyokoi, CC BY 3.0.
is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in , a city in , . The castle is regarded as the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture, comprising a network of 83 structures with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period. is situated 150 metres northwest of Himeji-jo.

Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 120 metres northeast of Himeji-jo.

Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History opened to the immediate northeast of in , , Japan in 1983. The collection of over 200,000 items includes one Important Cultural Property — a painting on silk of the parinirvana of the Buddha, dating to the Kamakura period — and five Prefectural Tangible Cultural Properties. is situated 300 metres northeast of Himeji-jo.

Himeji-jo

Latitude
34.83867° or 34° 50′ 19″ north
Longitude
134.69543° or 134° 41′ 44″ east
Open location code
8Q6PRMQW+F5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2500238880
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
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