Himeji Racecourse

Himeji Racecourse is a stadium in Himeji, Hyogo. Himeji Racecourse is situated nearby to the community center 小山崎新町集会所, as well as near the police station 姫路警察署野里交番.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Himeji Castle and Nozato Station.

Himeji Castle

Castle

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Himeji Castle is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in Himeji, a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. 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. Himeji Castle is situated 2 km south of Himeji Racecourse.

Nozato Station

Railway stop

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Nozato Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company. Nozato Station is situated 1 km east of Himeji Racecourse.

Hyogo Perfectural Museum of History

Museum

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Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of History opened to the immediate northeast of Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, 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. Hyogo Perfectural Museum of History is situated 1½ km south of Himeji Racecourse.

Himeji Racecourse

Type: Stadium
Categories: horse racing venue, horse racing, recreation area, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Himeji, Hyogo, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

34.85582° or 34° 51′ 21″ north

Longitude

134.7013° or 134° 42′ 5″ east

Open location code

8Q6PVP42+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 335687694

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=stadium

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=horse_racing

Wikidata ID

Q11447566

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Himeji Racecourse” goes by many names.

Chinese: “姬路競馬場”
Chinese: “姬路馬場”
Japanese: “姫路公園競馬場”
Japanese: “姫路場外発売所”
Japanese: “姫路競馬場”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 小山崎新町集会所 and 姫路警察署野里交番.

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