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Himeji City
Hyogo Prefecture · City
Official websiteHyogo Prefecture page
Himeji City is the central city of the Harima region, and Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site, rises in the middle of the castle town. A strong culture of history and festivals remains, including Engyo-ji Temple on Mt. Shosha and the Nada Fighting Festival, known for its clashing portable shrines. The Ieshima Islands lie offshore.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleHimeji CastleJapanese castle complex
Buddhist templeEngyo-ji TempleBuddhist temple in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
ZooHimeji Central Parksafari park in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
CastleOkishio Castlecastle in Hyōgo, Japan
Shinto shrineUsuki Hachiman ShrineShinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
IslandIeshimaisland in Ieshima Islands at Hyogo, Japan
Shinto shrineKabuto-hachiman ShrineShinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineHiromine ShrineShinto shrine in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
GardenKoko-engarden in Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan
IslandBoze Islandisland in Hyogo, Japan
ParkTaiyo Koen (Park)park in Japan
Important Cultural PropertyFurui Family Residence
Chosen automatically, most popular first, from landmarks and cultural properties registered in Wikidata (we have not checked whether each is open). Names and descriptions: Wikidata (CC0); photos: Wikimedia Commons (photographer and license under each photo).
Mountains in this city
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
National parks in this city
- Setonaikai National ParkTotal park area 673 km²Spans Hyogo, Wakayama, Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime, Oita
Chosen by overlaying the park boundaries (Ministry of the Environment, Biodiversity Center of Japan, "National Park Areas" GIS data, updated April 28, 2025, combined and simplified by NIPPON ATLAS) with municipal boundaries (National Land Numerical Information, January 2021), keeping overlaps of about 0.5 km² or more (approximate). Areas are the land areas from the Ministry of the Environment, "Overview of National Parks" (April 10, 2026). All national parks
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Hyogo Prefecture
- Kobe City
- Amagasaki City
- Akashi City
- Nishinomiya City
- Sumoto City
- Ashiya City, Hyogo
- Itami City
- Aioi City
- Toyooka City, Hyogo
- Kakogawa City
- Ako City
- Nishiwaki City
- Takarazuka City
- Miki City, Hyogo
- Takasago City
- Kawanishi City, Hyogo
- Ono City, Hyogo
- Sanda City
- Kasai City
- Tamba-Sasayama City
- Yabu City
- Tamba City
- Minami-Awaji City
- Asago City
- Awaji City
- Shiso City
- Kato City
- Tatsuno City, Hyogo
- Inagawa Town
- Taka Town
- Inami Town, Hyogo
- Harima Town
- Ichikawa Town, Hyogo
- Fukusaki Town
- Kamikawa Town, Hyogo
- Taishi Town, Hyogo
- Kamigori Town
- Sayo Town
- Kami Town, Hyogo
- Shin'onsen Town
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