Hi. Four of us will arrive by cruise ship at Himeji Port at 10 am in early March. What would be the best way to visit the Himeji Castle independently? I have read that we can catch a bus from the port.
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There is a bus from just outside the hotel and the castle is so worth visiting!
I know this has been asked and answered several times before, but I feel like it needs to be updated given that Japan just opened up recently from Covid closures. Are there luggage storage lockers as we are planning to stop on our way from Kyoto to Hiroshima? How much are they?
Hello. I would like to visit Himeji Castle around 6 pm. How close can I get to the castle at that time? Can I get to Bizenmaru for nice pictures or the gates are closed to some point? Thank you
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The ticket office and castle will be closed by then, also it will be dusk so probably not the best conditions for photography. But you will be able to go beyond the moat to get below the …
The ticket office and castle will be closed by then, also it will be dusk so probably not the best conditions for photography. But you will be able to go beyond the moat to get below the castle.That being said you have a view of the castle as soon as you exit the Railway Station a mile away.
Hi. Can we bring small backpacks to the castle - is there a cloakroom to store them? Thank you.
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We took a small backpack that had our camera and lenses in it. Although we didn’t use the checked bags, I believe there is a place to store some smaller things for a small fee.