← Hyogo itinerariesHimeji Day Trip: Himeji Castle, Koko-en & Mt. Shosha
Leave Himeji Station at 09:00 and visit Himeji Castle, Koko-en Garden, Chokaku Tokubetsu Shien Gakko / Koko-en bus stop and 2 more places on foot and by bus. Day trip. Listed costs: about ¥5,440 per person.
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From the North Exit, walk straight north along Otemae-dori Street
Itinerary
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- 09:001
From the North Exit, walk straight north along Otemae-dori Street
- Walk 20 min
- 09:202
Combined ticket with Koko-en Garden ¥2,600. Last entry at 16:00
- Walk 10 min
- 11:303About 1 hr 20 min hereOfficial sitehimeji-kanko.jp
A Japanese garden included in the combined ticket. Autumn leaves in fall
- Walk 5 min
- 12:554
Take the bus bound for the Mt. Shosha Ropeway
- Bus 25 min¥320Timetable
- 13:255
- Other 4 min¥700Timetable
- 14:106
Entry donation ¥800. About 20 minutes uphill on foot from the summit station
- Walk 15 min
- 14:407About 35 min hereOfficial sitehimeji-kanko.jp
The Daikodo, Jikido and Jogyodo halls side by side, a movie filming location
- Walk 35 min
- 15:508
- Other 4 min¥700Timetable
- 16:059
- Bus 30 min¥320Timetable
- 16:5010
Try Himeji oden on Miyuki-dori Street in front of the station
Getting around and time at each stop
- Himeji Station (start) → Himeji Castle: Walk 20 min
- Himeji Castle → Koko-en Garden: Walk 10 min
- Koko-en Garden → Chokaku Tokubetsu Shien Gakko / Koko-en bus stop: Walk 5 min
- Chokaku Tokubetsu Shien Gakko / Koko-en bus stop → Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanroku Station (base): Bus 25 min (¥320)
- Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanroku Station (base) → Engyo-ji Maniden: Other 4 min (¥700)
- Engyo-ji Maniden → Engyo-ji Mitsunodo (Three Halls): Walk 15 min
- Engyo-ji Mitsunodo (Three Halls) → Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanjo Station (summit): Walk 35 min
- Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanjo Station (summit) → Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanroku Station (base): Other 4 min (¥700)
- Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanroku Station (base) → Himeji Station (finish): Bus 30 min (¥320)
Time at each stop (approx., includes free time): Himeji Castle: about 2 hr · Koko-en Garden: about 1 hr 20 min · Mt. Shosha Ropeway Sanroku Station (base): about 41 min · Engyo-ji Mitsunodo (Three Halls): about 35 min
Travel times are a guide. Check timetables on the day.
Listed costs per person, in yen
- Transport
- ¥2,040
- Stay
- ¥0
- Admission
- ¥3,400
- Total
- ¥5,440
- Not a tour price. Meals may not be included.
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Cover photo: Nikos Kitsakis / CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)