A ticket to the famously postcard-perfect Himeji Castle will cost more than double the current rate for anyone from outside ...

A: Yes, that's correct. This would make it the highest fee in Japan for entering a castle keep. However, Himeji residents will have their fee maintained at around 1,000 yen, and entrance will be ...

A light-up event commemorated the 30th anniversary of the registration of Himeji Castle, a National Treasure of Japan, as a World Cultural Heritage Site. On the 800-meter road connecting the ...

Feb. 14 (Jiji Press)--The Himeji municipal government said Friday it will raise the admission fee for a World Heritage castle in the western Japan city by 2.5-fold for visitors other than ...

Some visitors to one of west Japan's most-loved tourist attractions will soon have to dig a little deeper for their tickets when Himeji Castle raises its entrance charge. Himeji City officials say ...

Visitors with a sweet tooth to this historic city, fear not: Many specialty confections can be found in a single location day ...

The heart of Japan, Kansai is home to ... One of the most imposing is Himeji Castle in Hyogo Prefecture, a Unesco World Heritage Site located 30 minutes by Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka.

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Hilltop Himeji Castle, the city’s pride and a World Cultural Heritage site, will be twinned with Schonbrunn Palace in Austria, city officials announced. The Vienna tie ...

The Himeji municipal government said Friday ... Designed to better maintain the site also known as White Heron Castle, one of Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage sites, the fee hike "can ...