We took the Shinkansen and arrived at Himeji
Statio from Okayama in less than 30mins. From the station, we took a bus from the entrance of the station to the entrance of the castle. There were several buses departing for Himeji Castle and they accept IC cards like Suica.
The man hole is so beautiful!
View of cherry blossom and Himeji Castle. Think this castle is one of the most visited of all. The crowd was crazy....luckily we went early so it’s still ok.
Think the entrance fee was about 1000 yen and you can buy from machine. There was a human jam when we were approaching the castle...and staffs even have to direct the human traffic.
Seriously, this castle was the biggest I ever seen. We have to take off our shoes and put them inside the plastic bags provided and carry them around inside the castle as the floors were all made of wood. Besides the many steep narrow wooden staircases, we also need to maneuver low beams and people at the same time. Felt like some obstacle course inside the castle, which was quite fun and interesting although my feet does hurt a bit after walking after a while.
For lunch, we decided to have it at this restaurant called Kassui-Ken inside the garden next to the castle as I heard some good reviews online about it. However, to have lunch there, u need to buy an entrance ticket to the garden and we ended up waiting 45mins before being seated as there were many ppl.
For sure, the food was mediocre and not worth waiting for 45mins as i feel they served microwave food. Coz the food was served too quickly and it’s not possible to grill eel within 5mins. Suspect they just heat up the food. I was disappointed with my grilled eels but then the view was excellent. Suspect the long queue was for the view of eating next to the garden with a koi pond next to it.
So beware, if u are only interested in the scenery, go for it. If you are interested in food, can just give this place a miss.
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