Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Himeji, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.1 km
Ascend 67 m
Descend 46 m

Experience Himeji in Japan in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in HimejiIndividual Sights in Himeji

Sight 1: 姫路市立水族館

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Himeji City Aquarium is an aquarium located in Tegarayama Central Park in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. Unusually for aquariums in Japan, it is situated near the mountain summit and is also known as the "Aquarium on the Mountain."

Wikipedia: 姫路市立水族館 (JA)

33 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: 手柄山交流ステーション

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Tegarayama Exchange Station is a complex located in Tegarayama Central Park in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. The former Himeji Municipal Monorail Tegarayama station building has been renovated and reused.

Wikipedia: 手柄山交流ステーション (JA)

856 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 3: Himeji Historical Peace Center

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The Himeji City Peace Museum is a war-related museum (Peace Museum) located in the Central Park of Hegarayama in Nishinobuse, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. Near the facility, the Pacific War National War Disaster City Air Raid Victims Memorial Tower has been established.

Wikipedia: 姫路市平和資料館 (JA)

142 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 4: 太平洋戦全国戦災都市空爆死没者慰霊塔

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The Memorial Tower for the Victims of the National War of the Pacific War is a non-religious memorial tower located in Tegarayama Central Park in Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture. The sword thrust into the ground expresses the oath of non-war and was made to commemorate the victims of the city damaged by air strikes during the Pacific War.

Wikipedia: 太平洋戦全国戦災都市空爆死没者慰霊塔 (JA)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Tegarayama

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Tegarayama Corpse Reviver / CC BY-SA 3.0

Mt. Tegarayama is a mountain about 50 meters above sea level located southwest of downtown Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 手柄山 (JA)

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