Himeji Castle
Yesterday was pretty much rained out for us yesterday so we hung around close to the hotel and checked out a lot of undercover areas. Seems that Perth drivers aren’t the only ones that forget how to drive at the sight of rain as this snap of a massive traffic jam next to our hotel shows.
Nice, wet weather traffic jam
Today clear skies so we took the oppurtunity to see Himeji Castle, about 30 minutes via bullet.
Himeji Castle
Rob & Leeru
The castle and surrounding area is outstanding and very well preserved probably because the castle never saw any action and unlike Osaka castle was not bombed to the ground in WWII.
It’s hard to fathom the sheer size of the castle until you are up close. The foundation alone is seriously huge.
Front of the castle facing the train station
me, out the back of the castle
Leeru, out back
The view from the top of the castle is outstanding, the city is surrounded by hills and the castle itself is right smack in the middle.
View from the top floor
On the way back we had a look around Shin-Osaka station and grabbed a cheap feed. Going to do some serious exploring of our area tomorrow or perhaps head back to Himeji and go up into the hills to check out some of the hillside.
Rob