Things to do in Himeji Gokoku Shrine

Harry was a very good tour guide. explained everything well and even asks us question to better understand the himeji castle. he also took the time to take picture of us. overall experience was great. highly recommend

our guide Gary, was very knowledgeable, enthousiastic and helpfull. Because we had a small group Gary offered to act as a private guide and show us around the best spots and tell us about the history and stories of these locations.

this tour was great!! Nancy was a wonderful guide and very knowledgeable. she was also such a good sport in the heat— and it was so hot out when we went. she was kind and intelligent and spoke wonderful English. I would recommend this tour to anyone going to Himeji castle. there’s a lot you can miss if you just do it yourself. thanks again for such a. great time!!

Blessed with beautiful weather & an awesome guide. 1. guide was knowledgeable, friendly & helpful. 2. Time was relaxed & sufficient to enjoy each location. 3. I learned a lot of history & gained much cultural insight from our guide, Gary! 4. Himeji Castle: is an astounding cultural, historical & architectural masterpiece! I feel so honoured to walk the halls of this infamous keep! 5. Arima onsen: is a beautiful & classic town. it is really cute & romantic. The "onsen" was quite toasty (42°c & 44°c) but most excellent. Soak long enough & you will feel some internal transformation. 6. Mt. Rokko has a most amazing view of Osaka & Kobe. It is a tranquil place with a large & 💕 ly gift shop. Plenty of good quality traditional regional gift choices: honey, printed hand towels, Kobe beef, etc... I highly this tour & maybe you too can be blessed to have Gary as your guide & ambassador. Thank you so much Gary, we appreciate you.

our guide Haru was wonderful. she was knowledgeable and extremely sweet. the castle was beautiful. Haru started us off in the garden and we had the whole place to ourselves

very nice tour, the Himeji castle was beautiful, definitely a castle you shouldn’t miss, we didn’t enter the onsen but the town was very calm and we relaxed walking around. our tour guide took us to a really nice places. extremely recommend this tour

we were a small group of 12 persons in a comfortable coaster van. our tour guide mike was nice and friendly. we spent enough time to each destination. loved the castle and garden. we had a great lunch at a restaurant with tempura, udon noodles, rice and fish similar to eel with great service from the servers. enjoyed exploring the arima village and dipped our feet to onsen hotsprings. cooler weather on top of mt rokko overlooking great views from osaka and kobe. definitely recommendable!

Himeji Castle, also known as “Shirasagi-jo” or White Heron Castle, is one of Japan’s most iconic UNESCO World Heritage Sites, inscribed in 1993.