HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture—The Himeji municipal government has devised a plan to charge nonresidents of the city double or triple the usual cost to enter Himeji Castle starting in spring 2026.

It is bliss. Himeji Castle, a national treasure registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993, is renowned for its beautiful white walls. In spring, over 1,000 cherry trees bloom along what ...

The city seeks to implement this change around the spring of 2026 after revising ... the highest fee in Japan for entering a castle keep. However, Himeji residents will have their fee maintained ...

Himeji City officials say people from outside the city will have to pay double or triple the current admission fee from spring 2026 ... Himeji Castle attracts nearly 1.5 million visitors a ...

HIMEJI, Hyogo Prefecture--Out-of-towners and overseas visitors to Himeji Castle will be charged more than double what residents here pay to visit the World Heritage site from next year.

Himeji Castle is both a World Heritage Site and a Japanese National Treasure. The castle's towering chalk-white main keep has been known to dazzle. The white lime plastering of both the outer ...

Himeji-jo is the finest surviving example of early 17th-century Japanese castle architecture, comprising 83 buildings with highly developed systems of defence and ingenious protection devices dating ...

Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, boasts the tallest, extant main keep in Japan. The elegant main keep and the sub-keeps are connected by corridors, forming a sturdy defense.