Himeji Castle. Japan's biggest castle built on a hill and is the first site in Japan were included in the UNESCO world heritage list in 1993 Due exteriornya design dominated by white color and its shape is like a bird that will fly, also known as Castle of Himeji Castle White Stork (Hakurojo or Shirasagijo).
Depart from Osaka Station by JR Special Rapid Service train with destination Himeji. It took almost 2 hours to reach Himeji Station, 1450 yen. Once out of the train, it will be very easy to find driving directions to get to the board Himeji Castle which is located about 15 minutes' walk from the main station straight. Himeji Castle is in the process of renovation of the roof and walls, is scheduled to be completed in March 2015, the normal ticket price of 600 yen, but for the most part covered by the renovation work, the entrance fee is also reduced to 400 yen. This ticket just to go around the castle courtyard alone. To climb the lift provided to watch the results of the renovation of the roof and the walls are finished, we had to pay another 200 yen. Besides watching some part of the roof has been completely renovated, we also can see the panorama of the city of Himeji here.
Because most of the castle is still being renovated, so I do not feel the need to linger here. I decided to stop by in Kobe before returning to Osaka. It took about 55 minutes from Himeji towards Kobe, I stopped at Sannomiya Station, one station after Kobe Station. Ticket prices are 950 yen. From Sannomiya I walked past a couple of shopping centers in Kobe. Kobe and Kobe Chinatown. From there to the Kobe port is in addition contained, rides, shopping centers and parks. In this park there is a kind of memorial devastating earthquake that struck the city of Kobe in 1995.
I feel the same as Yokohama Kobe is indeed both are port cities. If you pull the center of Yokohama Minato Mirai is around, then pulled a Kobe Kobe is in this. I deliberately waited until sunset to photograph around Sannomiya is at night that the object becomes more interesting than the afternoon. To go into here, the nearest station is JR Kobe Station. I walked from quite far from the station Shinomiya, but I also could see more of the city.