Himeji Castle
is really Himeji Castle, Hyogo
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
A great white castle on a hill in Harima, with layered keeps and stone walls.
The real place
The castle you can visit today was finished in 1609, a generation after the game. In 1579 Toyotomi Hideyoshi was campaigning in Harima, and the next year he took over a smaller castle on the same hill. Himeji is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the best preserved original castle in Japan.
Visiting
Go at opening time to climb the main keep before the queues; it is about 15 minutes' walk from Himeji station along a straight avenue. Kōko-en garden next door is worth the combined ticket.
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