سُجِّلت القلعة ضمن قائمة التراث العالمي عام ١٩٩٣. تشتهر القلعة بهندستها المعمارية الفريدة. يُجسِّد بناؤها تطور نظام الدفاع الياباني وقوتها السياسية. كانت هذه أطول قلعة في اليابان، مما يعني أنها كانت تُمثِّل ذروة القوة العسكرية وتطورها في عصر الساموراي. في عام ١٣٤٦، بدأ أكاماتسوسادانوري بناء القلعة خلال حرب الحضارات في اليابان، ثم تولى العديد من الأشخاص الآخرين إدارتها بعد ذلك. خلال فترة اختلاف الملكية، غيَّرت القلعة شكلها، لكن القلعة التي نراها اليوم كانت بنفس شكلها عام ١٩٠٩. مع نهاية حكم الساموراي في اليابان، منح مالك القلعة الحكومة الجديدة. بعد ذلك، قررت الحكومة استخدام القلعة لأغراض تعليمية وتاريخية. ولهذا السبب، أصبحت القلعة الآن مفتوحة للجمهور.

Mt. Shosya Ropeway to access Engyo-ji temple will be suspended due to the annual maintenance from February 5, 2026 to March 18, 2026. Engyo-ji is Tendai sect temple on the top of the mount Shosha. The mountain is located the north side of the city. This is a very authentic temple which is constructed in 970. It has a resemblance of the very famous temple in Kyoto, which also constructed on the side of the mountain. The wooden construction of the main building and dining hall were registered as one of Japanese culture heritage. Also, it was one of the filming locations of Tom Cruise's Last Samurai.

Mt. Shosha Ropeway to access Engyo-ji temple will be suspended due to the annual maintenance from February 5, 2026 to March 18, 2026. Mount Shosha (書写山, Shoshazan) is the site of Engyoji (円教寺, Engyōji), an atmospheric temple complex with a history of over 1000 years. Located at the edge of Himeji City, the mountain can be accessed in only 30 minutes from the city center by bus and ropeway. Engyoji's temple buildings are spread over a spacious, densely forested area on the mountain top. From the ropeway station it takes a 10-15 minute walk uphill to reach the Niomon Gate and another 10-15 minutes to reach the Maniden, a beautiful wooden temple hall, constructed on pillars on a steep slope. Alternatively, a minibus operates between the upper ropeway station and the Maniden every 20 minutes (500 yen for a round trip).

If you want to enjoy a bit of European art in Japan, you can! The building of the museum used to be an old army headquarter; it has a unique construction of using red bricks. The museum has strong focus on Belgian art because one of the Belgian city is a sister city of Himeji. The museum collections include traditional European art to modern art. The museum also exhibits local artist collections. There is a cafe that is very popular amongst tourists. If you walk around the castle it's a great place to stop over to have a coffee.

The garden was constructed for 100 anniversary of the city. It's about 3.5ha, a large garden next to the castle. The land was originally belonged to the part of the castle however in 1618 they excavated some of the oldest settlements. Now the garden was designed around its original excavated plan. It's divided into nine different gardens. Inside gardens you can enjoy tea or food at the restaurant and have relaxing time. The garden is next to the castle so you can enjoy it before or after your castle visit. You can relax and forget about noise from inner city.

Due to a mention in a very old manuscript, Himeji was given a name as birthplace of Japanese Sake. This particular Sake brewery is famous for female member of stuffs who are making sake. Inside the brewery, you can taste different sake and purchase them of course! If you don't drink, the restaurant front of it, you can try healthy tofu product or healthy course meals. There is a kiosk outside, you can buy or try sweetie sake (non alcohol) or soft cream. So even you are not a drinker, you can enjoy other products.

This shrine was built in 733 on top of Hiromine Mountain. This is famous shrine because Shinto (the Japanese original religion) and Buddhism (later came from India) were studied together in this shrine. So the construction of the shrine is a mixture of Shinto and Buddhism. There was a samurai captain who made lots of wealth selling eye drops with this shrine's amulet. From the shrine, you can enjoy the great view of the Himeji castle to the sea front.

This public building that comes with shopping center, restaurants, public halls and its rooftop is open to public for free to enjoy the view of the Himeji castle. When you're near to the castle you may not be able to enjoy whole view however if you come to the top of this complex you can see the clear view of the castle because there is nothing obstructing your view!