On Kobe, Day 2 [Himeji Part 1]

Since Kobe was conveniently located in Kansai, and since xia yi had never been to Kansai, I decided to bring her to himeji castle, which is about half an hour's ride on the shin kaisoku line from akashi station.

Xia yi and the plaque outside himeji me on the bridge across the moat to himeji shot of himeji from the park. us, with himeji in the background. Me with the different kinds of patterns that the different shoguns/ rulers used. In the main tower... 7 stories of dark, narrow and slippery stairs. View from top of main tower. One of the exhibits in the main tower, a model of the structure of himeji, which is all wood. on the way to the princess and servant living quarters. In the corridor leading to the rooms. Inside one of the rooms, xiayi looking out at the main tower. View of main tower from rooms.Me wanting to know if the princess were allowed to do such things... hahaha. Xiayi and i at the exit of the living quarters. suicide corner. On the way to Himeji gardens- one last look at the castle. on the bridge again. GAh! Blogger isn't allowing anymore pic uploads, so that's all for this post. part two will be up soon.