Himeji city information
Missing image Hyogo_Himeji-city.png Himeji city and prefecture
Area	274.57km2
Population	480,803 person (1st November 2003)

Himeji (姫路市; -shi) is a city located in Hyogo, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 480,404 and the density of 1,742.55 persons per km². The total area is 275.69 km².

A castle town, Himeji is home to the Himeji castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The city was founded on April 1, 1889.

External links

• Official website (http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp/) in Japanese
• Wikitravel: Himeji (http://wikitravel.org/en/article/Himeji)

Hyogo Prefecture
Cities
Aioi | Akashi | Ako | Amagasaki | Ashiya | Himeji | Itami | Kakogawa | Kasai | Kawanishi | Kobe (capital) | Miki | Nishinomiya | Nishiwaki | Ono | Sanda | Sasayama | Sumoto | Takarazuka | Takasago | Tatsuno | Toyooka
Districts
Ako | Asago | Hikami | Ibo | Izushi | Kako | Kanzaki | Kato | Kawabe | Kinosaki | Mihara | Mikata | Mino | Sayo | Shikama | Shiso | Taka | Tsuna

ja:姫路市