Which means for the itinerary, just set aside half a day (say afternoon) for Himeji will suffice? Will it be too late to go back to Osaka (eg no more train service) if we stay until it lights up at night?
from Osaka to himeiji, i took the JR super rapid train or 新快速.
Takes about an hour from osaka station or 60 plus mins as per the link below you can see the timing.
https://www.navitime.co.jp/diagram/depArrTimeList?departure=00005602&arrival=00007808&line=00000085&updown=1
my bad. the light up for this year is only in November it seems.
Me and my friend did not stay till late when we went though so we did not view the lightup.
https://japancheapo.com/events/himeji-castle-light-exhibition/
however if you stay late, there are jr trains running to 11 plus to osaka station.
but i dont think the local subway like midosuji-line or etc runs till so late.
might have but it will be very rush to catch the connecting train.
https://www.navitime.co.jp/diagram/depArrTimeList?departure=00007808&arrival=00005602&line=00000071&updown=0&hour=0&date=2019-02-18
what i would recommend is take a morning train to himeiji, walk till noon.
Have lunch there or go to kobe to have lunch. then walk walk in kobe.
theres really noting much in Himeiji except the castle in my opinion.
in kobe which i went few months back and last week, you can try taking the Kobe City loop bus.
it brings you too almost all the attractions in kobe.
like kobe port or the foreigner house etc. theres also a an pan man museum if you know what character is that. lol
theres china town in kobe if you are intrested
you can have kobe beef too if you eat beef.
I cant post pic. if you need the map about the bus, i can send to you email.
just drop me a pm. thanks
http://www.kctp.co.jp/outline/car/cityloop/
just fyi on the jr super rapid stops. I live in kyoto so I will start from kyoto.
Kyoto- takatsuki- shin osaka - osaka - amagasaki - ashiya - sannomiya - kobe - akashi- nishi akashi - kakogawa - himeiji
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