You Only Live Twice
Film · 1967
Himeji Castle
The ninja training sequence was shot in these grounds in 1966; the keep is a World Heritage site and Japan's finest surviving castle.
Getting there: Kyōguchi Stn · 19 min walk
Himeji: anime and film locations you can walk between
You Only Live Twice, Kagemusha, Musashi and 9 places in all, from 9 titles, inside 2.4 km.
Many of these are shrines, schools and people’s streets. Read the conduct note before you go.
Titles · 9
Kagemusha
Film · 1980
Himeji Castle
One of the three castles standing in for Takeda strongholds; the film's massed cavalry musters below the keep.
Getting there: Himeji Stn (JR Sanyo Main Line) · 19 min walk
Musashi
TV drama · 2003
Himeji Castle
The castle where the young Musashi is hung in the keep by the priest Takuan in the story's opening; the white keep is the drama's first image.
Getting there: Himeji Stn (JR Sanyo Main Line) · 19 min walk
The Hidden Blade
Film · 2004
Himeji Castle
The white keep used for the clan castle in the film's late-Edo intrigue.
Getting there: Himeji Stn (JR Sanyo Main Line) · 19 min walk
Attack on Titan
TV anime · 2013
Tegarayama Central Park
Named as a place whose view calls the walls to mind. A hilltop park in Himeji with a rotating observation deck.
Getting there: Tegarayamaheiwakōen Stn · 5 min walk
Gunshi Kanbee
TV drama · 2014
Himeji Castle
The castle Kanbei's family served at and that he later rebuilt the plan of; the drama's home ground.
Getting there: Himeji Stn (JR Sanyo Main Line) · 19 min walk
Napping Princess
Anime film · 2017
Himeji Station
A stop on the westward journey of the film, with the castle straight down the avenue.
Getting there: Himeji Stn · 1 min walk
Castle Defense
TV anime · 2017
Himeji Castle
The white keep and its linked towers — a National Treasure and World Heritage site.
Getting there: Kyōguchi Stn · 19 min walk
Getter Robo Arc
TV anime · 2021
Himeji Castle
The National Treasure keep nicknamed the White Heron Castle, a World Heritage site.
Getting there: Kyōguchi Stn · 19 min walk