Himeji, Hyōgo

Himeji

姫路市
Himeji 姫路市
Core city
	Himeji Castle; Nada Fighting Festival, Engyō-ji; View from the castle, Ieshima, Mt. Seppiko
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture
	Himeji Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 34°49′N 134°41′E / 34.817°N 134.683°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
First official recordsed	3rd century AD
City settled	April 1, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Hideyasu Kiyomoto (from April 2019)
Area
• Total	534.43 km2 (206.34 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2019)
• Total	530,517
• Density	992.68/km2 (2,571.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	4-1 Yasuda; 670-8501
Website	www.city.himeji.lg.jp
Symbols
Bird	White Heron
Flower	Pecteilis radiata
Tree	Evergreen Oak

Himeji (Japanese: 姫路市) is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is on the island of Honshū. The city is well known for its landmark, Himeji Castle. It has been recognized as a core city since 1996.^[1]

References

↑ Jacobs, A.J. "Japan's Evolving Nested Municipal Hierarchy: The Race for Local Power in the 2000s," Urban Studies Research, Vol. 2011 (2011), p. 8 [PDF 8 of 14]; retrieved 2012-12-5.

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Himeji 姫路市
Core city
Himeji Castle Nada Fighting Festival, Engyō-ji View from the castle, Ieshima, Mt. Seppiko
Flag Emblem
Location of Himeji in Hyōgo Prefecture
Himeji Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°49′N 134°41′E / 34.817°N 134.683°E / 34.817; 134.683
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Hyōgo Prefecture
First official recordsed	3rd century AD
City settled	April 1, 1889
Government
• Mayor	Hideyasu Kiyomoto (from April 2019)
Area
• Total	534.43 km² (206.34 sq mi)
Population (July 1, 2019)
• Total	530,517
• Density	992.68/km² (2,571.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	4-1 Yasuda 670-8501
Website	www.city.himeji.lg.jp

Symbols
Bird	White Heron
Flower	Pecteilis radiata
Tree	Evergreen Oak