Museum Guide
Open Hours
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Please enter by 4:30 p.m.)
Closed Days
Mondays (except when Monday falls on a national holiday), day immediately following a national holiday (except when the day falls on Saturday or Sunday), year-end and New Year holiday from December 25 to January 5.
Admission Fee (Permanent Exhibition)
| Adult | Under 18 years oid *1,*2 |
|---|---|
| 450yen | Free |
*1:Including persons who have not yet reached the first March 31st after their 18th birthday.
*2:You may be asked to provide proof of age.
*20% discount is applied to a group of more than 30 people. Special exhibition fee is set separately.
*Holders of Donguri Card,Cocoron Card and rojin techo (senior citizen handbook) (issued to senior citizens of Himeji City) are admitted to permanent exhibitions for free. *Persons with disabilities and their caregivers are admitted to permanent exhibitions for free, and to special exhibitions at 50% of the normal admission fee. For more details, inquire with the museum staff.
Address
84 Yamanoi-cho, Himeji City, Hyogo 670-0021
Tel: 079-293-8228 Fax: 079-298-2533
Access
By train and bus
Get off at Himeji Station of JR or Sanyo Railway and take a bus from Shinki Bus Terminal in front of the station.
- Take a bus from bus stops No. 9, No.10, No.17 or No.18, and get off at Ichinohashi Bungakukan-mae (about a six-minute bus ride). The museum is about a four-minute walk north from the bus stop.
- Take a Himeji Castle loop bus from bus stop No.6, and get off at Shimizubashi (Bungakukan-mae) (about a ten-minute bus ride). The museum is about a three-minute walk west from the bus stop.