This shopping street connects to Teramachi Street, so it's even more fun to explore both together.
Shinkyogoku Shopping Street | Review by Sunny Liu
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Himeji Castle
One of Japan's most renowned castles and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Built by Ikeda Terumasa in the early Edo period, the main keep has five exterior tiers, six aboveground floors, and one basement level. It is the largest surviving castle keep from the Edo period. The castle was constructed using a comprehensive defensive layout known as sokamae, with the entire castle town enclosed within its moats. It was large enough to encompass what is now central Himeji, and the outer moat is said to have been located around present-day Himeji Station.
Climbing to the top of the main keep is seriously exhausting, but the view is totally worth it! You can see all of Himeji City from up there!
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Kobe Pudding
With its gentle sweetness, deep richness, and smooth mouthfeel, Kobe Pudding also offers a refreshing citrus liqueur aftertaste. The separately packaged caramel sauce, with its pleasantly bitter sweetness and roasted aroma, adds to the special experience of pouring it yourself.
The egg flavor is really rich, and every bite is super satisfying. The slightly bitter caramel at the bottom goes perfectly with the pudding.
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Kumano Kodo
The Kumano Kodo is a network of pilgrimage routes leading to the Kumano Sanzan, a collective name for Kumano Hongu Taisha Grand Shrine, Kumano Hayatama Taisha Grand Shrine, Kumano Nachi Taisha Grand Shrine, and Nachisan Seiganto-ji Temple. As devotion to Kumano grew, members of the Imperial family began using these routes to make pilgrimages to Kumano, and the practice eventually spread to the general public.
Some parts of the mountain trail have big elevation changes. It took a bit of time, but I managed to finish the Kumano Kodo hike without any problems.
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