Hyogo Prefectural Museum of History

Worthwhile Museum

I went to this museum as I did not plan to go into the Himeji Castle itself. This was because I was worried about the stairs that I would need to climb and we had a late start. This museum also has ...

Small, little English information

There are some exhibitions on the first floor which are free of charge and others upstairs that you pay to go in. The exhibitions in the free part were small, and all in Japanese. There was just a fil...

Worth a visit

The History museum has two parts; one which is free and one that you pay for. The free part is very basic and not worth going to see but the main part of the museum is definitely worth visiting.

Surprised

due to the excessive rain, we decided to stop in at the museum for a dry activity and were pleasantly surprised with the displays many of which included english descriptions. Staff were very pleasant...

Nice museum

Nice museum. No western tourists when I was there. Quiet museum with different exhibitions. Including about festivals and children's toys.