operated by the city and three by the prefecture. A North Korean school, , can also be found in the city. Transportation Railway JR West – San'yō Shinkansen JR West – San'yō Main Line (JR Kobe Line) - - - --- - - JR West – Bantan Line) - - - - - - JR West – Kishin Line) - - - Sanyo Electric Railway - Main Line - - - - - - - - Sanyo Electric Railway - Aboshi Line - - - - - - Highways San'yō Expressway Chūgoku Expressway Bantan Renraku Road Ferries Shodoshima Ferry: Himeji Kazuma Port-Fukuda Port (Shōdoshima) Bozeki Kisen: Himeji Kazuma Port - Tanga Island - Boze Island Kosoku Ieshima: Himeji Kazuma Port - Iejima Takafuku Liner: Himeji Kazuma Port - Iejima International relations Himeji is twinned or has sister city relationships with six international cities and two Japanese cities, as well as a sister castle located in France. Himeji has a particularly strong relationship with Phoenix, as teachers from America are able to teach English abroad for 1–2 years. Additionally, the Youth Ambassador Exchange Program allows for both Japanese and American high school students to experience the cultures and languages of their respective countries for 3 weeks. Twin towns – Sister cities International Charleroi, Belgium Phoenix, Arizona, United States Adelaide, South Australia, Australia Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil Taiyuan, Shanxi, China Changwon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea Japan Matsumoto, in Nagano Prefecture Tottori, capital city in Tottori Prefecture Sister castle Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, France Conwy Castle (Castell Conwy) in North Wales, since October 2019 Local attractions Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For over 400 years, Himeji Castle has remained intact, even throughout the extensive bombing of Himeji in World War II and natural disasters such as the 1995 Great Hanshin earthquake and various typhoons. Engyō-ji temple Mount Seppiko Himeji Central Park (a safari park) Himeji City Tegarayama Botanical Garden Harima Kokubun-ji ruins, National Historic Site Koko-en Garden. Okishio Castle - A castle ruin, Home castle of the Akamatsu clan. Notable people from Himeji (1546–1604), famed strategist under Toyotomi Hideyoshi Mikinosuke Kawaishi (川石 酒造之助) (1899–1969), judoka Aya Matsuura (松浦 亜弥) (1986-), entertainer Psycho le Cému (サイコ・ル・シェイム), visual kei rock band Kenzō Takada (高田 賢三) (1939-2020), fashion designer Tetsuro Watsuji (和辻 哲郎) (1889-1960), philosopher and historian Masahisa Takenaka (竹中 正久) (1933-1985), the 4th kumicho of Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest Yakuza syndicate References External links