Himeji odenPhoto: 漱石の猫 / CC BY-SA 4.0
The name Himeji oden was given in June 2006 by a local food group; eating oden with ginger soy sauce is said to go back to the early Showa era.
- Getting there
- Piole Himeji at JR Himeji Station; taxi about 25 min, about ¥3,300 (our estimate)
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
Oden, the simmered fish cakes, eggs and radish, eaten with ginger soy sauce: the name Himeji oden was given in 2006, the habit is older. Himeji no Jizake to Himeji Oden Honpo in Piole Himeji serves it with local sake, 11:00–20:00, last order 19:45.
- Short enough to be certain of: 1 hr 40 min door to door, so even a tender day works.
- 1 hr 40 min door to door needs a 4-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Two places, two different answers
| Place | What you get |
|---|---|
| The famous oneHimeji no Jizake to Himeji Oden Honpo姫路の地酒と姫路おでん本舗 | Piole Himeji, at JR Himeji Station: Himeji oden with ginger soy and local sake. 11:00–20:00, last order 19:45. |
| Local pickNadagiku Kappa-tei灘菊かっぱ亭 | 58 Higashi-ekimae-cho, near the station: black oden (ginger soy) and white oden (sake lees), ¥688 each. Weekdays 11:30–14:00 and 16:30–21:30; weekend hours not confirmed. |
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Where the 1 hr 40 min goes
The hour before all-aboard is not in this bar; it is already set aside. The minutes are our estimates from timetables and maps, not timed on the ground.
If your ship is late, cut the 50 min in the middle. Never cut the hour at the end.
Routes that already include it
Finished days timed from official timetables and our estimates, with this stop in them.
Himeji CastleNeeds a 5.5-hour call · ~3.5h door to doorAny call of 5.5 hours or more that leaves you at the castle between 09:00 and 16:00 (last entry). Buy a timed ticket online for the slot you will reach the gate.The castle, then Koko-en and lunchNeeds a 7-hour call · ~5h door to doorA call of 7 hours or more; Kassui-ken serves meals 11:00–15:00, so reach it by 14:30.Castle, Koko-en and the history museumNeeds an 8-hour call · ~6h door to doorA long call, such as Le Soléal’s 07:00–21:30 on Wednesday 17 March 2027. Not on a Monday unless it is a public holiday: the museum closes on Mondays, and on the next weekday after a holiday Monday.The castle keep and the history museumA wet day · ~4.5h door to doorA wet day on a call of 7 hours or more, not on a Monday unless it is a public holiday (the museum closes on Mondays, and on the next weekday after a holiday Monday).What to put beside it
Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
3 hr 10 min for bothSannomaru Square
The free lawn in front of the castle, outside the paid area: the view of the keep without a ticket.
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3 hr 10 min for bothEkisoba
Yellow Chinese-style noodles in Japanese broth, first sold on the Himeji platforms on 19 October 1949.
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