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URL : http://www.city.himeji.hyogo.jp
Sister city established :April. 18, 2000 (with Masan city, Korea)
Location : Located at Harima Greenfield, western Japan
Climate
  subtropical - maritime climate, four seasons. It is mild (average temperature 14.6”, rainfall 1,200М)

Population : 475,000 persons, 165,000 houses (up to Jan. 2001) (Korean-Japanese 6,000 persons)
Industry : heavy industries, high-technology, leather craft
Culture & Leisure
  Himeji castle (International cultural assets), Engyoju Temple, Himeji cultural center, Japanese Gardens

Cultural Exchange
  Elementary school student Exchange Exhibition (221 art_works, exhibition(two times))
Participation in the International Friendship Day, Himeji (participating in Masan cultural performance)
Himeji Inspectors visited Masan
Himeji Agricultural Inspectors visited Masan
Exchange student program between Masan and Himeji

Others
  It takes 45 minutes from Osaka Airport by Shinkansen train
644km to the west of Tokyo
People lived here 10,000 years ago and organized a local government in the 7th century BC.
Himeji structured in B.C. 11C. was developed to the hub of the Industrial commercial area in 17C.
The local system was established in April. 1. 1989.
High-tech & Transportaion City

Hemeji City Hall
  Address : 4-1 Yasuda, Himeji 670 Japan
[Tel] +81-792-21-2016,2019 [Fax] +81-792-21-2754