Himeji City, located in the southwest of Hyogo Prefecture, is easily accessible from major cities throughout Japan. It is a 3-hour Shinkansen stop from Tokyo, 45 minutes from Kyoto, 30 minutes from Shin-Osaka, and 1 hour from Hiroshima.

The Chugoku Mountains stretch out to the north and the Seto Inland Sea stretches out to the south, with Himeji Castle, a World Heritage Site that Japan can be proud of, being a unique and valuable attraction. The area is home to a wide variety of unique content, including historical and cultural resources such as Himeji Castle, local sake, Japanese sweets, and traditional crafts that have been cultivated in the castle town, Shiota Onsen Village, which springs up in the clear streams and countryside, and the Ieshima Islands, which are rich in marine resources, and a distinctive type of tourism is being developed.