Tegarayama

What it is

• A fifty meter high hill in Himeji City developed as a public peace park.
• A location mentioned in the ancient Harima no Kuni Fudoki records.
• The site of the 1966 Himeji Great Exposition and former monorail line.
• A memorial space dedicated to air raid victims established in 1956.

What to see

• The Himeji City Aquarium which has been operating since 1966.
• A botanical garden featuring various plant collections opened in 1980.
• The distinctive memorial tower built to honor victims of air raids.
• The Hyogo Prefectural Budokan martial arts center completed in 2001.
• The Tegarayama Exchange Station which opened to the public in 2011.

Getting there

• The park is located near Tegara Station on the Sanyo Electric Railway.
• A new train station is currently planned to open at the site in 2026.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.