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Himeji Central Park is a popular leisure facility that combines a safari park and amusement park.

An impressive safari experience awaits you when you first step into this vast site. The Drive-through Safari, which you can undertake in your own vehicle or a safari bus, enables you to see animals living in conditions near to nature in close proximity, as if you’re really on an adventure through the prairie! The highlights are the calmly strolling giraffes and the lions. Plus, on the Walking Safari, where you can freely walk around a route surrounded by greenery, you can meet grazing animals and experience feeding a giraffe or a brown bear, reducing the distance between you and the animals considerably. The globally rare white tigers are a must-see.

The amusement park area has an array of scream-worthy machines, including the Diavlo roller coaster cutting through the wind. This includes plenty of attractions for small children, so it can be enjoyed by the whole family, not just people who want a thrill.

The park also has cafes where you can relax and watch the red pandas coming and going overhead, and diverse restaurants. Why not get an animal-themed confection or cute stuffed toy as a souvenir?

On top of this, in summer the park boasts one of Japan’s largest resort pools and holds firework festivals, and in winter it opens an ice rink, so you’ll have fun no matter how many times you visit: one of the appeals of this park. We recommend it for families, friends, and couples.