Engyo-ji

Engyo-ji is a temple in Himeji. It was founded by the Buddhist priest Shoku Shonin in 966, and is a pilgrimage site and one of the three greatest training centers of Tendai Buddhism. Many emperors, including Go-Shirakawa, Go-Daigo, and particularly Kazan, who donated 100 koku of rice (approximately 180,000 liters) to the temple, visited the temple and Shoku Shonin. This temple was also used as the set for The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise.

Site: http://www.city.himeji.lg.jp/foreigner/en/_10735/_10770/_10807.html

Himeji Castle

This castle, nicknamed the White Heron Castle, is the centerpoint of Himeji City, 650km west of Tokyo. Though the location had been fortified since before the Edo Period, it was in 1601 that the castle was built as it is today. It was built by Tokugawa Ieyasu's son-in-law, as a defensive position for the Tokugawa. It is covered in white plaster to make it fireproof. It is one of the few castles of Japan that remains undamaged by war for 400 years.

Website: http://www.himeji-castle.gr.jp/index/English/