A special combination ticket is available for both Himeji Castle and nearby Koko-en, a superb landscaped garden built in 1992 by a Kyoto-based master gardener on the site of a former samurai residence.
Himeji Castle spans over twenty thousand acres and consists of fourteen residencies. 
mnli hypothesis: Himeji Castle spans over twenty thousand acres and consists of fourteen residencies.  premise: A special combination ticket is available for both Himeji Castle and nearby Koko-en, a superb landscaped garden built in 1992 by a Kyoto-based master gardener on the site of a former samurai residence.