Daiso
Located above the bon marche behind sanyo department store, is arguably the largest 100-yen store in himeji. this store is made up of three floors, and sell goods that run the gamut from housewares to clothes, electronics to food - most but not all available for â¥100 apiece. a great place to pick up cheap souvenirs for your friends back home, but getting there and getting out can be a bit inconvenient.
Animate
Running perpendicular to the shopping arcade next to miyukidori turn at the 7-11 and taiyaki corner shops, animate has two floors for those into anime and manga. the ground floor has a large selection of manga and doujinshi for all tastes and ages. the second floor has anime goods, cd soundtracks, and dvds.
Additionally, for those who prefer the finer smokeables, there is a tobacco shop just off of Miyuki dori turn right at the Fujifilm corner shop on the right hand side just past the Softbank store that, in an unusual move for Japanese tobacconists, sells a variety of cigars. Not the top quality Cubans, mind you, but decent enough and rare-in-Japan "hamaki" cigars.
Bon Marche
There are two in the station area, one on miyukidori close to the castle, and one tucked behind and between sanyo department store and mitsubishi ufj bank left hand side of otemae dori. these gourmet grocery stores stock an impressive though sometimes pricey selection of foods, including some import foods.