Himeji Central Park, Safari park in Himeji, Japan

Himeji Central Park is a safari facility in Himeji, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, covering a wide terrain with animal enclosures and amusement rides. The grounds divide into a safari section featuring animals from Africa and other continents, plus an entertainment area with roller coasters and carousels.

The operator Himeji Safari was founded in 1978 as an affiliate of Doi Fudosan of Amagasaki, and the park opened on 25 March 1984. In 1986 it installed Japan's first Free Fall drop tower, and in 1994 the inverted coaster Diavlo, a Japanese first. After the operating company's 2002 bankruptcy, the facility passed to Kamori Kanko on 1 April 2003.

Locals call the park Hime-sen, a contraction used in its TV commercials. The name Central Park comes from the first owner's admiration for New York's Central Park, where squirrels roam free, and his wish for a similarly central attraction. The park has a sister-park agreement with Nairobi National Park in Kenya.

From the bus stop next to Himeji Station and Sanyo Himeji Station, Shinki buses run to the park's terminus, which is right at the entrance. Buses leave every two hours on weekdays and every hour on weekends and holidays. The safari can be driven in a private car, and the Sky Safari gondola links the walking safari with the mountain station.

The Ferris wheel, now called Giant Wheel, opened as Giant Peter with a height of 85 m and a diameter of 82.5 m, setting a record at the time for the world's tallest operating Ferris wheel. The park once ran Japan's only double-decker articulated bus, nicknamed Little John, as an internal shuttle; it was built by Neoplan and could not be registered for public roads.