Hyogo
Featured places: Kinosaki Onsen Town, Toyooka City, Izushi Castle Town, Kobe City, Himeji City, etc.
Kinosaki Onsen Town is accessible from Osaka by Limited Express train in just under three hours.
Kinosaki Onsen
Toyooka
A charming hot spring town with seven tattoo-friendly public bathhouses, perfect for onsen hopping, and a scenic canal lined with willow trees.
Onsenji Temple
Toyooka
A historic and peaceful Buddhist temple, perched midway up Mount Daishi, serving as the spiritual guardian of Kinosaki Onsen.
Caban Street
Toyooka City
Also known as Toyooka Bag Street, it is a charming shopping area, renowned for its artisan-crafted bags and rich bag-making heritage.
Kinosaki Marine World
Toyooka
An interactive aquarium perched on coastal cliffs, offering marine animal shows and hands-on sea life experiences with stunning Sea of Japan views.
Konotori no Sato Park
Toyooka
Visit a stork sanctuary dedicated to reintroducing the once-extinct Oriental White Stork to Japan.
Genbudo Park
Toyooka
Stunning basalt caves, formed over 1.6 million years ago, known for their unique columnar formations and geological significance.
Izushi Castle Town
Toyooka
A historic area known for its preserved Edo-period atmosphere, samurai heritage, and traditional soba noodles.
Eirakukan Theater
Izushi Castle Town
Discover a historic theater built in 1912,
renowned for its traditional architecture and
Kabuki performances that highlight the town’s cultural heritage.
Himeji Castle
Himeji City
Known as Japan’s most beautiful and well-preserved feudal fortress, it is also one of the country’s 12 remaining original castles and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
Kobe City
Japan’s only museum dedicated to traditional carpentry tools and techniques, showcasing over 30,000 items including hand tools and architectural models.
Recommended Food
Savor the exquisite flavor of Matsuba Crab, also known as the male snow crab. It is a prized winter delicacy from Hyogo’s Tango Peninsula, renowned for its sweet, delicate meat.
Savor the exquisite flavor of Matsuba Crab, also known as the male snow crab. It is a prized winter delicacy from Hyogo’s Tango Peninsula, renowned for its sweet, delicate meat.
Matsuba Crab
Hyogo Prefecture is renowned for its Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, which produces exceptional Tajima beef throughout the region. This beef is celebrated for its rich marbling and tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture. These same cattle are used to produce Kobe beef in Kobe City. To earn the prestigious Kobe beef title, the cattle must meet strict criteria, ensuring its unmatched quality.
Hyogo Prefecture is renowned for its Tajima strain of Japanese Black cattle, which produces exceptional Tajima beef throughout the region. This beef is celebrated for its rich marbling and tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture. These same cattle are used to produce Kobe beef in Kobe City. To earn the prestigious Kobe beef title, the cattle must meet strict criteria, ensuring its unmatched quality.
Kobe Beef
Recommended Accommodation
A distinguished traditional ryokan with over 160 years of history, under Relais & Châteaux. Featuring elegant Japanese-style rooms overlooking serene gardens, guests can savor seasonal kaiseki meals served in-roomor private dining areas, and relax in private or shared onsen baths.
A distinguished traditional ryokan with over 160 years of history, under Relais & Châteaux. Featuring elegant Japanese-style rooms overlooking serene gardens, guests can savor seasonal kaiseki meals served in-roomor private dining areas, and relax in private or shared onsen baths.
Luxurious Ryokan
Kinosaki Onsen Town
A historic, family-run ryokan along Kinosaki’s willow-lined river, blending traditional and modern Japanese aesthetics. Designated a Tangible Cultural Property in 2015, it offers in-room kaiseki dining and complimentary access to all seven public onsen bathhouses in town. In keeping with tradition, rooms don’t have private bathrooms, as shared facilities are part of the cultural experience, harking back to the era when communal baths were central to Japanese hospitality.
A historic, family-run ryokan along Kinosaki’s willow-lined river, blending traditional and modern Japanese aesthetics. Designated a Tangible Cultural Property in 2015, it offers in-room kaiseki dining and complimentary access to all seven public onsen bathhouses in town. In keeping with tradition, rooms don’t have private bathrooms, as shared facilities are part of the cultural experience, harking back to the era when communal baths were central to Japanese hospitality.
Modern Ryokan
Kinosaki Onsen Town
A stylish villa blending traditional and modern Japanese aesthetics, housed in a former bag store from the early 20th century. It preserves the charm of wooden structures with locally sourced materials and offers spacious rooms with kitchenettes.
A stylish villa blending traditional and modern Japanese aesthetics, housed in a former bag store from the early 20th century. It preserves the charm of wooden structures with locally sourced materials and offers spacious rooms with kitchenettes.