Discover the castle in the sky,
and witness a miraculous autumn sight.
"Takeda-jo-seki(Takeda Castle Ruins)" is the nationally well-known castle ruins located atop a mountain. It is wel...
Come see the weeping cherry blossoms.
The Taiun-ji temple's shidare-zakura, weeping cherry blossom tree, is said to be about 250 years old and originally from the famous Tenryu-ji Temple in Ky...
Japan's highest elevated three-storied pagoda.
Nagusa Jinjya Shrine is a shrine that is situated halfway up Mount Myōken (Myoukensan), and that enshrines the god of marriage and a bountif...
Experience the romance and history of this1200 year old silver mine.
Here is one of Japan's best-known mines with a history of 1200 years. It was said that Silver had been mined in such abunda...
With beautiful paintings on the sliding doors,
the entire temple is like a museum.
There are 168 nationally important cultural properties, including 165 wall paintings by Ohkyo Maruyama and his d...
Lets have fun while learning about the local culture.
Reopened in April 2014! You can learn about how climate and lifestyle are created by topography and geology in the area of San'in Kaigan Geopa...
The beautiful vermillion bridge amongst theautumn leaves is a stunning sight you can't pass up.
Yabu Shrine is "Tajima no kuni sangu; Shikinaisha (Myojintaisha)" and it is called, "...
An invaluable building to this silkworm farm family.
There are three-storied buildings that were used for the sericulture industry. Even now, you can see these types of houses here and there. The ...
The stone foundation is the remnant of a castle
from the Japanese Warring States Period
(1467-1568 B.C.E.).
The Yagi Castle ruins, Yoka-cho, are located in the middle basin of the Yagi River. Ya...
How about enjoying the famous Izushi sobain this historical castle town.
The castle town "IZUSHI" is often referred to as Little Kyoto. Enjoy exploring the town of historical buildings from the Me...
A wonderful islet of joint pillars.
Mio Island is a beautiful, hexagonal shaped island off the coast of Northern Hyogo. It is a designated natural national monument and part of the San'in Kaig...
A ridge covered in an ancient forest of Japanese beech.
Mt. Oginosen has a walking path that takes you near beautiful waterfalls and offers views of various wildlife that gather around the bodies ...
Let's relax at the elegant waterfalls.
This waterfall has upper and lower waterfalls measuring about 35 meters high. Visitors can walk behind the waterfall to the shrine behind it and enjoy th...
Enjoy nature in the great outdoors.
Mt. Hyonosen is the highest mountain in Hyogo Prefecture at 1,510 meters. It is located on the border of Hyogo and Tottori prefectures. Here, you can enjoy outd...
Outdoor sports mecca.
Hachibuse Highlands, which is part of the Hyonosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park is situated approximately 800m above sea level. Hachibuse Highlands has been dubbed ...
Interact with several animals at this sprawling farm.
Relax amongst the changing natural beauty throughout all four seasons. At the Tajima Pasture Park you can see and touch animals, enjoy the bea...
One of Japan's top 100 waterfalls
"Saruo-daki" consists of an upper and lower waterfall. The name is said to have been derived from the lower waterfall's monkey tail like shape. ...
Use the power of nature to refresh
your body and soul.
The large estate of 17 hectares is located 650 meters above sea level. The gardens now contain more than 2,000 natural plant species. You wi...
The stunning sight of a waterfallthat seems to descend from the heavens.
"Ten" means the heaven in Japanese. The waterfall was named because of its great height, which seemed to reach the heavens....
The limitless options of outdoor activities allows you to have a unique and exciting experience.
The highlights are the crater and the waterfalls which were formed by the most recent volcanic acti...
Take a stroll around this nostalgic hot spring townin a yukata and geta.
Kinosaki Onsen has a long history of over 1,300 years,and has been a favorite destination of many writers and artists such ...
Immerse yourself in the hot spring while enjoying an egg boiled in the same water.
The Arayu hot spring is located in the middle of a steaming onsen town. The temperature of the hot spring source ...
The source of the spring water comes through ancient granite located 1,100m below ground and has a rich composition, certainly a gift from nature. Like the hot spring’s name, “Silk Onsen”, suggests...
Deep in the mountains, at the foot of the rock filled dam “Kurokawa Dam” is Kurokawa Onsen. The onsen’s hot spring water is a simple alkaline type spring that sprang from the flow...
Kitamae Building “Tanjyo no Yu” stands on Hyogo Prefecture’s northern seaboard along the Sea of Japan. Enjoy the Sea of Japan Panoramic View Large Bath, Open-air Outdoor Bath with Sounds of Crashin...
At the foot of Hyogo Prefecture’s highest peak, Mt. Hyonosen, you will find the natural hot spring bath known as the “Beauty’s Hot Spring”. Fittingly named because of the sk...
Enjoy hot spring water pumped directly from the spring at Yumura Onsen for a reasonable price. Bring your favorite bath set and enjoy the baths. The alkaline in the spring acts like a skin moisturi...
The hot spring was unexpectedly discovered while the Yadagawa rivers were under restoration construction to fix the damage caused after a disastrous typhoon hit the area in the fall of 1990. The ho...
The facade is a simple Japanese style design and the interior features a relaxing main public bath, bath with jet streams, sauna, and open-air outdoor bath. There is an exceptional amount of the ch...
While incorporating pop elements, we have created a space where you can feel at ease with an atmosphere of history and emotion, such as old-fashioned baskets, cute changing lockers, thermometers, a...
Adjacent to Kannabe Highlands Roadside Rest Area on the east side is Kannabe Onsen Yutorogi. Yutorogi uses a biomass(renewable) fuel that has a low impact on the environment, as its main source of ...
Enjoy the open-air outdoor bath, reclining bath, large bath, massage waterfall bath and sauna for a relaxing natural hot spring experience. After enjoying the baths relax even more in the lounge ...
This hot spring park is located in the center of nature. Refresh Park Yumura uses natural hot spring water from Yumura Onsen, that is 98°C (208°F) at the source. All the baths are coed as p...
Shichi Kama Onsen is a unique hot spring in Hyogo Prefecture. It is the prefecture’s only government designated People’s Recreation Spa. (There are a total of 91 such places in the nati...
Activities
A mixture of activities and programs for all ages including outdoor activities like skiing & ropes courses, or cultural experiences like Japanese calligraphy and wearing a Kimon...
River's water blanketed in beautiful blossoms.
Baikamo flowers are small white flowers that bloom only in pristine waters at temperatures below 15°C (60°F). These flowers can be found ...
These special views cannot be found in other locations.
Take in a breathtaking view overlooking the Sea of Japan from the top of the hill. The coastline, townscape and setting sun create a must se...
A store that represents the bag town of Toyooka.
A collective store specializing in the sales of bags, wallets and material used for making bags and such. The Artisan sells original Toyooka brande...
Enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Sea of Japan
from 40m above the ground.
The roadside rest area "Amarube" is a Japanese-style single-story wooden building, whose architecture was insp...
Experience the powerful heavens in this buildingdesigned by Tadao Ando.
In order to celebrate the National Tree Planting Ceremony in 1994, the renowned architect Tadao Ando designed a museum compl...
Nature's Mystery.
View the spectacular rock face up close.
Genbudo Park is designated as a Natural Monument of Japan. It is the site of a lava flow from a volcanic eruption that happened 1.6 ...
View the elegant form of thefluttering oriental white stork.
The oriental white storks, a Japanese Special Natural Monument, are bred and raised in the park after having gone extinct from the regi...
A new art space at the base of a dam.
Up the stairs, you will discover a majestic sized rock-filled dam (Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Tataragi Dam). Near the dam, there are works of art by Mr....
Many organic products on sale.
With Japan's first in ground heater, a waterless system to melt snow was introduced. For this reason, even in the middle of winter this roadside rest stop offers a p...
A relaxing space with the image of a granary.
Here you can purchase a wide variety of fresh local produce and food products. At the restaurant located inside you can try several seasonal dishes, i...
Try Tajima's various food products.
Restaurants serve cuisine made with only the best locally produced ingredients, including the famous Tajima beef. You can also enjoy shopping for fun Tajima sou...
Enjoy the delicious tajima beef
at a reasonable price.
Come and taste the delicious Tajima Beef!! There are 50 kinds of meat dishes in the restaurant. You can also enjoy many dishes that are unde...
A 10km (approx.) walking course through the mountains that surround Kinosaki Onsen. The majority of the course is through forests, but on the way you will get to see the scenic view from the summ...
Nekozaki Peninsula protrudes from Takeno Beach and is the northernmost tip of Hyogo Prefecture.
At the tip of the peninsula is a lighthouse. Enjoy a hike out to the Nekozaki Lighthouse at the end ...
At the summit of the mountain you will find the remains of the ancient mountain castle, Takeda Castle. It takes about 40 minutes to walk from the foot of the mountain to the castle ruins. Walk down...
On this long course you will enjoy the scenery and landscape of the famous "Kasumi Kaigan" (Kasumi Coast), while catching glimpses of fishing boats from the ports located to the east and ...
Walk on a trail course through one Japan's 100 most secluded regions, the only region to be chosen in Hyogo Prefecure, Torokawa Valley in Mt. Torokawa and past its steadfast waterfall to Hachikitak...
A walking / hiking course that will take you on a mountain trail loved by two of Japan's famous mountain climbers, Buntaro Kato and Naomi Uemura. Enjoy Tajima's great outdoors as you pass through M...
This route will take you around the beach area from Hamasaka Station along Ajiwara Path. Hamasaka is a town that was developed on a sandbank; it was also where flatboats use to travel back and fort...
It is said that Jikaku Daishi, a famous Buddhist priest and philosopher, opened Yumura Onsen in 848. You can feel the history of the town that revolved around the natural hot springs. The springs s...
Moroyose has been a prosperous port of call for cargo ships since ancient times with a great number of cultural people coming through. Currently it is a lively fishing town specializing in matsuba ...
Walk on a trail course through one Japan's 100 most secluded regions, the only region to be chosen in Hyogo Prefecure, Torokawa Valley in Mt. Torokawa and past its steadfast waterfall to Hachikitak...
The village of "Mio" is situated in the cove on the Riasu Coast. Once you pass through the tunnel that runs through the town you will see a majestic landscape open up before you. The area that was ...
Your route begins at the memorial hall and silkworm cultural center Kaiko-no-Sato, facility honoring the good deeds and services of Morikuni Uegaki who’s said to be the god of sericulture. He...
The mining town of Akenobe is a designated Japanese heritage site and this course will have you feeling the remnants of a flourishing mining town through its townscape. At its peak when the town wa...
Amarube Viaduct Railway Bridge and “Aerial Train” offer beautiful views. You can walk along the railway bridge tracks of the “Sky Station”. Bath in the forests, take in the ...
Muraoka still retains the appearance from when it prospered as a castle town during the Edo period. You’re invited to a world of history, the Yamana clan’s place of encampment, room of ...
Although Hachikita Kogen is known for its ski areas in the winter, the natural surroundings including rare plants like the Zezanso(Skunk Cabbage) and other plants specific to the plateau grow in ab...
Kusube Valley (Kusube-keikoki) is part of Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park and it’s also a treasure trove of primeval forests and waterfalls. Listen to the murmuring stream of ...
A course that’ll take you around Hyogo Prefecture’s designated natural treasure “Yoshitaki Falls”. From behind Yoshitaki Falls the water looks like a curtain as it falls and...
The mining town of Ikuno retains a unique landscape in the area of Kuchiganaya. Take a walk through and see preserved structures including old private houses that were country inns to prospectors a...
The old legend of three rabbits and how they attributed to the name Uduka. From Mt. Hachimanyama where the Yamana clan had once set up camp, you can look over the once prosperous castle town of Fuk...
The fresh green of spring, refreshing air of summer, autumn foliage, snowshoeing in winter; enjoy walking through the highland's nature all year round. This course has many attractions, such as...
Forest & Pond, Kebi Oike Park at an altitude of 600 m where shinning stars fill the night sky. A park that has left nature untouched; here you can enjoy colorful scenery that changes with the s...
In 1971, the last oriental white stork disappeared from the wild, and now nearly a quarter of a century later a promise to return the oriental white storks to the wild has been fulfilled. Now more ...
Toyooka is the hometown of Oishi Riku, the wife of Oishi Kuranosuke who is known as the leader of the Foury-seven Ronin. As you walk through the old castle town where Riku lived, you can see the re...
Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo prefecture's Toyooka city is a hot spring town with 1300 years of history. This is a course where you can enjoy the townscape and hot spring atmosphere familiar to many ...
Beginning at Hyogo prefecture's designated natural monument "Hasakari Iwa", enjoy the magnificent coastal beauty as you travel along the San'in Kaigan UNESCO Global Geopark. In ad...
Some 22,000 years ago lava flowed from Mt. Kannabe's volcano, over several tens of thousands of years the hardened lava flow eroded and formed the Kannabe highlands. This course allows visitors...
Walk through the clear mountain air and rice fields that use water from the lush mountains to grow their rice. Start from the old Kyo-kaido road, you will enjoy local time while stopping by peacefu...
Moroyose Port is a famous scenic spot that has been written about in classic Japanese poems, such as Kokin Rokujo and Kagero Nikki among others since ancient times. This course also explores the hi...
Lets board a canoe and go on an exciting adventure.
The crystal clear ocean beach between Yodo-no-domon (cave tunnel) and Hasakari-iwa (rock between rocks).We recommend canoeing through the cave t...
Gather shellfish, crab and more on the seashore.
Imagoura Beach is a quiet swimming beach set back in a bay along the Sea of Japan. It is a great place to catch small fish and for gathering shellf...
The variety of shows will surprise definitely exceed your expectations.
Kinosaki Marine World is an aquarium near the Sea of Japan. There are many attractions such as a dolphin & sea lion show, St...
First-hand experience of Geosites by canoe.
Here you have a rare chance to experience the strange rock formations and the caves up close. The view from the coast is one of a kind. Don't miss y...
Not just a place for learning, but a palace where you can also do hands on experiments.
This is an information center for the entire San'in Kaigan Geopark. There many geological exhibits and an in...
With stunningly clear water this is a perfect place to enjoy the beautiful sea.
This beach has been selected as one of Japan's 100 Best Beaches. The clear waters attract over 300,000 people ev...
Take a walk around the castle town in a kimono
Why not take a stroll around this old castle town that is designated as a national preservation district of important buildings dressed in a beautifu...
Try making your own famous Izushi Soba.
You will be given the chance to make soba noodles from start to finish by yourself. You will mix, need, roll out and cut your own noodles. After that we wil...
Try making your own famous Izushi Soba.
You will be given the chance to make soba noodles from start to finish by yourself. You will mix, need, roll out and cut your own noodles. After that we wil...
"Arayu" is the source of Yumura Onsen and was discovered in 848. The water comes out at 98 degrees celsius and discharges 470 liters per minute. At the hot water basins it is possible to boil eggs,...
Come and have fun experiencing the traditional Japanese culture of the Kimono. This would make a great memory for a wonderful trip. After putting on your kimono you can enjoy a walk around the Daij...
Experience a simple tea ceremony. If you don’t care for powdered green tea (matcha), it’s okay to try green leaf tea (sencha) instead. Please feel free to come and join us.
Shakyo(写経) is a Buddhist practice to copy Buddhist scriptures. Though simple in scope, It's meaning is profound. This activity is a way to develop a tranquil, bountiful state mind.
Shabutsu(写仏) is a meditative practice of tracing a Buddhist image. It is not merely the act of tracing, but also a time to self reflect. During this type of meditation you’ll be able to f...
Ride the night lift up and go on an adventure seeking shooting stars.
Starry Sky Hiking is a fun event that will take you on a night hike under the starry skies of Wakasugikogen Oya Camping Ground...
Walk freely through the canopy of the forests!
Forest Adventure in Asago is an outdoor park that coexists with nature and aims for complete freedom of movement on the 40 some obstacles and activit...
Ski from the top to the foot of the mountain on Kansai's longest course.
Ski or board along 14 courses featuring rich landscape and changing slopes while enjoying a spectacular view from the t...
Enjoy winter sports in the great outdoors.
Sky Valley Ski Resort is located 20km / 20min from the "Toyooka - Hyonosen" Interchange and is easily accessible from Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto are...
Enjoy nature to the fullest at this experiential village!
Takeno in Toyooka is blessed with a rich natural environment and is surrounded by many natural landscapes including the San'in Kaigan ...