Travel Destinations in Hyogo

Ama Beach

Awaji's Southern White-Sand Beach with a South-Seas Feel

A roughly 600-meter white-sand beach at the southern tip of Awaji Island, known for AA-grade clea...

Kitano Ijinkan

Kobe's Historic Western Foreign Residences

Hillside district of beautifully preserved Western-style foreign residences from the Meiji era, b...

Kinosaki Onsen

Kinosaki Onsen is a traditional hot spring town where visitors stroll between seven public bathho...

Himeji Monorail Memorial

Preserved Cars from Japan's Abandoned Monorail

Preserved cars from the Himeji Monorail (1966-1974), a futuristic transit system that operated fo...

Tonomine Highlands

A Vast Silver Sea of Pampas Grass and Famous Film Location

An 800-metre-high plateau in inland Hyogo covered by roughly 90 hectares of silver susuki pampas ...

Awaji Hanasajiki

Hillside Flower Park with Panoramic Sea Views

A vast hillside flower park on northern Awaji Island with seasonal displays of canola, lavender, ...

Himeji Castle

Japan's Most Spectacular Castle

Japan's best preserved feudal castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the White Heron Castl...

Mount Rokko

Kobe's Main Mountain with Million-Dollar Night Views

Kobe's main mountain, 931m high. Famous for its night view of the city and Osaka Bay, which local...

Arima Onsen

One of Japan's Oldest and Most Famous Hot Springs

One of Japan's three oldest hot spring towns, renowned for its iron-rich golden waters and radium...

Meriken Park

Kobe's Main Waterfront Park

Kobe's main waterfront park with the red Kobe Port Tower, BE KOBE monument, and Kobe Maritime Mus...

Izanagi Shrine

Japan's Oldest Shrine, Birthplace of the Creation Myth

Considered Japan's oldest shrine, dedicated to the creator deities Izanagi and Izanami who, accor...

Kobe

A cosmopolitan port city celebrated for Kobe beef, mountain-harbor scenery, and multicultural her...

Takeda Castle Ruins

The legendary 'Castle in the Sky', famous for floating above a sea of clouds on autumn mornings.

Kobe Earthquake Memorial Museum (DRI)

Interactive Museum Documenting the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake

Powerful interactive museum documenting the devastating 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake with ...

Koko-en Garden

Edo-Style Garden Next to Himeji Castle

A beautifully designed traditional Japanese garden featuring nine separate walled gardens, built ...