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Historic Site
Hyogo

Kitano Ijinkan

Kobe's Historic Western Foreign Residences

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

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Garden
Hyogo

Nunobiki Herb Gardens

Hilltop Herb Garden with Panoramic Ropeway Views

Hilltop herb and flower garden reached by a scenic ropeway ride from Shin-Kobe Station, offering ...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Shrine
Hyogo

Ikuta Shrine

One of Japan's Oldest Shinto Shrines

One of Japan's oldest Shinto shrines, said to have been founded in 201 AD, located in the heart o...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Landmark
Hyogo

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...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Attraction
Hyogo

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...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Castle
Hyogo

Himeji Castle

Japan's Most Spectacular Castle

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

Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Landmark
Hyogo

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...

Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
Onsen
Hyogo

Kinosaki Onsen

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

Toyooka, Hyogo, Japan
Park
Hyogo

Awaji Hanasajiki

Hillside Flower Park with Panoramic Sea Views

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

Awaji, Hyogo, Japan
Onsen
Hyogo

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...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Garden
Hyogo

Nada Kuroiwa Suisenkyo

Cliffside Slope of Five Million Wild Narcissus by the Sea

A steep seaside slope on southern Awaji Island carpeted with around five million wild narcissus t...

Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan
Shopping
Hyogo

Kobe Harborland

Waterfront Shopping and Entertainment District on Kobe Port

A redeveloped waterfront district on Kobe Port with the Umie shopping mall, the Mosaic complex, a...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Landmark
Hyogo

Kobe Port Tower

Red Lattice Tower with a Rooftop Deck at Kobe Port

A red steel observation tower on a Kobe Port pier, first opened in 1963 and reopened in 2024 with...

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Garden
Hyogo

Koko-en Garden

Edo-Style Garden Next to Himeji Castle

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

Himeji, Hyogo, Japan
City
Hyogo

Kobe

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

Kobe, Hyogo, Japan