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...
Sorakuen Garden
Japanese Garden with the Historic Hassam House
A municipal Japanese garden in central Kobe, home to the relocated Hassam House and known for its...
Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum
Takarazuka’s Tezuka museum explores the imagination behind Astro Boy and other influential manga ...
Kobe Suma Sea World
Orcas on the Suma Seafront, Where Timed Tickets Are the Safe Bet
The aquarium that replaced Suma Aqualife Park, opened on 1 June 2024, with an orca stadium, the o...
Kiyoshikojin Seicho-ji Temple
A climbing shopping street leads to Kiyoshikojin, where Buddhist worship meets devotion to the gu...
Nijigen no Mori
Anime Theme Park in Awaji Island Park
An anime and manga theme park set in the forests of Awaji Island Park, with life-size attractions...
Nakayamadera Temple
A vivid blue five-story pagoda rises above Nakayamadera, a temple closely associated with prayers...
Michi-no-Eki Yoka Tajimagura
Roadside Station in the Tajima Hills
A roadside station on Route 9 in Yoka, Yabu, in the Tajima region of northern Hyogo, best known f...
Tojoko Toy Kingdom
A toy-brand theme park by Lake Tojo for small children
Ten indoor toy pavilions (Tomica and Plarail, Licca-chan, Sylvanian Families) plus about 15 small...
Michi-no-Eki Miki
Tools, blades and local food in Miki
Michi-no-Eki Miki turns a break on Route 175 into an introduction to the city’s toolmaking tradit...
Arimafuji Park
Woodland, pondside paths and imaginative play areas spread beneath the distinctive hill of Arimaf...
Michi-no-Eki Kitaharima Eco-Museum
A roadside introduction to Nishiwaki and Taka
Kitaharima Eco-Museum is a roadside information and shopping stop for Nishiwaki and Taka. Its mus...
Michi-no-Eki Tamba Obaachan-no-Sato
Tamba farm flavors and a park beside Kasuga IC
Tamba Obaachan-no-Sato combines regional food shopping with a restaurant, gelato and a grassy par...
Nesta Resort Kobe
An outdoor adventure park in the hills of Miki
A hillside resort where the attractions are things you do yourself: ziplines, a giant rolling bal...
Michi-no-Eki Ogo
Soba and farm shopping in rural northern Kobe
Ogo is a small roadside station in Kobe’s northern farming district, beside the Miki-Sanda prefec...