Minamiawaji · Place · candidate to visit
Awaji Ningyo
It was performed at shrine festivals, and is one of the sources of bunraku.
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Hyogo travel guide
The sake of Nada Gogo, Kobe beef, Akashi octopus. Nishinomiya Jinja and Ikuta Jinja, Himeji Castle as one of Japan's first World Heritage sites, and Banshu abacuses. Hyogo, set out category by category.
Where your trip begins
300 regional entries. This is not the number of facilities.
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Sightseeing spots
Scenery and town walks. Find the places you want to go.
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Shrines & temples
Learn the history and culture, and prepare for your visit.
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Nishinomiya · Place · candidate to visit
Nishinomiya Jinja
Before dawn on 10 January each year, the gates open and runners race the 230 metres to the main hall. The first three are that year's lucky men. It is no accident that a shrine to the god of business prosperity stands at the centre of a town of ports and sake.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKobe · Place · candidate to visit
Ikuta Jinja
The shrine that gave Kobe its name. The households assigned to serve it were called kanbe, and that word became the place name.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTakarazuka · Place · candidate to visit
Nakayamadera
Known across Japan for prayers for safe childbirth. It claims to be the first Kannon pilgrimage site in Japan.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
Look up local specialties and save them to your shopping notes.
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Hyogo (0)Crafts & industry
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Hyogo · Crafts & industry entry
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kobe Works
Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe. It makes ships and marine equipment. It also builds submarines.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHyogo · Crafts & industry entry
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Hyogo Works
The Hyogo Works in Kobe. It makes railway rolling stock. It also builds Shinkansen cars.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHyogo · Crafts & industry entry
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Nishi-Kobe Works
A works in Nishi-Kobe. It makes hydraulic equipment and precision machinery.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
Widen your travel themes with art and culture entries.
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Kobe · Place · candidate to visit
Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art
Built as a symbol of recovery from the 1995 earthquake; Ando's stairs and cylinders make walking the building the experience.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKobe · Place · candidate to visit
Yokoo Tadanori Museum of Contemporary Art
Three thousand works by an artist who moved from graphics to painting, and who redraws the same subject again and again.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityKobe · Place · candidate to visit
Kobe City Museum
In a neoclassical former bank, holding National Treasure bronze bells and a major group of paintings of Japan's first contact with the West.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Hyogo · Place · candidate to visit
Hakutsuru Shuzo Shiryokan
A museum in a brewery built in the early Taisho years, used just as it was. It worked as a brewery until 1969.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHyogo · Place · candidate to visit
Kiku-Masamune Shuzo Kinenkan
A museum at a Nada sake brewery, showing 350 years of brewing tools and process. Free to enter.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHyogo · Place · candidate to visit
Sawanotsuru Shiryokan
A brewery museum in the Nada Gogo district, over 300 years in business. Free to enter.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTransport and accommodation, too
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