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Awaji Island Monkey Center

4.0

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Sumotoshi Hatadagumi 289

"A facility where visitors can watch the Japanese macaques which live in the Kashiwara Mountains on the southeast side of Awaji Island. The facility is located a 40-minute drive on National Route 28 from the Seidan-Mihara interchange on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. The monkeys come down from the mountains each morning around 9:00 and return around 17:00. Particularly in winter when there is little food to be found in the mountains, many monkeys come here looking for something to eat, giving visitors a strong chance of being able to see some. The monkeys get along well with each other and on cold evenings visitors may be able to catch sight of them huddling together in a phenomenon locals call ""saru dango"" (""monkey dumplings""). The season for monkey watching is from December to August."

自然界の猿と触れ合える。駐車場から少し急な道を歩いて5分少々。淡路の猿の生態系を、学ぶ事が出来る。人間が檻の中に入って外部の猿に餌をあげるのが楽しい。
Himeji City Museum of Art

4.0

68 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Himejishi Honmachi 68-25

This art museum is on the grounds of Himeji Park in Honmachi, Himeji City. It's housed in a red brick building that was constructed as an army warehouse during the Meiji period. Its collection consists of about 3,700 works from artists with ties to the region, as well as modern art from Japan and abroad. Their permanent exhibit in their Kunitomi Keizo Collection Room features Modern French paintings by Corot, Pizarro, Monet, Rouault, Matisse, and Utrillo. They also have a collection gallery, a sculpture garden, and they hold special and public exhibitions.

Te permanent collection was not open to the public, so we just saw the temporary exhibition and I found it a bit too small. But the library which is on the right side after the ticket office its...
Awaji Service Area Big Ferris Wheel

4.0

54 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Iwaya 2568

"A Ferris wheel located in the Awaji Service Area on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. 65-meter tall, riders can enjoy a journey through the sky that takes 15 minutes per revolution and enjoy a sweeping view of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Kobe Airport from 135 meters above sea level. The Ferris wheel has 40 gondolas for six person equipped with air conditioning. In the ""see through"" gondolas, the seats, floor, walls, and everything else are transparent, and riders can take in 360 degree panoramic scenery. The pet gondolas are equipped with a small breed dog sized bed on the seat and allow riders to board with their beloved pet to enjoy the view together."

平日だったので並ぶことも無く乗れました。観覧車は有料（＠６００円）ですが、１５分間たっぷり景観を楽しめました。
Himeji City Aquarium

4.0

57 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Himejishi Nishinobusue Within 440 Teigarayama Chuo Park

This aquarium is in Tegarayama Central Park in Nishinobusue, Himeji City. Its main building has marine life including sea turtles, penguins, and schools of pilchard, and its annex is home to an African spurred tortoise and freshwater fish. A stream on the roof of the main building lets kids interact with the fish, and a biotope reproduces a typical pond from the Harima region. They regularly offer staff commentary and hold sessions where you can feed the marine life too.

Worth a visit if youre in Tegara, I suppose, but otherwise there is a better aquarium in Osaka. Its a relatively small and dull aquarium meant to entertain young kids. The fish you can see arent...
Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Exhibition Center

4.0

37 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Tarumi-ku Higashimaikochou 4-114

A science museum located next to the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Maiko Park a five-minute walk from Maiko Station on the JR San'yo Main Line and Sanyo Electric Railway Maiko-koen Station. The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is the longest suspension bridge in the world and this museum presents the technologies involved in its construction using models, videos, and informational panels. One of the museum's exhibits is an actual 1/100th scale model (40 meters in length) used to test the bridge's properties in a wind tunnel; here visitors can also watch experimental simulations. The museum's 360-degree VR corner lets visitors experience what it's like to perform a safety check on the bridge.

Some small exhibition in every level i think, a restaurant, small ice cream kiosk, small shop selling souvenirs, a deck you can see the view of Akashi port and surrounding, and the main attractions...
Kobe Anpanman Children’s Museum and Mall

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Higashikawasakichou 1-6-2

A hands on experience museum located within Kobe Harborland where you can experience the world of the TV animation character “Soreike! Anpanman”. Anpanmen and his friends are there to welcome you at the museum during opening hours. There is a stage show held every day at the “Yanase Takashi Theater”. In addition, there are performances held by Anpanman and his friends on the first floor of the shopping mall. Also, there are hands on events which children and parents can enjoy together and also seasonal events held such as “Jam Ojisan’s (Uncle Jam’s) Bread Factory” and “Batako’s Handmade House”.
Bando Kobe Science Museum

3.5

53 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Minatojimanakamachi 7-7-6

A science museum with a domed, rooftop astronomical observatory located a three-minute walk from Minami Koen Station on the Kobe New Transit Port-liner Line. Through exhibits that involve not just looking but getting hands on, even adults can have fun here while learning about science. The museum's planetarium, the only one in Kobe City, screens special shows on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays. The planetarium's original programs are also well-reviewed. The museum's exhibition rooms are filled with appropriately themed, interactive exhibits and experiment shows are held at the museum at set times each day. The museum's science library contains some 20 thousand volumes on space and science.

fun for kids .. and especially teenagers who are interested in science experiments and human biology ... very informative ... but closes very early .. 4:30 pm they rush you out ... and mostly all is...
Kobe Harborland umie

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Higashikawasakichou 1-7-2

A shopping mall located in Kobe Harborland a five minute walk from JR Kobe Station comprised of three buildings-the North Mall, the South Mall, and Mosaic. Together, the three buildings host over 200 establishments, including large fast fashion shops, a food court, and an electronics retail store. The facility is airy and green, offering a view of the sea. There is also a promenade along a canal, and a giant Ferris wheel, giving visitors the chance to enjoy sights befitting the Kobe area in this popular tourist destination.
Takarazuka Grand Theater

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Pref. Takaradukashi Sakaemachi 1-1-57

This theater is in Sakae Town, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, and it is the home of the Takarazuka Revue. There are 2,527 seats total on the first and second floors, and the “Takarazuka Bow Hall” lies in an adjacent building. It specializes in musicals, and the various troupes take turns performing both overseas productions and original productions. Spectacular shows are held year-round. The theater also contains the “Takarazuka Revue Hall of Fame,” which opened to celebrate the revue’s 100-year anniversary, as well as a restaurant, shop, and other facilities.
Otani Memorial Art Museum, Nishinomiya City

4.0

55 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Nakahamachou 4-38

A six-minute walk from Koroen Station on the Hanshin Electric Railway. This art museum was opened in 1972 by Nishinomiya City thanks to the donation of land, a building, and works of art from the late Takejiro Otani. The museum's collection primarily consists of Japanese modern Western style paintings and French modern paintings. In addition, the museum has over 1,100 works and art prints by local artists. Visitors are free to walk the garden visible from the museum's lobby, and one of the facility's draws is its beautiful scenery consisting of flowing water and lush greenery. The museum holds a variety of events, including an exhibition of original picture book illustrations from the Bologna Children's Book Fair in Italy.

阪神電鉄香枦園駅から徒歩10分ほど。佐藤健寿展を観賞。住宅街の中にある美術館で、もともとは個人の邸宅であったものを美術館としています。庭園もよく手入れされていて見所です。この規模の美術館にしては展覧会の企画もよく、カフェもあります。ロビーからの庭園の眺めもよし。
Nishinomiya Kitayama Botanical Garden

4.5

48 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Kitayamachou 1-1

This botanical garden is 15 minutes by bus from Hankyu Electric Railway's Shukugawa Station. Surrounded by lush mountains, it's packed with flower beds and is a model of urban greening and household horticulture. Visitors take in flower beds with rose and hydrangea plantings, border beds with a variety of blooming flowers throughout the year, beds with medicinal plants, and more. In addition to selling seasonal plants and their own soil mixture, they also welcome horticultural consultations with their experts. The elegant sukiyazukuri-style Kitayama Sanso adorns the grounds, as well as a Japanese garden with splendid scenery including a water cascade, Kitayama cedars, and colorful leaves in autumn.

Little out of the way. However, there is pay parking onsite. The rate is only 100 yen per hour - a great deal. A great place to see autumn colors change. No entrance fee. There is a...
Keino Matsubara Beach

4.0

51 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Minami-awaji-shi Matsuhokotsuro

This beach is located approximately a five-minute drive from the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Seidan-Mihara Interchange. The largest beach in Awaji, it was selected as Japan's 100 Best Sunsets, Top 88 Japanese Beaches, Japan's 100 Most Beautiful Beaches and Best Beach 100 (comfortable beaches). It is known as the best white sand and blue pine in Setouchi, with tens of thousands of pine trees planted on about 2.5 kilometers of sandy beach stretching north to south. Each year it is crowded with beachgoers and campers because it is famous for its beautiful sunset over the Harima Pass.

国の指定名勝「慶野松原」が広がる砂浜早朝に散策根上がりの松まで500歩とあったので行ってみましたそれほど根っこが上がっているわけではなくちょっと迫力不足でしたそれでも白砂青松は綺麗でした
Sunflower Hill Park

4.0

24 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Onoshi Kiyotanichou 1545-321

"This huge, eight-hectare park is visited by approximately 700 thousand people annually. In summer, a veritable carpet of 380 thousand sunflowers blooms in front of the park and, in fall, 3.8 million cosmos. A granite ""Sunflower Tower"" landmark stands in the park. Other facilities include seasonal flower beds, a huge playground, a water fountain for children to play in, and an expansive natural grass lawn, making this park a place where everyone from families with children to elderly married couples can have fun. In addition, there's the Sun Patio Ono farmers' market, which sells local produce; and the Osuto local specialty products hall. Here you can enjoy a relaxing and fun time while surrounded by flowers and greenery."

国道175号線の近くにある公園。『公園』と名乗っていながらも結構な大きさ（約80,000m²）を持っており、入り口や出口を見失うことがあった。しかし、それを除けば文句なし。ひまわりの丘公園は、北播磨で最大の観光スポットではないかと勝手に自分で思っている。四季折々に見せる花の景色が最高で、SNSで映えること間違いなし。写真を撮るのに熱中したのはこの『ひまわりの丘公園』が初めてだと思う。
Kobe Fashion Museum

4.0

37 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Higashinada-ku Kouyouchounaka 2-9-1

The first national art museum focused on fashion, Kobe Fashion Museum is located on Rokko Island, a seaborne city in Higashinada Ward in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It boasts a unique design that resembles a UFO. Exhibits are on the first floor and include the basic exhibits, which feature a rich collection of items, and special exhibits hosted in other buildings. There is also a library featuring 40,000 books and magazines about fashion from both Japan and around the world, as well as a museum shop with artist contributions, an event hall, and other facilities.

In one section a person can try on costumes and have a photo taken, and with video see themselves in additional costumes. Actual clothing display is in one large room, perhaps forty examples mostly...
Kobe Bunka Hall

3.5

17 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Kusunokichou 4-2-2

A community hall located close to Okurayama Park a one-minute walk from Kobe Municipal Subway Okurama Station and an eight-minute walk from Kosoku Kobe Station on various private rail lines. The hall is used for a variety of events, including orchestral concerts, movie screenings, and ballet and traditional rakugo comedic storytelling performances. The hall is also used as the venue for the Kobe International Flute Competition held once every four years. In addition, the facility's large and medium halls can be rented out and raffles are held to determine who may rent these between one year and two months in advance. There is a fellowship of the hall club which can be joined by those interested which includes perks such as advance ticket purchasing opportunities.

古いホールですが、後方の席からでも舞台が見やすいです。大ホールに入るには大階段を上がりますが、エスカレーターあるのに何故動かさないのか謎です。高齢の観客が多いコンサートだったので、大変そうでした。
Itami City Museum of Insects

4.0

39 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Itamishi Koyaike 3-1 in Kunyang pond park

An insect museum located in Koyaike Park built to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Itami City. The museum's biggest draw is its butterfly hothouse, where year-round visitors can view some 1,000 butterflies spanning 14 species inside a domed glass hothouse filled with tropical flowering plants. One of the largest butterfly houses in Japan, visitors can see tree nymph butterflies, a variety only found naturally on the islands of Okinawa and southward; there are also chrysalises on display. The museum's live insect exhibit room has exhibits displaying some 30 insect species, including leaf insects-only three facilities nationwide have living leaf insects on display.

5月12日[荒牧ハラ公園]と合わせて訪問しました。受付で入館料を支払うと最初に［第1展示室］内の[10倍の森]と 200倍のミツハチによる驚きを持たせる歓迎があります。[第2展示室]内のチョウの本物のサナキが展示（添付写真参照）されており運が良ければ羽化の瞬間を鑑賞できるかも知れません。又チョウの寿命が短いものは 7日程度長いものは 95日程度と大きく異なる点初めて知りまし...
Awaji Puppet Theater

4.5

50 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Minamiawajishi Fukura Kou 1528-1 ground point

Located in Fukurako, Minami Awaji City, this is the only theater exclusively dedicated to Awaji Ningyo Joruri puppetry, a nationally designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property boasting 500 years of history. They have scheduled performances four times a day. Special performances can be arranged with advance reservation for groups of 30 or more. The Awaji Ningyo Joruri Museum in Minami Awaji City's Ichisanjo has exhibits featuring items like joruri puppets and other tools.

Set against beautiful Fukura Bay, Awaji Ningyo Za offers a magical entrance into the captivating tradition of Japanese puppetry. The beautiful one-of-a-kind theater offers daily performances with...
Hyogo Prefectural Flower Center

4.0

24 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Kasaishi Toyokurachou Iimori 1282-1

"A park located right next to the ""Flower Center Seimon-mae"" bus stop. The park is divided into two areas-one consisting of Kamenokura Pond and the flower beds encircling it, and another a flower garden where similar flowers are grown. In total, a combined 4,500 varieties of wild and garden plants grow on the grounds. The park's pond is a gathering ground for waterfowl and here visitors can take in an abundance of natural beauty, including an untouched pine woods. In the park's large greenhouse, tropical plants and carnivorous plants are grown in different areas; there's also a cafe here where visitors can enjoy a cup of tea while taking in the flowers. Other park facilities include a garden shop, observatory, and log house."

チューリップが有名ですが、鯉鯉まつりの時期は園内で200匹以上の鯉のぼりが泳いでいて、雄大な景観が広がっています。花々を眺めながら食事ができる園内のレストラン「フルーリ」もオススメです。
Kinosaki Marine World

3.5

4 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Toyokashi Seto 1090

"This aquarium is in Seto, Toyooka City. At 12 meters, its main tank is the deepest in the country. They also have a play area for the seals and sea lions, an area that lets you see dolphins up close, and an amphitheater for shows. Programs let you feed the fish at their Fish Dance attraction, interact with dolphins, get close to the animals with a ""Backyard Tour,"" and make and eat tempura with horse mackerel you catch yourself. "

イカリングカレーを食べました。美味しかったです。妻はてんぷら丼。ちょっといただいたが、これも悪くなかったです。水族館の中にあるレストランとしては十分合格点です。
Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

4.5

8 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Suma-ku Midoridai

A multipurpose sports stadium located inside Kobe Sports Park a three-minute drive from the Fusehata-nishi interchange and a five-minute drive from the Shirakawa-minami interchange. The stadium served as the main venue for Nojigiku Hyogo in 2006, held for the first time in the prefecture in 50 years, and also serves as a stadium for the Vissel Kobe professional soccer club as well as Japan Top League rugby games. The stadium can accommodate 45,000 spectators. The stadium has a full array of broadcasting and night game facilities. The auxiliary ground is available for private use.

The original home field of the Orix Buffaloes. Now they primarily use Kyocera Dome because of its close proximity to the urban population. They should use this stadium more. Great sightlines...

Central Kobe City Between Osaka and Kobe Mt. Rokko / Arima Sanda / Tamba / Sasayama Tajima / Kinosaki Akashi Harima (Himeji, Tatsuno, Ako) Awaji Island

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Hyogo Areas

Hyogo prefecture stretches from the north coast to the south coast on the western end of the popular Kansai region, encompassing verdant mountains, urban beaches, and fantastic historical sights. The prefecture’s main attractions lie along the south coast at Kobe, the prefectural capital, a pretty harbor city best known for its production of the renowned Kobe beef, and Himeji, the home of Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most beautifully preserved feudal castles, perched magically atop a hill.