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Park / Green Space Spots in Hyogo Area

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  • Benten Ike Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Takaradukashi Nigawakita 3-1
    A park located in Nigawakita, Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture. The park has a promenade which encircles Benten Pond in the center, and many people come here to take walks. The park is also a popular flower viewing destination during the cherry blossom season.
  • Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Toyokashi Shounji Nigaya 128
    The Oriental white stork is an endangered species and this park and research facility conducts breeding initiatives to help their recovery in the wild. A portion of the site is open to the public, including its Toyooka Municipal Museum of the Oriental White Stork with displays on stork ecology and the regional environment. There's also a breeding area open to the public, a biotope, and nature trails. The park is in Nigatani, Shounji, Toyooka City.
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  • Genbudo Cave (Genbudo Park)
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyougo Pref. Toyokashi Akaishi
    "A National Natural Monument-designated cave located in Genbudo Park along Prefectural Route 548 in Akaishi, Toyooka City. The cave is notable for the narrow, regular ridges from which it is formed, created when magma flowing from a volcano which erupted 1.6 million years ago cooled. Formed of innumerable lines of basalt, the cave's name is derived from the Japanese word for basalt-""genbugan."" The nearby Genbudo Museum provides information about the cave and also contains mineral and fossil exhibits."
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  • Minami Awaji City Maruyama Fishing Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyougo Pref. Minamiawajishi Anaga Maruyama fishing port
    "This park is a fishing spot on Benten Island off the coast of the Maruyama Fishing Port facing the Naruto Strait. It is very impactful since it is an approximately 150-meter wide and three-meter fishing platform that runs around half the island and juts out into the sea. There is also a ten-meter square offshore area where you can try to catch many different fish species throughout the year. The administration office is located in the farmer's store ""Uosaikan,"" and they sell bait and rental poles are available for a fee. With sunsets that have Taiko Bridge and Benten Island as silhouettes, it is also popular as a picnicking and sightseeing spot."
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  • Mukogawa River Bed Ryokuchi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Mukoyutakamachi 3 Chisaki-Heizaemoncho Chisaki
    This park spans Nishinomiya City, Amagasaki City, Takarazuka City and Itami City. The green area along the Mukogawa River has facilities such as a jogging course, cycling road and tennis courts. In addition, besides the nearly 1,000 cherry blossom trees that bloom in the spring, you can also see cosmos, rape and other flowers depending on the season.
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  • Futatabi Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Kita-ku Yamadachoushimotanigami Nakaichiriyama 4-1
    This lush park is located in “Mt. Futatabi” of Yamada Town in Kita Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It contains a permanent nature reserve and a foreigner burial ground, and it has been designated a “Place of Scenic Beauty” by the government. The foreigner burial ground requires advance reservations for general visitors, and it is open every year from April through November on the fourth Sunday of the month. Around Shiogahara Pond are red pine groves, and it is known as a particular beautiful fall foliage spot in the Rokko Mountains. There is a walking path around the pond, and the spot is perfect for a casual picnic with the children.
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  • Zuihoji Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Kita-ku Arimachou
    This park is located in the Arima Hot Springs area of Kita Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It lies on the ruins of Obakushu Zuihoji Temple, which was destroyed at the beginning of the Meiji period. It is known as an especially beautiful spot for viewing the fall foliage in Hyogo Prefecture. Toyotomi Hideyoshi loved this spot for that very reason, and his favorite spot was the “garden of leisure,” which he said he could “look at forever without growing bored.” There is a stone go board that Hideyoshi is said to have played go on. The “Great Arima Tea Ceremony” is held every year on the 2nd and 3rd of November.
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  • Higashiyama Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Tatsuno Shingucho Shingu 1092-1
    This park is located in Shingu Shingu-cho, Tatsuno City. Situated on the Ibo River, the park is famous for its cherry and azalea blossoms in spring, and fall foliage in autumn. The park has a 159-meter-long suspension bridge spanning the river and is adjoined by the local government-run Shinguso hotel.
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  • Sasagaoka Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Sayo-gun Sayocho Enkoji 423-11
    This park is 20 minutes from the Sayo Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. The spacious grounds encompass a huge, 100-meter-long slide, indoor exercise ground, playground, and walking courses. The park's huge slide makes use of the side of a mountain and was once touted as the longest slide in Japan. Visitors rave that the slide offers up stunning scenery and thrills and is fun for adults as well as children. In spring, the area explodes with the pink blossoms of some 1,000 cherry trees maintained by local residents, and the park bustles with visitors from across the prefecture and beyond come to enjoy some flower viewing.
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  • Miwakare Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Tanba-shi Hikamicho Iso 1155
    This park is located a 10-minute walk from Iso Station on the JR Fukuchiyama Line. The park was developed in the area around Miwakare, the lowest water divide on the island of Honshu. Miwakare is situated upstream of the Takatani River, which is part of the Kako River drainage system. The Takatani River is famous for its tunnel of cherry blossoms. Every year, it bustles with the many people who come to view the flowers. The park features an outdoor stage, a children's square, a forest bathing course, an artificial waterfall, and the Miwakare Museum, which features exhibits about the lowest water divide on Japan's main island.
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  • Shizu no Sato Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Awaji-shi Shizuki 795-1
    The park is about 5 minutes by car from the Tsuna Ichinomiya Interchange on the Kobe-Awaji Naruto Expressway, and is associated with Shizuka Gozen, a woman known for her tragic love affair with Minamoto no Yoshitsune. There is also a tea ceremony room, a 15-meter-high Sorin-no Hoto (pagoda), and a dugout where Nishikigoi carp swim. The museum, which introduces Shizugozen and local history and culture, also houses a replica of a 100 million yen gold nugget that was once on display.
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  • Asano Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Awaji-shi Asano Minami
    The park is about 20 minutes by car from the Hokudan IC of the Kobe-Awaji Naruto Expressway, and is the 11th temple of the Awaji Hanahanro (flower garden). There is a walking course from the waterfall to the pond.
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  • Awaji Kaori No Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Awaji-shi Taga 530-1
    A unique park with the theme of the fragrance of plants. 10 minutes by car from the Tsuna Ichinomiya IC on the Kobe-Awaji Naruto Expressway, this 21st Awaji Hanahanro (flower garden) is not only a place to view herbs, flowers, and trees, but also to enjoy their fragrances. The best time to visit is from April to June, when many of the herbs are in full bloom, so that visitors can enjoy a variety of fragrances while strolling around the park.
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  • Awaji Fureai Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Minami-awaji-shi Hirotahirota 1473-12
    A 10-minute drive from the Sumoto Interchange on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway, this spacious park surrounded by rich nature has a lawn where you can play ball and flying disc to your heart's content, a waterfall for communication, a water wheel house, and other relaxing spots where you can enjoy the cool flow of water. The adjacent Sunrise Awaji offers ball and disc rentals, meals, and lodging (Fureai no Taki Falls and the Water Mill are currently under construction).
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  • Chikamatsu Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Kukuchi 1-4
    "A 15-minute walk east from JR Tsukaguchi Station, this Japanese garden-style park is adjacent to Kosaiji Temple, where the gravesite of Chikamatsu Monzaemon, the author of many famous joruri and kabuki plays of the Edo period, including ""Sonezakishinju. Visitors can enjoy strolling around the park in a tranquil atmosphere with waterfalls, streams, and ponds, as well as plum and cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves in fall."
  • Suimei Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Suimeicho 199-1
    The park is located just north of the Boat Race Amagasaki, and is recommended for visitors with children. The park is also home to a tram that was once used.
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  • Oido Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Minamimukonoso 3-37
    The park is about a 5-minute walk from Mukonoso Station and is located near the Kita Library stop, with playground equipment for children and a sarcophagus in the Oido Tomb. The rose arches are another attraction of the garden, and visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of the garden.
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  • Yumesaki no Mori Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Himeji-shi Yumesakicho Tera 2160-2
    The park is located in the satoyama, and is about 15 minutes by car from the Yumemae SIC and about 20 minutes from the Himeji Nishi IC. There are several walking courses available for visitors to choose from according to their fitness level, the time required, and the scenery they wish to see.
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  • Genbudo Park
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    4.0
    285 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Toyooka-shi Akaishi

    Pretty awesome!! Basalt columns, 1.6 million years old. You get dizzy looking up from the base of the column face. The route is designed to view the five caves from right to left. Frankly...

  • Kita Harima Yokamura Park
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    4.5
    13 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hyogo Taka-gun Takacho Naka-ku Makino 817-41

    入場、駐車場いづれも無料です。園内は季節によりバラ、紅葉が楽しめ、日本庭園にはお腹を空かした鯉が泳いでいます。山の上から滑走する長-い滑り台があり、大人もわくわくします。宿泊施設としては予約が必要ですがコテージ（バンガロー）があり、泊まれます。

Hyogo
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 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.

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