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Kazanin Temple (Tokozan Bodaiji)

4.0

26 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Sandashi Ninji 352

"A Buddhist temple located a 20-minute drive from the Kobe-Sanda interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. The temple's principal object of worship is a statue of Bhaisajyaguru. The temple has two main temple buildings, the Kazan Hou-ou-den, which enshrines a statue of Emperor Kazan; and the Yakushido, which enshrines the principal object of worship. The shrine is counted as part of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage and the Saigoku Yakushi 49 Sacred Sites pilgrimage. In addition, the temple has seven ""Jizo Statues of Happiness,"" each of which is said to provide a different benefit to those who pray to it, giving visitors the chance to choose the statue appropriate to their needs. The temple promotes Buddhism through sutra copying events held on the first Saturday of every month as well as through appearances on the local Honey FM radio station."

西国札所の番外で参拝しました。紅葉ピークを数日外しましたが、まだ境内は色づいた木々がありました。山門から石段を上がると広い境内があり、二つの本堂と花山法皇の廟所があります。どこもお手入れが行き届いていて綺麗でした。参拝所要時間40分写経場ではいつでも自由に写経をすることができます。時間があれば利用したかったところです。レンタカー利用、お寺までの道は一般道ではありえない斜度なので、特...
Akashi City Museum of Culture

4.0

32 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Akashishi Uenomaru 2-13-1

"This museum is in 2 Chome, Uenomaru, Akashi City. Their permanent exhibit ""Human Life and the Natural Environment"" traces the development of Akashi natural history and human culture from 2 million years ago to the modern age. It is divided into eight themes. There are displays of fossils and stoneware excavated from the surrounding area, exhibits about the development of Akashi pottery, agriculture, and fishing, as well as the history of Akashi castle and its castle town. It also has a special exhibition hall and a hands-on learning studio. Its seafood and French restaurant Marseilles has a view of the Seto Inland Sea and Awaji Island."

明石駅から徒歩10分弱。明石公園に隣接。入館料は200円。常設展は明石原人、アカシゾウから始まり、明石焼、農業・漁業、明石城など明石の歴史や文化に関する展示・解説が行われている。2階には明石市平和資料室があり、戦争体験者の話を映像で見ることができる。市立博物館としてはかなり充実した展示内容。明石城跡と合わせて見学するといいでしょう。
Kobe International House

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Gokoudori 8-1-6

"A multiuse facility connected directly to Sannomiya Station via the Sannomiya underground shopping mall. The facility's International Hall is frequently used to host live music concerts as well as high school and university student recitals and events. The hall has seating on floors one through three and can accommodate up to 2,100 spectators. The facility also hosts cafes, boutiques, and other establishments; SOL, an area used to hold workshops; and rentable conference rooms available for meetings as well as training sessions and lectures. In the summer, a beer garden is held in the rooftop garden, the first in the area to be produced by ""plant hunter"" Seijun Nishihata."
Taiunzan Kagakuji Temple

4.0

52 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Akoushi Kariya 1992

"This temple is about ten minutes on foot from JR Banshu-Ako Station. Founded in 1645, it was the family temple of feudal lords who controlled the Ako Domain, including the Asano, Nagai, and Mori clans, with ties to Oishi clan and the Ako Gishi samurai. The Gishi Treasure Hall displays over 50 items related to the Ako incident in the Genroku era. There's an ancient stump on the grounds known as the ""Oishi-nagori Pine"" from a tree that lived during the era. The temple holds regular Zen meditation, Buddhist scripture copying, and tea ceremony gatherings, and anyone can participate, regardless of their religious affiliation. Once a month they hold a bread-making class starting at 5 a.m. too."

赤穂義士のお寺として知られる花岳寺の境内のみ参拝しました。義士墓所・義士宝物館・義士木像堂は、400円の拝観料が必要です。境内には、見事な二代目名残の松などの見所があり、初代名残の松の幹は千手堂の中にありました。また、山門は赤穂城の西惣門を移築したものでした。
Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo

4.5

29 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Sandashi Yayoigaoka 6

A museum located a five-minute walk from Kobe Electric Railway Flower Town Station. The museum's natural history exhibits are designed around the theme of the symbiosis between human beings and nature. The museum's standing exhibition on floors one through three is divided into five sections-Nature in Hyogo, Human and Nature, Dinosaur Fossils in Tamba, the Floor of Biodiversity, and Life on Our Planet: Past and Present. Exhibits include fossils dug up in the Tamba area and dioramas. The museum also has a touring exhibition housed in a renovated truck called the Yumehaku which visits local schools, community centers, and parks.

大人の身長よりでかい昆虫たちがたくさん並んでいて、そのお腹の下にもぐって、昆虫のお腹を眺めることできます。
Tatsuno Castle

4.0

29 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Tatsunoshi Tatsunochoukamikajou 128-1

The site of a castle located close to the Tatsuno City Museum of History and Culture. The castle is believed to have been built in 1499 at the top of Mt. Keiro by Akamatsu Murahide. After four successive generations of lords from the Akamatsu clan, it is said the castle's tower was destroyed when it capitulated during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's conquest of the area on the order of Oda Nobunaga. Thereafter, repairs were made using the stone foundation and then a new castle was built. In 1979, the inner citadel and two-tier corner tower were rebuilt. Today, a trail leads from behind the current Tatsuno Castle to the site of the old castle at the top of the mountain.

ここは子供時代の軍師、黒田官兵衛が敵方の赤松に捕えられて、父の黒田聖隆がこの龍野城に乗り込み、直談判して取り返したとの物語が伝えられています。現在の龍野城は後年、１６７２年に脇坂安政が築城したとされている。本丸御殿、真っ白な城壁、埋門などが復元されている。桜の時期にも行ったことがあるが、白い城壁と桜のコラボが素晴らしかったのを覚えている。
Arima Toy Museum

4.0

46 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Kita-ku Arimachou 797

This is a museum in the Arima Onsen area of Kita Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, which displays and introduces its collection of toys domestic and imported. The 4,000 articles in the collection are displayed in four themed areas. Here both children and adults can enjoy tin-sheet toys, railway dioramas, nutcracker dolls, traditional German toys, and modern European toys. There is also a space where toys can actually be played with. On the fourth floor is the British mechanical doll “Automata” through which one can learn about current techniques and craftsmanship.

We visited Arima toy museum during our stay in Arima Onsen. This is a nice, well displayed museum with many different collections. We found out from the local map and tried that out and we were glad...
Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine

3.5

34 Reviews

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Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Kanda Nakadori 3-82

"The shrine, known as ""Amagi-no-Ebesan"" (Amagi-no-Ebesan), was built before the reign of Emperor Daigo, and its conspicuous vermilion Otorii (grand gate) has become a symbol of Amagasaki. On January 9, 10, and 11, the Toka Ebisu Grand Festival is held, attracting many people."

阪神電車に乗っていると尼崎の西側の山側に見える大きな鳥居。これこそが尼崎戎神社です。名前の通り、恵比寿さまを祀っております。西宮総本山ほどではありませんが、1月のえびすさんの時期は賑わっています。先進的な考えをお持ちの宮司さんがおられ、予約すれば巫女体験ができたり、LGBTQの方の結婚式を引き受けられたりしています。
Tajima Ankokuji Temple

4.0

42 Reviews

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Hyogo Toyooka-shi Tantocho Aida 327

"This temple is located in the Aida area of Tanto-cho, Toyooka City. The premises are known as a famous spot to see colorful autumn leaves, and you can see large white enkianthus that are over 100 years old painted in brilliant colors and lit up from around mid-November. In addition, the adjacent ""Tajima Ankokuji Park"" is a popular spot for seeing Japanese stewartia."

家内の好きなドウダンツツジを見に行きました。お寺自体は小さく、1本の大きなドウダンツツジ以外には見るものはありません。家内は念願が叶ったと言って喜んでいましたが、私には今一つでした。
Kobe Customs

4.0

25 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Shinkouchou 12-1

Serving as a symbol of the port town of Kobe, this active customs office, located a 15-minute walk south of JR Sannomiya Station, has been used to shoot movies and television dramas. The office' public relations museum contains informational panels presenting the history and roll of the customs office, as well as exhibits on smuggling methods, knockoff goods, and items subject to the CITES treaty. Visitors can also try their hand at guessing which of two items is the real deal and which is the knockoff. During the Open Customs event held each year in November, the office's former reception room for nobility, normally kept closed, is made open to the public, as well as the office's rooftop and other areas.

三宮駅から歩いてフラワーロードを20分くらいのところにあります。神戸税関の前身は、慶応3年12月7日（1868年1月1日）は、徳川幕府によって開設された兵庫運上所。現在は二代目庁舎の姿をそのまま引継ぎ平成11年3月に落成しました。
Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park Nojima Fault Preservation Museum

4.5

23 Reviews

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Hyogo Awaji-shi Ogura 177

Located in the Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park, this facility provides access to the Nojima Fault that caused the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on January 17, 1995. A portion of the fault appeared at the surface as a result of the quake, and it has been designated a Natural Monument. Visitors gain an understanding of the effects of the disaster, including the shifted topography, through photographs, panel displays, and guided tours. There are realistic reproductions of the area after the earthquake, and on every Tuesday narrators tell the story of what happened at that time. An earthquake experience section lets visitors feel the same level of shaking that occurred during the disaster.

阪神淡路大震災が発生した当時の断層、建築物等が当時のままの状態で保存されています。地震が多い国に生まれた者として、危機意識はなるべく持っておきたいと感じさせてくれます。
Genbudo Museum

3.5

26 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Toyooka-shi Akaishi 1362

料金は８００円、１階では玄武洞・山陰海岸ジオパーク関係の展示物が掲示。恐竜の骨格もあったり、石に菊の花のような模様の菊花石があったりして。２階には鉱石や鉱物、宝石などの展示されていた。人間の性だろうか、宝石に目が行ってしまうのは私だけだろうか？
Uemura Naomi Memoral Museum

4.5

20 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyogo Toyooka-shi Hidakacho Ibu 785

中学生のころに、植村直己野球場にてよく試合をしていましたが、この度冒険館を来館。彼だけではなく、一緒に旅をした方々の物語も書いてあり、感動しました。
Nofukuji Temple

3.5

39 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Koubeshi Hyougo-ku Kitasakasegawachou 1-39

This Hyogo Prefecture Tendai Buddhist temple can be reached by walking 15 minutes east of the JR Sanyo Main Line's Hyogo Station. Established by the priest Saicho in 805, it is an important site for the sect. It prospered along with the transfer of the capital to Fukuhara by the shogun Taira no Kiyomori, and so is also known as Fukuhara Temple. The precincts are home to principal objects of worship that include a triad of Amitabha Buddha statues and a wooden eleven-faced standing image of the Bodhisattva Kannon, as well as the Hyogo Daibutsu, one of Japan's Three Great Buddhas. Annual functions include a period when the Kannon statue is made available for public viewing and a public memorial service for Taira no Kiyomori.

Did not see any signs at Hyogo JR station to guide us to the temple. Had to use Google Map to find the way. Was not sure if we were taking the correct route after walking about 10 minutes along...
Izushi Karo Yashiki

4.0

37 Reviews

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Hyogo Toyooka-shi Izushicho Uchimachi 98-9

The house is located adjacent to the Tomioka City Museum of Art, Kiyonaga Ito Memorial Museum, and is a 5-minute walk from the Izushi Office bus stop. The museum exhibits and displays materials related to the Izushi clan, including materials related to the Sengoku riots and intangible cultural assets such as calligraphy tools used in the Daimyo Gyoretsu (feudal lord's procession).

ツアーで出石自由散策を100分しました。その時訪問しました。入場料は200円。白亜の土塀と、長屋門があります。城内に残る唯一の江戸時代の武家屋敷です。上級武士の住居です。２階があり、正面からは分からないようになっています。大名行列の槍振写真や道具も展示されています。
Ashiya City Museum of Art and History

3.5

25 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Ashiya-shi Isecho 12-25

Located approximately a 15-minute walk from Hanshin Ashiya Station, this art museum is also very close to the Midori-cho (Bijutsu-hakubutsukan-mae) bus stop, and mainly exhibits works from contemporary artists with links to Ashiya. In addition, it functions as a museum, collecting and investigating documents that pertain to the history of Ashiya. It also holds events such as lectures and workshops by curators. In addition, there are cafes and museum shops that sell catalogs and postcards.

無料開放の日に訪れました。マイナーなのか、無料なのに閑散としていました。施設自体がかなり古いようで、カーペットなどめくれてしまっている部分もありましあた。のんびり鑑賞できるので、いいと思います。
Ben’s house

4.0

36 Reviews

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Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Kitanochou 2-3-21

This European-style house was built in 1902 as a trading house on a former foreign settlement and rebuilt in Kitano Town of Chuo Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is one of the oldest houses of its kind and once belonged to British noble and adventurer Ben Allison. It is famous for the many mounted and stuffed animal heads hunted by Mr. Allison himself. There’s a 2.5-meter-long stuffed polar bear head, a narwhal with teeth like horns, a moose, and even some endangered species.

異人館三館セットで入館。いわゆる、はく製の館だ。まず入って、身の丈２ｍを超える大きなシロクマにビックリ！ヘラジカやトナカイのはく製が壁から飛び出る姿にも驚きだ。二階の展示では、青いメタルカラーのような大きな蝶がインテリア風に飾られている。生物室にあるようなアルコール標本がズラッと並ぶさまには、やや不気味さを感じる。一階への急な階段を降りると、昔の車庫を改装したお土産ショップで、神戸土産や英国館の...
Kanteibyo

4.0

35 Reviews

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Hyogo Kobe-shi Chuo-ku Nakayamatedori 7-3-2

"This eclectic temple features traditional Japanese architecture and Chinese design and styling. The main deity honored is Guan Yu, a famous military commander from the Sangokushi (Annals of the Three Kingdoms). It also honors Kannon, the goddess of mercy, and Maso, the queen of heaven. The framed plaque on the main gate, the temple's symbol, was created by the world-famous calligrapher Yu Youren. The temple has a thoroughly Chinese atmosphere with features like an inner gate modeled on a Chinese legend ""Toryumon"" which means ""gateway to success"" and the roof of the main temple with the same imperial-colored roof tiles as the Forbidden City in Beijing and statues of blue dragons."

ここは神戸のちょー穴場穴場ちゅうの穴場近くに出雲大社神戸分祀もあるのでいっしょに参ると縁結びかくてーや職質に気をつけてな静かにね
Himeji City Museum of Literature

4.0

34 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Himejishi Yamanoichou 84

This literature museum located in Yamanoi-cho, Himeji City houses the literary collections of various authors, poets, and collectors. One of these is the late Mr. Toranosuke Kanai who was a professor at Shoin Women's Junior College. The museum has about 30,000 items from his collection in their Toranosuke Kanai Bunko including Edo (1603-1868) and Meiji (1868-1912) period manuscripts, literary documents, periodicals, and more. Other standing exhibits include one dedicated to the philosopher Watsuji Tetsuro who had ties to Himeji and one about the novelist Shiba Ryotaro. They also maintain the Himeji Castle History Monogatari Hall and the Kotoba no Mori Exhibition Room.

白鷺城後方の橋をわたり左手の道を直進すると安藤忠雄氏設計の文学館前につく。「樋口一葉」展は水の流れをあしらった階段右手の「北館」で、スロープを辿った2階がプロローグ3階が本展会場となっていた。展示は4部構成からなり1・2部が一葉本人に関するもので原稿や書簡・掲載雑誌など多くの資料が展示されていた。また一葉を巡る半井桃水や「萩の舎」の女性たち「文学界」や「文壇」の作家たちの資料は3部に、4部は愛用の...
Nishinomiya Shell Museum

4.0

33 Reviews

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Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Nishinomiyahama 4-13-4

"This shell museum was founded in 1999. It's about 20 minutes from Hanshin Nishinomiya on the Hanshin Bus. Built to resemble a yacht, the blue of the interior is reminiscent of the sea. Visitors learn about a variety of shells while having fun through interactive displays encouraging them to ""Look, Touch, and Feel."" They present an incredible variety of shells, including familiar edible clams, sea shells like Japanese little neck clam and abalone, freshwater shells from species living in rivers and lakes, and shells from species that inhabit the land. The kids' corner has easily accessible displays, making this venue fun for everyone."

西宮市立の「貝」の博物館（水族館？）。この界隈に生息する貝類を中心に展示しています。中庭には、あの堀江健一さんのマーメイド号が展示されています。

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 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.