Historical Road Spots in Hyogo Area

Area

Hyogo
- Japan
- Hokkaido / Tohoku
  
  Hokkaido
  
  Aomori
  
  Iwate
  
  Miyagi
  
  Akita
  
  Yamagata
  
  Fukushima
- Kanto
  
  Ibaraki
  
  Tochigi
  
  Gunma
  
  Saitama
  
  Chiba
  
  Tokyo
  
  Kanagawa
- Koshinetsu / Hokuriku
  
  Niigata
  
  Toyama
  
  Ishikawa
  
  Fukui
  
  Yamanashi
  
  Nagano
- Tokai
  
  Gifu
  
  Shizuoka
  
  Aichi
  
  Mie
- Kinki
  
  Shiga
  
  Kyoto
  
  Osaka
  
  Hyogo
  
  Nara
  
  Wakayama
- Chugoku
  
  Tottori
  
  Shimane
  
  Okayama
  
  Hiroshima
  
  Yamaguchi
- Shikoku
  
  Tokushima
  
  Kagawa
  
  Ehime
  
  Kochi
- Kyushu / Okinawa
  
  Fukuoka
  
  Saga
  
  Nagasaki
  
  Kumamoto
  
  Oita
  
  Miyazaki
  
  Kagoshima
  
  Okinawa

Category

Travel / Tourism

Other Sightseeing

Kaibara Former Shigai

Travel / Tourism

Hyogo Tanba-shi Kaibaracho Kaibara
Hirafuku Post Town

Travel / Tourism

Hyogo Sayo-gun Sayocho Hirafuku

The Hirafuku district, located in the center of the basin of the Sayo River flowing west of the area known as Harima (southwest Hyogo Prefecture), once flourished as a post station town on the Inaba Kaido highway. The townscape that visitors can see now took form between the Keicho and the Genna eras (1596-1623), and even today many of the buildings and other features built during this time period still stand along a 1.2-kilometer-long stretch of the old highway extending north and south. Consisting of groups of dozo storehouses and white stucco homes with lattice windows situated along the stone wall of the Sayo River, the district is one of Sayo Town's top tourist destinations. The area is dotted with charming sites distinctive of Hirafuku's history and heritage, including the location of a duel involving famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, and a soy sauce brewery in operation since the Edo period, and in 2011 it was designated a Historic Scenery District.

Hyogo

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

Travel / Tourism Other Sightseeing Historical Road Historical Road

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.