Spots in Between Osaka and Kobe Area

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Between Osaka and Kobe

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Chunshuitang (Nishinomiya Gardens Shop)

3.0

1 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Takamatsuchou 14-2 Hankyu Nishinomiya Gardens 1F GardensKitchen

This is a branch of the Taiwanese cafe Chunshuitang, which has 45 shops in Taiwan. It's in Nishinomiya Gardens, about a three-minute walk from the southeast exit of Nishinomiya Kitaguchi Station in Hyogo Prefecture. Popular for being the originators of tapioca milk tea, they make their signature drink with preservative-free tea leaves, tapioca, and an original blend syrup. Their food menu includes noodle dishes like Sura Tanmen (Hot and Sour Soup Noodles), the traditional Taiwanese soy milk sweet known as douhua with a variety of toppings, and Taiwanese style chimaki rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo leaves.

Right on the corner of the Nishinomiya Gardens Food Court, this is a Taiwanese restaurant that primarily specializes in sweets, simple dim sum, and ramen noodles. You can get your typical tofu...
Sandaya (Nishinomiya Kita Interchange Restaurant)

4.0

9 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Yamaguchichou Shimoyamaguchi 1-3-1

This steak house in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture is just off the Chugoku Expressway's Nishinomiya Kita Interchange heading towards Sanda. With a commitment to tasty, hearty, and healthy fare, they offer A5 Kobe and Japanese black beef fillets, sirloin steak, home-made ham hors d'oeuvres, and multi-course meals that come with tomato vegetable soup. At the entrance they sell products that include their homemade block ham.

お肉はさすがにおいしかったです。店の中の雰囲気もとても良かったです。店員の対応をとても良かったです。事前予約をおすすめします。
Naruohama Seaside Park (Hamakoshien Sports Park)

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Edagawachou 20

You can reach this park by taking a Hanshin Bus from Hyogo Prefecture's Hanshin Koshien Station for about 20 minutes and getting off at the RESO Naruohama stop. It has two zones: a hill zone with a view of the sea, and a flower, green and stream zone that features a flower garden with an arbor and a terrace, and a green plaza. Down at the levee on the water there's a 300-meter sea fishing plaza where you can catch everything from smaller fish to larger ones like sea bass, black porgy, and scabbard fish. It's a fun day out for fishing beginners and families, too.
POLARIS Co., Ltd. Naruohama Onsen Kumano no Sato

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Hyogo Nishinomiya-shi Naruohama 1-1-3

This day-use hot spring and relaxation facility is about eight minutes from Nishinomiya Interchange via National Route 43. It's open until 12 a.m. The weakly alkaline natural hot spring source wells up from 1,000 meters underground. It's said to beautify the skin and relieve fatigue. They have two bright and spacious bathing areas, one Balinese style and one Japanese. Besides their sauna, bedrock bath, and family bath, they also offer esthetic treatment and body care services so you can take some time and unwind. You can eat at their restaurant regardless of whether you're using the baths. It has a variety of party plans available.
Naruohama Seaside Park, Southern Area

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Naruohama 3-13

Located about 20 minutes by bus from Hanshin Koshien Station, this park's expansive lawn area stretches for about 4,500 square meters. It's a great place to have a picnic, play ball, or take a stroll while watching yachts head out to sea. They hold programs and events on a regular basis including yoga and futsal classes, a market, and more. Visitors can fish from the roughly 300-meter levee that's part of the park's sea fishing plaza, a popular spot to catch sea bass and black porgy. They rent fishing rods and sell fishing equipment, too, making it great for beginners and families.
Motohama Ryokuchi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Amagasakishi Motohamachou 1, Doimachi 6

This green space in 1 Chome, Motohama-cho, Amagasaki City is divided into east and west areas that are connected by a bridge. It has a large playscape, a lawn, and Momiji Pond, featuring about 24 varieties of hydrangea and 1,000 individual plants. Their Wanpaku Pond is a popular spot for kids to play in the water. It's open from June to September.
Odaminami Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Amagasakishi Kuiseminamishinmachi 3-3

This park is in 3 Chome Kuiseminamishinmachi, Amagasaki City. It has a playground, a lawn, a fountain, a plum grove, a multi-use area, and a rubber-ball baseball field with lights for night games. As the city's third largest park, it's also a designated evacuation area in case of disasters.
Nanamatsu Hachiman-jinja Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Amagasakishi Nanamatsuchou 3-10-7

This Shinto shrine located in 3 Chome, Nanamatsu-cho, Amagasaki City honors the Emperor Ojin. Legend says it was founded when Minamoto no Yorinobu visited the area and was moved by a child who told him about the plight of the poor local farmers. At the time only a small shrine was there under a pine tree, so he remodeled the shrine and had six more pine trees planted. The shrine is a popular spot for fans of the Japanese anime Nintama Rantaro, as one of the character's names derives from the name of the shrine.
Amagasaki City Memorial Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Amagasakishi Nishinagasuchou 1-4-1

This multi-use sports facility on Prefectural Route 13 in Nishinagasu-cho, Amagasaki City is equipped for a variety of ball games including baseball and tennis, as well as martial arts tournaments. It also has an athletics field and a gymnasium. It's a venue for large sports competitions as well as events like the Amagasaki Sports Festival.
Nagomi Mukonoso Restaurant

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Amagasakishi Minamimukonosou 1-22-23 Plaza 8-Hall 1F

A ramen restaurant located in 1-Chome Minamimukonoso, Amagasaki City. This is the second location of the popular Nagomi restaurant located in the same city in Mukogawa-cho. The restaurant serves ramen made with an additive free seafood broth and homemade noodles. The establishment also offers sides and daily special ramens like the popular double dried bonito and soy sauce broth ramen, and a dried sardines dark soy sauce broth ramen.
Meigetsuki (Takarazuka Honten)

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyougo Pref. Takaradukashi Hibarigaokayamate 2-10-11

This restaurant in 2 Chome, Hibarigaokayamate, Takarazuka City serves Kyoto-style cuisine featuring creative kaiseki banquet fare with seasonal ingredients. They have a seasonal bento boxed lunch available, and on weekdays they offer a steak lunch (must order in advance). The shop's designed to be reminiscent of Kyoto's Sagano area during the Kamakura period. It has a counter with a great night view and several private rooms.
Takedao Onsen

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Hyougo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Shiosechou・Tamase

"A hot spring located in the Mukogawa Valley along the Muko River in Tamase, Takarazuka City. According to records, the area's source spring was first discovered by Takedao Naozo, a surviving samurai for Toyotomi fleeing after the defeat of the Siege of Osaka in the early Edo period. Considered one of the ""Three Hot Springs of Urarokko"" along with Arima Onsen and Rokko Onsen, visitors to this secluded hot spring destination can enjoy the beauty of the river valley's fresh verdure in spring and fall foliage in autumn."
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.
Sun Civic Amagasaki

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Amagasaki-shi Nishimisonocho 93-2

This facility complex is located in Nishimisono-cho, Amagasaki City. It has sports facilities including a central gymnasium with a 25-meter x 7 course indoor heated swimming pool, full-size basketball court and small gyms, and a sumo ring. In addition, there is a lifelong learning center with a large hall and meeting rooms, and library study rooms.
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.
Henri Charpentier Ashiya Main Store

4.0

63 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Ashiyashi Kinmitsuchou 7-10-101

This sweets cafe of Western confectionery specialist Henri Charpentier, famous for its department store basement sweets, is located in a spot around a two-minute walk from Ashiya Station on the Hanshin Main Line. Since opening its doors in 1969 it has been loved by the people of Ashiya, welcoming a large number of long-term fans. The showcase is lined with sweets full of seasonal fruits, available for takeout or eat-in. The cafe space also offers a food menu including the well-known Crepe Suzette.

The store is the flagship store of the well-known patisserie Henri Charpentier, located in the sweets section of the department store near Ashiya station (Hanshin Line). You can purchase sweets...
BACKEREI BIOBROT

4.5

63 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Hyogo Pref. Ashiyashi Miyadukachou 14-14-101

BACKEREI BIOBROT is a popular bakery not only with local residents but also with people from far and wide, so much so that oftentimes they are sold out by early afternoon. Here you can get some healthy, safe and great tasting bread which is made with 100% organic whole grain flour hand-made on a stone mill. All other ingredients are mostly organic and additives are not used at all. It is about eight minutes on foot from JR Ashiya Station and about nine minutes on foot from the Hanshin Electric Railway Uchide Station.

On the Naruo-Mikage line of high-level restaurants, this bakery always has a long queue. It offers hard, savoury German-style bread. The Sonnenblumen Kernblut with sunflower seeds kneaded into the...
Aux Bons Sandwiches BIGOT

4.0

14 Reviews

Shopping

Hyogo Pref. Ashiyashi Oharachou 12-28 Rosan Cannon 1F East

Besides bread made using carefully-selected natural materials which is baked fresh every day, Aux Bons Sandwiches BIGOT also offers a wide range of traditional Danish and French confectionery. Ciabatta, Salad Nicoise sandwiches etc. are available. Aux Bons Sandwiches BIGOT is located around five minutes’ walk from JR Ashiya Station.

サンドウィッチがメインのお店ですが、お茶だけも可能です。カスクートや、ポタージュもあります。キャッシュのみ。
Concent Market

4.5

31 Reviews

Shopping

Hyogo Pref. Nishinomiyashi Kotobukichou 5-15

Located about a two-minute walk from Shukugawa Station, this bakery is beloved by locals. They make their bread with domestic wheat flour and natural yeast and let it leaven overnight at low temperature, creating fluffy bread with a rich taste. In addition to crunchy, harder varieties of bread, there are also croissants, bagels, sandwiches, and many other types of bread available. The shop is constantly adding new items to its repertoire, such as breads made with seasonal vegetables and fruits. There’s an open kitchen in the shop interior, allowing visitors to observe the baking process firsthand.

宝塚の支店「Concent Market To...
Kineya

3.5

5 Reviews

Shopping

Hyogo Pref. Takaradukashi Sakaemachi 2-1-1 Solio Takarazuka/Grand floor

This confectionery is on the ground floor of the “Sorio Takarazuka” commercial facility in front of Hankyu Takarazuka Station. The famous confection “Maiden Rice Cakes” was created here in 1926, and it is made by steaming rice powder and millet flour with sugar in a pot and topping the resulting cake with soy powder. It gained popularity due to its simple yet elegant taste, which embodies the Takarazuka ideals of “pure, proper, and beautiful.” The name comes from Otome Amatsu, a Takarazuka star at the time. In addition to loyal local customers, it is also enjoyed by Takarazuka performers and other entertainers.

阪急宝塚駅のソリオ宝塚の中にあるお店です。以前きねやさんの乙女餅をいただいて、美味しかったので購入しました。素朴で懐かしい味がします。

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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.