Tourist attractions in Hyogo Prefecture: profiles, services and practical information.
The Kiku-Masamune Sake Brewery Museum shows how sake production depends on the crafts around it. Its rooms present traditional tools, the kimoto method—a way of preparin…
View profile →Hakutsuru opened an old sake brewery to the public so visitors can learn how the drink was made before mechanisation inside a genuine former workplace. Displays cover st…
View profile →Ichinoyu’s façade, with a silhouette reminiscent of a traditional theatre, stands out among Kinosaki’s timber buildings and lantern-lit streets. The bathhouse sits besid…
View profile →Goshonoyu is known for its wooden façade and an outdoor bath that opens onto a waterfall and greenery. It stands in the centre of Kinosaki Onsen, a Hyogo hot-spring town…
View profile →Himeji Castle announces itself from a distance: the white keep crowns the avenue linking the station with the historic centre. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, th…
View profile →Koko-en opened in 1992 on grounds connected with the former western residence of Himeji Castle, as part of the modern city’s centenary. Rather than one large park, it br…
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