(Green Season) Rental Car Getaway to Tanto Farming Village

Today you'll be heading out to Tanto Farming Village, a 40-minute car ride from Kinosaki Onsen.

Before setting out, fuel up with lunch near Kinosaki Onsen Station!

Consider some Tajima Beef hamburgers at Kinosaki Burger, or try some Tajima Beef curry at Cafe&Bar 3rd.

Learn the ways of Buddhist meditation and spirituality with the help of Rev. Yoshiki, a local English-speaking monk who resides at Hokkeji Temple.

Under the guidance of Rev. Yoshiki, learn about the religious traditions of "dokyo" (Buddhist chanting), "shakyo" (Buddhist sutra copying), and "takigyo" (waterfall meditation) while also trying all three for yourself.

Rev. Yoshiki offers pick up and drop off in front of Kinosaki Onsen Station, but guests can also come by car.

Silk Onsen is an all-inclusive hot spring resort in Tanto Farming Village.

The hot springs here leave skin feeling smooth, soft, and true to the resort's namesake, silky.

The spring has made a name for itself as the "water of beauty" according to locals.

The outdoor bath presents bathers with an exceptional view of the nearby mountains, especially breathtaking during a sunset or evening soak.

Most dinners at Silk Onsen Yamabiko include Tajima Beef.

Sit back and rest assured that your meal does indeed include some of the world’s finest meaty delicacies.

Have donuts for breakfast seconds!

Tankuma is a roadside restaurant just down the road from SIlk Onsen Yamabiko serving fresh-baked donuts in their bakery.

Order one, two, or even a dozen, take a seat in the sunlit loft on the second floor, and watch the world go by.

Depending on the season, Tanto offers visitors various rainbows of vibrant greenery.

The annual spring tulip festival at Tanto Flower Park boasts over 1 million tulips in oodles of colors and species.

Summertime visitors can catch rice field art installations and the annual sunflower festival.

In Autumn, Ankokuji Temple erupts in the reddest of reds with the blooming of multiple dodan-tsutsuji shrubs (Enkianthus perultas) just behind the temple's main hall.

Get two vacations for the price of one at the largest museum in Japan dedicated to Mongolian culture!

Due to its past of producing silk, Tanto has historically welcomed professors and visitors from Mongolia to observe Tanto’s process of creating silk, and thus the museum was born.

Try on a deel (traditional Mongolian garb), and before you know it you’ll be traveling through Mongolia in no time!