Art, Culture & History

Meditate, Drink Tea, and Chat with a Local Buddhist Monk (with English-speaking guide)

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Oriental White Stork Village Walk (with English-Speaking Guide)

Natural WondersActive & Outdoor AdventuresArt, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiToyooka

Kinosaki Onsen Town Tour (with English Guide)

Art, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

Buddhist Reading, Sutra Copying, and Waterfall Meditation Experience at Hokkeji Temple

Natural WondersActive & Outdoor AdventuresArt, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiTanto

Create Your Own Washi Art Paper Fan

Art, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

Izushi Shrine

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Izushi Shrine is known as one of the Tajima region's five main Shinto shrines.

Kagen History Library

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiShoppingToyooka

A free-to-view display room of antique willow bags collected by the owners of bag atelier Kagen over the generations.

Kinosaki Must-Visits Pass

Art, Culture & HistoryShoppingKinosaki Onsen

Kumiko Woodworking

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Hyogo Prefectural Maruyamagawa Park

Active & Outdoor AdventuresArt, Culture & HistoryKinosaki OnsenToyooka

The Hyogo Prefectural Maruyamagawa Park is a yearround playground providing boating, skating, swimming, and more to visitors staying in Toyooka. Located right next to the Maruyama River which flows into the Sea of Japan, those lo……

Kiryu Traditional Crafts

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiShoppingIzushi

Kiryu Traditional Crafts is a boutique specializing in producing and selling yanagi-gori (willow craft) bags which can only be found in Toyooka and were the catalyst for Toyooka's bag-making industry. The apprentices of Takumi Ter……

Sasazuru Sake

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiShoppingIzushi

Sasazuru is a sake brewing company that has had roots in Izushi since 1708. While the outside appearance of the storehouse is well-known amongst locals for its six-layer soil walls (built from soil in Izushi), upon entering the s……

Kannabe Shrine

Natural WondersActive & Outdoor AdventuresArt, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Kannabe Shrine is located just beside the mouth of Mount Kannabe, an inactive volcano. It is a guardian shrine for Mount Kannabe, travellers, and the town below, with ceremonies held annually to pray for the safety of those visiti……

Izushi Sara Soba Coupon Deal

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiShoppingIzushi

A special coupon and retro-style experience for Izushi Sara Soba!

Izushi Meijikan

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Built in 1887, Izushi Meijikan was once relegated to housing the local county office and is now open to the public as a museum. Originally situated near the Taniyama River, the building was eventually dismantled and rebuilt furth……

Toyooka Museum of History

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Located nearby the ancient ruins of Kokubunji Temple, the Toyooka Museum of History houses exhibits relating to the historical creation of Toyooka City and the surrounding Tajima area.

Izushi Sara Soba All-You-Can-Eat Challenge

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Higurashi Coffee

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiShoppingToyooka

A coffee shop in Toyooka selling recycled bags made from coffee bean sacks.