Your One-Stop Shop For All Things Toyooka
Sustainability
Kounotori Honpo is actively engaging in various sustainability efforts including promoting nearby businesses and using locally-sourced ingredients for their in-house cafe, cícogna.
Recommended Souvenirs
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Toyooka Kaban
Only bags which satisfy Toyooka Kaban’s stringent standards are marked with Toyooka Kaban’s logo. This renowned handbag brand has select designs available for sale at Kounotori Honpo.
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- Stork Natural Rice
- Locally-produced rice grown with sustainability and stork-friendly environmental initiatives in mind. Learn more about Stork Natural Rice here!
- Kinosaki Coffee
- Coffee expertly produced by the staff at Miharashi Terrace Cafe in Kinosaki.
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Kounotori Egg Bolo
Popular among toddlers and infants, egg bolo are egg-flavored biscuits that are easy to chew and good for light snacking.
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- Genbudo Rice Crackers
- High-quality rice crackers made with sticky rice, tamba black soybeans, salt, soy sauce, and nori (dried seaweed).
- Kounotori Vinegar
- Vinegar created with ingredients such as salt, yuzu fruit, and Stork Natural Rice from Tajima (northern Hyogo Prefecture).
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Kani Senbei
Senbei, traditional Japanese crackers, come in many different flavors. Available flavors include crab, black beans, and nori (seaweed).
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- Woodwork Sculptures
- Small Oriental White Stork sculptures carved from wood are the perfect conversation pieces for when you return from vacation.
- Oriental White Stork Plushies
- Available as a keychain or as a small stuffed animal, these plushies fit in the palm of your hand and are a great gift for children!
Outdoor Fun
A photo with Kou-chan, Toyooka’s loveable Oriental White Stork mascot, is another great way to commemorate your visit to Toyooka and Kinosaki!
Visitors are also welcome to hop into a model stork nest and take some memorable snaps at the “happiness ring,” A photo-op frequented by those who are expecting a child or hope to become pregnant.
Fun fact: The title of the “happiness ring,” or 幸のトリング photo-op is actually a play on words–the pronunciation of 幸のトリング is a phonetic mix of the Japanese words for “stork” and “ring!”
In-House Cafe Cicogna
After shopping for some souvenirs, feel free to pop into Kounotori Honpo’s very own cafe, Cicogna. Relax in the charming interior with a beautiful view of the Japanese countryside as you wait for your meal cooked from locally-sourced ingredients.
BUSINESS INFORMATION
- Business Name
- Kounotori Honpo
- Business Hours
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Kounotori Honpo 9:00-17:00
Cicogna in-house dining 10:00-16:00
- Holidays / Closed
- Every Monday (the following Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday) New Year Holiday (December 27-January 4)
- Telephone
- 0796-37-8222
- Address
- 14-2 Shounji, Toyooka, Hyogo 668-0814
- Homepage
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https://www.kounotori-shop.com/shop/
This site is in Japanese.
- Payment Accepted
- Cash
- Distance from Station
- 20 minute drive from Kinosaki Onsen
- Language Support
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Sorry, but only Japanese is spoken.
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- Parking
- Free Parking Lot
Kounotori Honpo is located right next to the Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork, just a short car-ride away from Kinosaki Onsen. Products ranging from Stork Natural Rice, ice cream, and locally-crafted woodwork are available for purchase.