Sample Itineraries

Leave Osaka by train and arrive in Kinosaki Onsen. From there, you will have a guided walking tour that starts with lunch in one of Kinosaki's many restaurants and cafes.

After checking into your ryokan on the way, ride the Kinosaki Onsen Ropeway to both Onsenji Station and Mountain Top Station. From Mountain Top Station, you can see a beautiful view of the whole town, sip coffee at a cafe, and try your hand at throwing small discs (kawarake) at a target located just off the mountain. At Onsenji Station, you can enter the magnificent Onsenji Temple and see the Tahoto Pagoda.

Afterwards, travel down Kiyamachi Street to visit the Kinosaki Straw Craft Museum, which houses intricate straw work. It is a beautiful and delicate art form that can only be seen in Kinosaki! In addition to the straw craft displays and a film, you can participate in a straw craft workshop to make your own!

Other available activities include CREEZAN's leather origami workshop (30-45 minutes) and SOZORO bicycle renting.

Spend the night in your ryokan, enjoying the peaceful atmosphere and delicious dinner.

Start off the day with breakfast in your ryokan. Afterwards, go on a guided tour in Izushi, exploring their many attractions including the Castle Ruins, Eirakukan Kabuki Theatre, Sake Cellars, and Karo Yashiki. The Eirakukan Kabuki Theatre is the oldest theatre near Kyoto, and one can see all of its inner workings (including a contraption that rotates the stage from a room underground)! Karo Yashiki is the town's samurai house, where you can see traditional samurai clothes and other artifacts. The tour includes lunch at one of Izushi's many sara soba shops, the town's specialty.

Afterwards, continue on the tour and pass through the Roppo Paddy Field and Genbudo Park before stopping at the Hachigoro Toshima Wetland. From there, you can see Toyooka's famous Oriental White Storks and their habitat. From your tour guide, you can learn about how Toyooka revived the Oriental White Storks from extinction and released them back into the wild.

After the tour, return to Kinosaki Onsen for free time to stroll through town and visit the hot springs. Have dinner in your ryokan.

Start off the day with one last breakfast in your ryokan, and then check out.

Afterwards, choose one of two options for the afternoon: Amanohashidate or Himeji.

Before going to Amanohashidate, there is time to stop by Genbudo Park, and learn about the caves' formation from an English guide. Afterwards, head to Amanohashidate for lunch at Nitanda, a restaurant with local seafood. Then a guide will take you to explore the area, including the Motoise Kono Shrine, Nariaiji Temple, and Monjudo. Then, visit the Ine Boat House and go out on a sightseeing ferry to see the beautiful Ine Bay.

If you choose Himeji, have lunch at the beautiful and peaceful Koko-en Garden, which was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Himeji municipality. Then explore the Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the surrounding area.

After your trip to either Amanoshidate or Himeji, return to Osaka.