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  • Awaji Island
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    Hyogo Prefecture Awaji City, Kushimoto City, Minamiawaji City
    An island located on the eastern side of the Seto Inland Sea. The island is famous for the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, and for the Naruto whirlpools, said to be the biggest whirlpools in the world. There's also a hot spring district with numerous bathhouses and inns where visitors can stay or enjoy a day trip at the baths. The island is known as Miketsu-kuni (a food treasure trove) known for having supplied numerous tasty foodstuffs and dishes to the Imperial court since ancient times. The island's Awaji beef, the progenitor breed of famous Matsusaka beef, strikes an exquisite balance between rich fat and meat. Japanese spiny lobster, an exquisite delicacy, is in season on the island from summer through fall.
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  • Nushima
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    Hyogo Minami-awaji-shi Nushima
    The island is located about 4,600 meters south of Awaji Island in the northwestern part of the Kii Channel and is part of the Setonaikai National Park. There are spots associated with the myth, such as Onokoro Shrine, which enshrines Izanagi and Izanami, and Kami-tachigami Iwa, a 30-meter-high rock shaped like a halberd and said to be the "Pillar of Heaven.

    淡路島の南方にある周囲9.53ｋｍほどの勾玉形をした島。 淡路島の南方にある土生港から出てる沼島汽船で島に向かいました。 この島を訪れた目的は、ここが国産み神話においてイザナミ・イザナギの二神が天上の天浮橋に立って、天沼矛で青海原をかき回し、その矛を引き上げたところ、矛の先から滴り落ちる潮が凝り固まって一つの島となった「オノゴロ島」の伝承地の一つだからです。 日本中の神話の地をいろいろ訪問して...

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  • Rokko Island
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    Kobe-shi, Hyogo Prefecture, Dongguan District
    An artificial island located east of Port island. The Rokko Island Line runs through the center of the island and is used by 35,000 riders a day. The island is rich in greenery and has a hydrophilic park and green belts. At the same time, the island has isolated walking paths and vehicle roads which make getting around a breeze, and a full array of educational facilities, making it a place where everyone from children to senior citizens can enjoy a comfortable life. In addition, there are many tourist-oriented facilities such as a shopping mall, art museums, hotels, and a hot spring inn. The River Mall promenade is lit up every night and special colors are used on days like Ribbon Day. Events are also held on the island every month.
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  • Port Island
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    Hyogo Pref. Koubeshi Chuou-ku Minatojima / Konoshima Nakamachi/Konoshimanamachi
    This man-made island was built in 1981 and features large residences, commercial facilities, hotels, a convention center, a sports center, educational facilities, and many other urban amenities. You’ll also find the large interior goods store “IKEA Kobe,” a planetarium, the Kobe Science Museum, the Kobe Animal Kingdom, where visitors can interact with flowers, birds, and other wildlife, and a host of other facilities. It’s popular as a shopping and leisure spot on days off. Kobe Airport is on the west side of the island, and it functions as one of the entrances to Kansai. The unmanned “Port Liner” operates from Sannomiya.
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  • Eshima Island
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    Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Iwaya
    "A small island floating northeast of Awaji Island in Iwaya, Awaji City. The island is believed to be one of multiple locations identified as ""Onokorojima,"" a legendary island appearing in the ancient chronicles of the ""Kojiki"" and the ""Nihon shoki."" The island was originally connected to the larger Awaji Island but this connection was eroded away by the sea, resulting in its current shape. It is said that it was on this island the gods Izanagi and Izanami were bound together and birthed their children. The bare rock of the island bears a smooth, striped pattern; a shrine stands at its peak, memorializing Matsuomaru, a man who saved people who were to be sacrificed, instead being sacrificed himself."
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  • Boze Island
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Ieshimacho Boze
    The island is located between Iejima and Nishijima, and covers an area of about 1 square kilometer and has a circumference of about 12 km, about half the size of the other main islands. The island is the second most populated of the Iejima Islands and has a thriving fishing industry, boasting one of the largest catches in the prefecture, and there is a bridge on the Naza Port side to Bentenjima, a small island with a legend about a fisherman and his daughter.
  • Narugashima Island
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    Hyogo Sumoto-shi Yuracho Yura
    "This uninhabited island floats in Yura Port on the south side of Sumoto City. Consisting of a narrow sandbank two kilometers long north to south, the island is also known as the ""Awaji Hashidate"" due to its resemblance Amanohashidate, a similarly-shaped and highly picturesque sandbar in Kyoto Prefecture. A habitat for Orobanche coerulescens, herbaceous seepweed, and Hibiscus hamabo, known as the ""mangrove of the subtropics,"" the island is a veritable natural treasure trove of a diverse array of rare plants. It is said the island once functioned as a base for controlling the Kitan Strait, a strategic point on the Seto Inland Sea. A fort and other ruins dating to the end of the Edo period stand on the island's coast, and today the island is designated as part of Setonaikai National Park."
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  • Ieshima Islands
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Ieshimacho
    The islands are located in the Harima Sea in the eastern part of the Seto Inland Sea and consist of about 40 islands of various sizes, including Iejima, Nishijima, and Ogajima, which are part of Himeji City. In modern times, agriculture and fishing have been the main industries in the area, but since the area became part of the Seto Inland Sea National Park, the number of people who enjoy marine recreation has increased.
  • Ieshima
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Ieshimacho
    Located in the central part of the Ieshima archipelago, the island covers an area of about 5 square kilometers and has a circumference of about 15 km, making it the largest and most populated of the archipelago. The island is also attractive for its rich history, with the Tenjin Festival being held at the Ieshima Shrine, which is mentioned in the detailed regulations of the Ritsuryo Law of the Heian period (794-1185), and the Chinkando burial mound from which pottery shards have been unearthed.
  • Tanga Island
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    Hyogo Himeji-shi Ieshimacho
    The island is located in the western part of the Ieshima archipelago and is about 4 square kilometers in area and 10 kilometers in circumference, making it one of the larger islands in the archipelago. In summer, the Tate-no-hama Beach attracts many bathers, and the accommodations in the area are also crowded.
  • Nushima Island
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Minamiawaji-shi
  • Tobishima
    Travel / Tourism
    Tokushima Prefecture
  • Ozojima Island
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Minamiawaji-shi
  • Kemurijima Island
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Minamiawaji-shi
  • Bentenjima
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Prefecture Minamiawaji
  • Komatsushima
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Himeji-shi
  • Ingeshima Island
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Himeji-shi
  • Mitsugashirajima Island
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Himeji-shi
  • Otsufurashima Island
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Himeji-shi
  • Nagashima
    Travel / Tourism
    Hyogo Himeji-shi
Hyogo
Central Kobe City Between Osaka and Kobe Mt. Rokko / Arima Sanda / Tamba / Sasayama Tajima / Kinosaki Akashi Harima (Himeji, Tatsuno, Ako) Awaji Island
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Hyogo prefecture stretches from the north coast to the south coast on the western end of the popular Kansai region, encompassing verdant mountains, urban beaches, and fantastic historical sights. The prefecture’s main attractions lie along the south coast at Kobe, the prefectural capital, a pretty harbor city best known for its production of the renowned Kobe beef, and Himeji, the home of Himeji Castle, one of the country’s most beautifully preserved feudal castles, perched magically atop a hill.

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