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Awaji Island

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Hyogo Prefectural Park Awaji Hanasajiki

4.0

325 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Awaji-shi Kusumoto 3805-7

"A renowned destination for flowers worthy of its location on the ""Island of Flowers,"" this park was established by the Hyogo Prefecture in April 1998. ""Hanasajiki"" literally means ""flower theater gallery"" and is derived from a desire that visitors will stroll among the park's flowers stretching away like a carpet and find their own ""gallery seat."" Seasonal flower fields sprawl across grounds equal to four Koshien Stadiums in size. Visitors can enjoy rapeseed and Chinese violet cress flowers in spring, spider flowers and sunflowers in summer, cosmos and salvia in autumn, and hoary stock in winter. Great effort has been put into the design of the park's flower fields in order to delight the eyes of visitors."

We went here with my folks who were visiting and it really dies have some great views. My parents are really into painting so did some of the landscapes. They’re currently building another place so I...
Roadside Station Awaji

4.0

189 Reviews

Transportation

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Iwaya 1873-1

"This roadside station is about five minutes by car from the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Awaji Interchange at the northernmost point of Awaji Island. Its souvenir shop offers lots of items that can only be purchased there. They have local craft beer, Awaji grown onions and other produce, and prepared onion products like dressing and onion chips. Their Kaisen-kan Eatery has lots of rice bowls, including raw shirasu baby sardines on rice and grilled conger eel on rice. The ""Awa be-"" shop offers hearty burgers packed with lots of Awaji beef."

明石海峡大橋の淡路島側にある道の駅で松帆アンカレイジパークと併設されています地上から橋を見上げると、長さが実感できます道の駅の2階レストランのテラスからの眺めもよいですね現在、主塔間距離1991メートル。1メートルは震災で伸びだそうです！ 2022年3月に世界第2位となってしまいましたが、圧巻の迫力は健在です。
Roadside Station Uzushio

4.0

280 Reviews

Transportation

Hyogo Minami-awaji-shi Fukurahei 947-8

This road station is on Prefectural Route 237 Fukurahei, Minami Awaji City. Its gift shop sells souvenirs and specialty items like dressing made with the renowned Awaji Island onions, and their restaurant offers set meals, rice bowls, and multi-course fare featuring Awaji beef and local seafood including Awaji Island Sannen Torafugu (three-year tiger puffer fish). The Awajishima Onion Kitchen serves their Awaji Island Onion Beef Burger and onion soft serve ice cream.

This was a beautiful experience. Make sure to walk down to the base of the bridge. Depending on the tide you see the ocean flowing like a huge river. You see whirlpools and watch the boats sailing...
Awaji Island Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park

4.5

159 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Yumebutai 8-10

"This park is adjacent to the Awaji Yumebutai leisure complex. Designed to be a ""leisurely garden by the sea,"" it's full of flowers and greenery and has a resort feel. The spacious grounds have a large lawn, the Yumekko Land playground with 150 types of equipment, the large Children's Forest play area, and lots of other facilities for family fun. There's also a pond where you can ride swan boats, and kids can play in the water at their ""Jyabu Jyabu Pond"" that's open from spring to fall."

I absolutely loved the 90 minutes I walked there. I did it the last day of my trip. I wished I did the first day so I would go every morning as I was staying in Westin near by.
Izanagi-jingu Shrine

4.5

218 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyogo Awaji-shi Taga 740

We drove from Somoto where we stayed. Upon arrival, two carpark were available. Maybe it was Sunday, some ceremonial event tajen place. We strolled along the side entrance since we parked our car...
Awaji Yumebutai

4.0

204 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Yumebutai 2

This leisure complex is in Awaji City, Hyogo Prefecture. Designed by the architect Tadao Ando, as a whole it forms a unique, dynamic Kaiyu style, Japanese style garden with a path around a central pond. It hosted the Japan Flora 2000 international flower, gardening and landscape exhibition. The elaborate gardens feature the Hyakudan-en, a hundred stepped flower bed where guests can enjoy seasonal flowers year-round. The lookout has a view of the grounds and Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park. They have three restaurants serving Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine, and two shops where you can purchase Awaji Island souvenirs. It's wheelchair accessible, pet friendly, and fun for the whole family.

What a fabulous use of space. The flowers were gorgeous and the stairs that allow you to walk among them is such a great idea! Really worth walking around and listening to the water running down the...
Takosenbei no Sato

4.0

206 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Nakada 4155-1

This factory and shop deals in snacks made with sea products. Reservations aren't required for their tours where you can watch them making octopus rice crackers from the viewing area. The shop offers about 40 varieties and there are samples available of most of them for you to try. Their thin baked Tako-usu Yaki rice crackers made with octopus, squid, and shrimp come recommended. They're flavorful, firm, and crispy. There is also a break area with free coffee.

せんべいの試食が出来ます。試食してから購入出来るので、間違いはありません。無料のお茶やコーヒーも用意してあります。簡易ですが、工場見学も出来ます。
Awaji Island Anime Park (Nijigen no Mori)

3.5

67 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Awaji-shi Kusumoto 2425-2 Hyogo Prefectural Awajishima Park

"This theme park is located inside Hyogo Prefectural Awajishima Park in Kusumoto, Awaji City. With a theme of ""Cool Japan x Technology x Nature,"" you can experience different attractions and activities in a rich natural environment such as those that stick to the world of 2D anime content, and those that make use of the latest technology. You can enjoy different attractions day and night, such as the ""Night Walk Firebird"" in the dark forest at night."

We have a Godzilla-mad teen. He absolutely loved this. Very well done attraction. Thoughtfully combines storytelling with the movies, activities and of course the zip line into Godzillas mouth...
Awaji Island

Travel / Tourism

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.
Sumoto Castle Ruins

4.0

108 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Sumotoshi Orodani 1272-1

The castle, located on top of Mt. Mikuma (130 meters above sea level) to the south of downtown, was the base of the Awaji Province from the Sengoku period (a period of frequent warfare from the end of the 15th century to the end of the 16th century) to the Edo period (1853-1868). The castle walls, which strongly show the style of the Sengoku period, are well preserved. It is designated as a national historic site and a cultural property of the city. The present keep was built in 1928 as an observatory, and is the oldest imitation keep in Japan (currently closed to visitors). The surrounding area is maintained as a park, offering a panoramic view of the Kitan Straits, and is also known as a cherry blossom viewing spot.

Fantastic place for flying drones. We captured 360deg drone videos with castle, blue sea, city and green mountains.
Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park

4.5

96 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Ogura 177

This memorial park approximately 20 minutes by car from Awaji Interchange has facilities with exhibitions on the Nojima Fault that caused the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake on January 17, 1995. A portion of the fault pushed above ground during the quake, and the Nojima Fault Preservation Museum provides access to this designated Natural Monument. The Kobe Wall that survived the Kobe Air Raids and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake has been relocated there too. Together they tell a frightful story of the horror of disasters natural and man-made. There is also a seminar house where you can listen to talks on the disaster. They have a shop and a restaurant serving local fare too.

What is most impressive about this museum is that it includes some of the actual roads/land affected by the earthquake so you can actually SEE how the land moved, how the road buckled. The simulated...
Uzushio Science Museum

4.0

108 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Minamiawajishi Fukura Hei 936-3

This science facility is part of the Uzunooka Onarutokyo Memorial Hall complex in Fukurahei, Minami Awaji City. It'll give you a visual education about the natural processes that generate whirlpools with an exhibition that links hydraulic models, a giant spherical screen, and images cast onto wall screens. They have installations like the Uzushio Slider that lets you experience the difference in sea surface height effecting whirlpool formation and the Uzumeku Circle which simulates a whirlpool that's seven meters across.

写真スポットとしてはよい。道の駅のような感じで団体客も多かった。うずしおについては一応説明あるけど、ほぼ玉ねぎスポット。雨の日だったので、空いてておっ玉ねぎも玉ねぎユーホーキッチャーも空いていた。ユーホーキッチャーは一回で成功してしまい、地味に帰りが重かった。スタッフさんが玉ねぎストリートピアノを弾いていてなかなかよい。他に玉ねぎロボット掃除機がかどうしたり玉ねぎネオンがひかる。うずしお...
Roadside Station Higashiura Terminal Park

3.5

54 Reviews

Transportation

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Ura 648

This roadside station is about three minutes by car from the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Higashiura Interchange. Their Yamako shop sells whole grilled octopus served as-is that's been featured in the media countless times. Down by the sea, the Nakahama Minoru's Cat Art Museum features the leading artist's feline ink paintings. It is the world's first museum dedicated to cat art, and they hold ink painting classes once a month. Specialty products are available for purchase at their Higashiura Bussankan shop.

淡路島北部にある道の駅で、GW中に利用しましたが大変な賑わいでした。名産の玉ねぎは周囲よりもお得な価格で大量に販売されていましたし、こちらも名産なのか落花生他豆類も豊富に売られていました。出会えればラッキーと言われる有名なタコの姿焼きは昨今の不漁で残念ながらありませんでした。
Awaji Highway Oasis

4.0

45 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyogo Awaji-shi Iwaya Obayashi 2674-3

ウェスティン淡路ホテルに連泊している際の散歩目的で幾度か行ってます。ホテルからは徒歩1時間強ですが、足腰の鍛錬になる場所でもあります。ニジゲンノモリの入り口付近でもあり、休憩場所、レストランなどもあります。近在ではここでしか買えないロールケーキ（同じフロアの喫茶コーナーではケーキセットとしても頂けます）を目当てに時々（ちょっとしんどいですが）行くのを楽しみにしています。
Onokorojima-jinja Shrine

4.0

67 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Minamiawajishi Enamishimohada 415

This shrine is located in Enamishimohada, Minami Awaji City. Izanagi-no-Mikoto and Izanami-no-Mikoto are the enshrined deities. It's been honored from ancient times as the sacred place in Japanese mythology where the two deities descended to the earth and created the nation. Worshiping there is thought to aid marriage and safe delivery of children. The shrine's 21.7-meter-tall vermillion-lacquered torii gate was built in 1982. A rare pine tree beside it called the Sanko-no-Matsu has three needles in each bunch that are considered a fortune symbol.

大きな鳥居が有る神社。無料で参拝出来る。国造りの発祥の場所。縁結びのご利益もあり、2人で綱を触ってお参りするところが有る。パワースポット。
Awaji Service Area Big Ferris Wheel

4.0

54 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Iwaya 2568

"A Ferris wheel located in the Awaji Service Area on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. 65-meter tall, riders can enjoy a journey through the sky that takes 15 minutes per revolution and enjoy a sweeping view of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Kobe Airport from 135 meters above sea level. The Ferris wheel has 40 gondolas for six person equipped with air conditioning. In the ""see through"" gondolas, the seats, floor, walls, and everything else are transparent, and riders can take in 360 degree panoramic scenery. The pet gondolas are equipped with a small breed dog sized bed on the seat and allow riders to board with their beloved pet to enjoy the view together."

平日だったので並ぶことも無く乗れました。観覧車は有料（＠６００円）ですが、１５分間たっぷり景観を楽しめました。
View Matsuho no Sato

4.0

55 Reviews

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Iwaya 3570-77

This day-use hot spring facility is approximately a five-minute drive from the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Awaji Interchange just across the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. Its simple thermal radon spring is thought to be effective for helping nerve pain, joint pain, bruises, sprains, chronic skin diseases, sensitivity to cold, and more. Their Japanese-style outdoor bath lets you soak while taking in a view of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. Men and women can use this bath on a periodic alternating basis. They have lots of amenities too, including shampoo, rinse, makeup remover, face lotion, and hair dryers.

淡路島の北端付近にある立寄湯です。温泉ですが特色のない泉質で、塩素の臭いが気になります。明石海峡が正面に見える露天風呂は確かに良い眺めで、GWの大渋滞を眺めながら閉店までゆったり休憩しました。休憩するスペースはお風呂付近の他、靴を履いた後の橋を展望できるスペースの脇にもあります。
Awaji Island Monkey Center

4.0

30 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Hyougo Pref. Sumotoshi Hatadagumi 289

"A facility where visitors can watch the Japanese macaques which live in the Kashiwara Mountains on the southeast side of Awaji Island. The facility is located a 40-minute drive on National Route 28 from the Seidan-Mihara interchange on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. The monkeys come down from the mountains each morning around 9:00 and return around 17:00. Particularly in winter when there is little food to be found in the mountains, many monkeys come here looking for something to eat, giving visitors a strong chance of being able to see some. The monkeys get along well with each other and on cold evenings visitors may be able to catch sight of them huddling together in a phenomenon locals call ""saru dango"" (""monkey dumplings""). The season for monkey watching is from December to August."

自然界の猿と触れ合える。駐車場から少し急な道を歩いて5分少々。淡路の猿の生態系を、学ぶ事が出来る。人間が檻の中に入って外部の猿に餌をあげるのが楽しい。
Honpukuji Temple, Mizumido

3.5

37 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Awajishi Ura 1310

This temple is located about five minutes by car from Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway's Higashiura Interchange. Belonging to the Omuro school of Shingon sect of Buddhism, the temple is the 59th stop on the Awaji Shikoku Pilgrimage. Its famous reinforced concrete main hall, Mizumido, was designed by Tadao Ando. Looking out over Osaka Bay, built into the hillside, it has a concrete ensconced lotus pond as its roof. The pond features floating water lilies and oga hasu, an ancient variety cultivated about 2,000 years ago.

Been wanting to see this temple for years. Arrived and met a travelling group of acrobats and performance artists hanging out around the lotus pond area, striking poses and taking pictures of...
Itsukushima Shrine

3.5

12 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Hyougo Pref. Sumotoshi Honmachi 4-1-27

"A Shinto shrine located in the center of Sumoto City 10 minutes from the Sumoto interchange on the Kobe-Awaji-Naruto Expressway. Dedicated to the same goddess as Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima island of Aki (Hiroshima)-Ichikishimahime-no-Mikoto. During the period when the syncretism of Buddhism and Shintoism flourished in Japan, this goddess was seen as another aspect of Benzaiten, and as such the shrine is also known as the ""Awaji Island Benzaiten."" Known to locals as ""Benten-san,"" during the shrine's fall festival, called the Benzaiten Festival, festival stalls open up all along the surrounding streets, and the area bustles with visitors. The ""Goshinko"" deity transference ceremony conducted on the final day of the festival is considered one of Japan's top ""unusual"" festival rituals."

干支の巨大絵馬がありました。例大祭の時期で屋台がたくさん参道に出ていました。ここにきて何で商店街にタヌキ像があるのかわかりました。

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Hyogo Areas

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.