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Kobe

Kobe

Kobe is the fifth-largest city in Japan and the capital of Hyogo Prefecture. Its long history as a port city, concentration o...

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Himeji

Himeji

Himeji is Hyogo Prefecture's second largest city by population and has been the center of the historical Harima Province for ...

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Kinosaki Onsen

Kinosaki Onsen

Kinosaki is an onsen hot spring town located in Hyogo's Toyooka area, centred around a picturesque, willow-lined canal. It is...

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Awajishima

Awajishima

Awaji Island in Japan’s Seto Inland Sea is known for traditional puppet theater. The Awaji ningyō jōruri troupe performs at A...

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Awaji Highway Oasis Illuminations

Awaji Highway Oasis Illuminations

Kim

From early November right up until Christmas Day, the Awaji Highway Oasis roadside rest area will feature an impressive 9-met...

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Kiyozumi Cosmos Festival

Kiyozumi Cosmos Festival

Kim

Each year from around late September through until late October, 5 million cosmos flowers bloom in a space of 7 hectares at t...

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Where to eat in Hyogo

Vegan Cafe Thallo

Vegan Cafe Thallo

Kim

Vegan Cafe Thallo in Kobe is run by a passionate animal welfare advocate, and the menu has a range of vegan friendly foods to...

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Seize the Day

Seize the Day

Pema Yangchen

Discover the remote restaurant Awajishima Onion Kitchen worth visiting in the south of Awaji-shima. A place where you can enj...

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Places to stay in Hyogo

Hotel Pearl City Kobe

Hotel Pearl City Kobe

Fanny Marechal

Hotel Pearl City Kobe, very close to Kobe Airport, is an ideal accommodation spot for those wanting to explore downtown Kobe ...

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Hotel Crown Palais Kobe

Hotel Crown Palais Kobe

John Carter

While the Kansai region hosts many of Japan's larger cities, Kobe is one that may not always appear in peoples travel plans. ...

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Latest Hyogo Reports

Farm to Table in Ako

Farm to Table in Ako

Tom Fay

One of the highlights of any visit to Ako is sampling the abundance of fresh, locally grown produce and excellent seafood whi...

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About Hyogo

Hyogo
Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kansai
Island Honshu
Capital Kobe
Population 5,588,133
Area 8,400.90 sq. km

One of Japan’s first international ports, significant foreign influences made Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture’s (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken) capital, a city not like many others in Japan – it has a Chinatown, while many Western-style residences of foreigners during the Meiji Period are still preserved in the Kitano district. Arima Onsen is one of Japan’s oldest hot springs, while the view from Mount Maya is absolutely marvelous.

Outside of Kobe, other tourist spots in Hyogo include the spectacular Himeji Castle and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world.

Go take in a show by the famous Takarazuka Revue, or if you’re visiting in August, see the dramatic Koshien High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium as well. 

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