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兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Nunobiki no Taki

神戸市阪神・神戸

One of the three sacred waterfalls of Japan, written into the Tales of Ise and the Kokinshu.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Ryuo Daki

宝塚市阪神・神戸

A waterfall deep in the grounds.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Manden

姫路市播磨

Kakezukuri, thrust out from the rock face. Said to be where a heavenly being bowed to a cherry tree.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Tatsuno Jinja

たつの市播磨

A town of light soy sauce. It enshrines the Wakisaka family.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Kakinomoto Jinja

明石市播磨

It enshrines Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, and stands beside the meridian of Japan standard time.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Kasuga Jinja (Sasayama)

丹波篠山市但馬

Its Noh stage is an Important Cultural Property. The town of the Dekansho song.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Sekiganji

丹波市但馬

Ashikaga Takauji took refuge here. Its Nio figures are Important Cultural Properties.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Tajima Kokubunji

豊岡市但馬

Where the centre of Tajima Province was placed.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Hi no Michishirube

淡路市淡路

Suwa Taisha and Ise Jingu line up along the sunrise and sunset lines of the solstices.

兵庫県 · Shrines & temples

Yuzuruha Jinja

南あわじ市淡路

It stands on the highest peak of Awaji Island, once a sacred mountain of shugendo.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Awaji Ningyo

南あわじ市淡路

It was performed at shrine festivals, and is one of the sources of bunraku.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Himeji-jo

姫路市播磨

One of the first World Cultural Heritage sites in Japan. It never burned in war, and the great keep stands as it was built.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Nada Gogo

神戸市・西宮市阪神・神戸

The largest sake district in Japan. Miyamizu water and the cold winds off Rokko raised the sake.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Takedajo

朝来市但馬

The castle in the sky, afloat on a sea of cloud. Only the stone walls remain on the summit.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Kinosaki Onsen

豊岡市但馬

Seven public baths, toured in a yukata. The inns keep their own baths deliberately small.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Arima Onsen

神戸市阪神・神戸

One of the three oldest springs of Japan: the iron-rich golden spring, and the colourless silver spring.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Kitano Ijinkan

神戸市阪神・神戸

The rise where foreigners lived after the port opened. The Weathercock House stands here.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

神戸市阪神・神戸

A central span of 1,991 metres. For a long time the longest suspension bridge in the world.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Nada Gogo

神戸市ほか阪神・神戸

The finest sake district in Japan. Miyamizu water and the cold winds off Rokko raised the sake.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Koshien Stadium

西宮市阪神・神戸

Completed in a kinoe-ne year, which gave it its name. Ivy covers the outer wall.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Awaji Island

南あわじ市淡路

The island of the creation myth. The whirlpools can be seen from above.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Ikuno Silver Mine

朝来市但馬

The first mine the Meiji government took into state operation. You can walk the tunnels.

兵庫県 · Tourism

Kobe Port

神戸市阪神・神戸

A hyperboloid tower shaped like a hand drum. The first pipe-structure tower in the world.

兵庫県 · Art & museums

Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art

神戸市阪神・神戸

Built as a symbol of recovery from the 1995 earthquake; Ando's stairs and cylinders make walking the building the experience.