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大阪府 · Tourism

Tenjin Matsuri

大阪市大阪市

One of the three great festivals of Japan. The river surface glitters with the boat procession and the dedicated fireworks.

大阪府 · Tourism

Billiken

大阪市大阪市

Rub the soles of its feet and your wish is said to come true. A figure born in America became a god of Osaka.

大阪府 · Tourism

Dotonbori

大阪市大阪市

An entertainment district that began with playhouses. The Glico sign is now in its sixth generation.

大阪府 · Tourism

Tsutenkaku

大阪市大阪市

You rub the soles of Billiken's feet. And you must not double-dip your kushikatsu.

大阪府 · Tourism

Kaiyukan

大阪市大阪市

A whale shark in the Pacific tank. You follow the ecosystems of the Pacific rim from top to bottom.

大阪府 · Tourism

Kishiwada Danjiri

岸和田市泉州

Four-tonne floats take the corners at full speed in the yarimawashi.

大阪府 · Tourism

Mozu-Furuichi Kofun

堺市ほか泉州

The tomb of Emperor Nintoku runs 486 metres. Among the largest graves in the world.

大阪府 · Tourism

Kuromon Market

大阪市大阪市

The kitchen of Naniwa. Pufferfish and eel shops line the arcade.

大阪府 · Tourism

Nakanoshima

大阪市大阪市

The public hall and the library, standing on a sandbank in the city of water.

大阪府 · Tourism

Minoo Falls

箕面市北摂

A drop of 33 metres. Tempura-fried maple leaves are the local speciality.

大阪府 · Tourism

Sakai Cutlery

堺市泉州

The skills of gunsmiths turned to kitchen knives. Most professional cooks use them.

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.