Things to do in Hyōgo

Hyōgo Prefecture offers a mix of temples, shrines, museums, and parks. Visitors can find places like Susanoo Shrine and Hamanomiyakōen.

Shōfuku-ji Burial Mound

Shōfuku-ji Burial Mound

HYōGO · HISTORIC SITE

Explore a 6th-century keyhole-shaped tomb of a local chief, a designated historic site.

Ōbe Shrine

Ōbe Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Ōbe Shrine is a historic site in Kawanishi with ancient roots and a magnificent camphor tree.

Kohama Kōtai Shrine

Kohama Kōtai Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Kohama Kōtai Shrine is a historic shrine dedicated to Amaterasu Ōmikami, offering a glimpse into...

Syousekiheki Park

Syousekiheki Park

Syousekiheki Park offers a dramatic rhyolite cliff, wild flowers, and a shrine.

Ono City Tradition Industrial Hall

Ono City Tradition Industrial Hall

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Explore traditional crafts, especially abacuses, at this free museum and convention hall.

City Museum Ono

City Museum Ono

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Ono City Museum: explore local history and cultural artifacts in a historic setting.

Mount Kogane

Mount Kogane

HYōGO · PLACE

A 725-meter peak in Hyogo offering quartzite rock formations and historical training sites for S...

Amashin Museum

Amashin Museum

HYōGO · MUSEUM

This free corporate museum showcases Amagasaki Castle history and a global currency collection.

Amagasaki Castle

Amagasaki Castle

HYōGO · CASTLE

Explore a modern reconstruction of a historic Edo period castle, rebuilt with traditional method...

Amagasaki City Museum of History

Amagasaki City Museum of History

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Explore Amagasaki's history in a beautifully preserved former girls' high school building, with...

Amagasaki Cultural Center

Amagasaki Cultural Center

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Amagasaki Cultural Center: a large complex for arts and performances, worth visiting for its mai...

Onoe Shrine

Onoe Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Historic shrine with a famous pine tree and important cultural properties, easily accessible by...

Sangu Shrine

Sangu Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Sangu Shrine is a historic village shrine dedicated to Oyamatsumi-no-Mikoto, offering a glimpse...

Yamate 8-Bankan

Yamate 8-Bankan

HYōGO · MUSEUM

This late Meiji era house displays European, Asian, and African art, including rare sculptures a...

Fūtarō Yamada Museum

Fūtarō Yamada Museum

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Explore the life and works of novelist Futaro Yamada at this literary museum.

San'in Kaigan Geopark Center

San'in Kaigan Geopark Center

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Geopark learning center with geology exhibits, fossils, and rock specimens from the San'in Kaiga...

Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki

Okanoyama Museum of Art Nishiwaki

HYōGO · MUSEUM

See contemporary art by Tadanori Yokoo in a unique building by Arata Isozaki.

Okata Shrine

Okata Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Okata Shrine is an ancient shrine rebuilt after an earthquake, offering a glimpse into local his...

Oka Inari Shrine

Oka Inari Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Oka Inari Shrine offers a scenic torii gate tunnel and town views from a park hill.

Okami Park

Okami Park

Okami Park offers scenic views of the Kasumi Coast, Sea of Japan, and unique natural monuments.

Iwatsubo Shrine

Iwatsubo Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Ancient shrine in Miki City, rebuilt after fire, known for its lively autumn festival.

Iwaya Shrine

Iwaya Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Iwaya Shrine is a historic site in Akashi City, dedicated to creation deities, rebuilt after war...

Iwato-ji Temple

Iwato-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Iwato-ji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple rebuilt after war, offering ancient halls and a sh...

Kawamo Shrine

Kawamo Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Kawamo Shrine is a historic shrine near Osaka, offering a glimpse into Japan's ancient spiritual...

Jōsan-ji Temple

Jōsan-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Josanji is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple in Kobe, home to a significant Amida Nyorai statu...

Awaji Kannon

Awaji Kannon

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Awaji Kannon was a massive statue and temple complex, now completely dismantled.

Hiraike Park

Hiraike Park

Hiraike Park is a natural park with a reservoir, offering recreation and Oga lotus viewing.

Kōgon-ji Temple

Kōgon-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Kōgon-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Buddhist temple founded in 1329, known for its Kannon pilgr...

Hiromine Shrine

Hiromine Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Hiromine Shrine is a historic head shrine on Mount Hiromine, worth visiting for its cultural pro...

Kōtoku-ji Temple

Kōtoku-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Kōtoku-ji Temple is a historic Rinzai Zen temple, rebuilt after war, worth visiting for its past...

Hirohata-tenmangū

Hirohata-tenmangū

HYōGO · SHRINE

Visit this Himeji shrine to see its historic buildings and lively autumn festival.

Enju-ji Temple

Enju-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Enju-ji Temple is a modern Nichiren Buddhist temple with a unique history.

Yuzuruha Shrine

Yuzuruha Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Yuzuruha Shrine: an ancient shrine in a sake region, known for its unique soccer connections.

Miroku-ji Temple

Miroku-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Miroku-ji Temple is a historic Tendai temple with significant cultural properties and Japan's la...

Mikuriya Shrine

Mikuriya Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Mikuriya Shrine is a historic shrine in Akashi City, worth visiting for its festivals and unique...

Misaka Shrine

Misaka Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Misaka Shrine is a historic shrine in Miki City, worth visiting for its unique architecture and...

Mikata Shrine

Mikata Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Mikata Shrine is a historic Shinto shrine with a rare main hall from 1527, worth visiting for it...

Goryō Shrine

Goryō Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Goryō Shrine is a historic site in Sanda, Hyogo, showcasing unique religious architecture.

Tokkō-in Temple

Tokkō-in Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Tokkō-in Temple is a historic Buddhist temple in Kobe with important cultural properties.

Tokushō-ji Temple

Tokushō-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

A Jodo Shinshu temple in Kobe featuring a nationally protected bronze bell cast during the twelf...

Tesshin-ji Temple

Tesshin-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Tesshin-ji Temple is a historic family temple of the Ikeda lords, with a unique thatched main ha...

Nenbutsu-ji Temple

Nenbutsu-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Nenbutsu-ji Temple is a historic Jodo-shu Buddhist temple with a beautiful garden.

Shōkai-ji Temple

Shōkai-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Shōkai-ji Temple, a historic Kōyasan Shingon temple, was rebuilt after a 16th-century fire.

Shōkai-ji Temple

Shōkai-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Ancient Tendai temple with a large Kannon, a key pilgrimage site near Himeji.

Erin-ji Temple

Erin-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

A resilient Rinzai Zen temple in Kobe featuring a historic shrine dedicated to the protector of...

Kanjōsan Castle

Kanjōsan Castle

HYōGO · CASTLE

Kanjōsan Castle is a historic Japanese castle ruin with stone buddhas nearby.

Jigen-ji Temple

Jigen-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Jigen-ji Temple is a Soto Zen temple housing a significant 12th-century wooden Buddha statue.

Keiun-ji Temple

Keiun-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Keiun-ji Temple is a historic Zen temple with cultural properties and regular meditation session...

Ebisu Shrine

Ebisu Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Ebisu Shrine is a historic site in Miki City, offering unique festivals and cultural insights.

Narugashima

Narugashima

HYōGO · PLACE

A 2.5 kilometer sandbar island featuring a historic lighthouse, fortress ruins, and rare coastal...

Naritasan Hōrin-ji Temple

Naritasan Hōrin-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Banshū Naritasan is a unique branch temple with impressive pagodas and statues, worth an hour's...

Tegarayama

Tegarayama

HYōGO · PLACE

A historic hill in Himeji transformed into a diverse public park featuring an aquarium, botanica...

Tegarayama Exchange Station

Tegarayama Exchange Station

HYōGO · MUSEUM

A renovated monorail station in Himeji housing preserved vintage train cars and a city aquarium...

Maya Shizen Kansatsu-en

Maya Shizen Kansatsu-en

Mountain garden with diverse flora, walking paths, and a famous night view.

Banshū-ori Kōbōkan Museum

Banshū-ori Kōbōkan Museum

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Explore Banshuori Kobo-kan to discover and buy local textiles in a historic building.

Harima Kokubun-ji Temple

Harima Kokubun-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Explore a historic temple with a seven-storied pagoda and significant ruins.

Hyōgo Prefectural Hyōgo-no-Tsu Museum

Hyōgo Prefectural Hyōgo-no-Tsu Museum

HYōGO · MUSEUM

Explore Hyogo's history from its port origins to its first prefectural office.

Minume Shrine

Minume Shrine

HYōGO · SHRINE

Minume Shrine is a historic Kobe shrine dedicated to Susanoo-no-Mikoto, rebuilt after WWII.

Kyōkai-ji Temple

Kyōkai-ji Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

Kyōkai-ji Temple: a historic Shingon Buddhist temple founded in 651, offering a glimpse into Jap...

Ikaruga-dera Temple

Ikaruga-dera Temple

HYōGO · TEMPLE

This Tendai temple, founded by Prince Shotoku, offers historic statues and a natural monument.

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