Things To Do

Hot Air Ballooning over the Kannabe Highlands!

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Enjoy a tethered balloon ride in the Kannabe Soland, the only permanent hot air balloon in the Kansai region.

Kannabe Highlands Cycling with Apple Picking & Organic Lunch

Natural WondersActive & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Cycle along vast rice fields, cultivated farmlands, and villages in between broad-leaved trees, together with a guide who has extensive knowledge on the Kannabe Highlands.

Forest Adventure in Kannabe Highlands

Natural WondersActive & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Complete an obstacle course in the trees of the Kannabe Highlands.

Private Meat Sommelier Lesson and Tajima Beef Meal

Art, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

Learn the history of Tajima beef and watch a meat sommelier demonstrate beef cutting skills in a private dining space. Afterwards, grill and enjoy the beef with various sides.

Full Day Izushi Tour with Meditation & Meeting a Monk! (with local guide)

Active & Outdoor AdventuresArt, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Chat with a Buddhist monk, participate in Zen meditation, and get your own personal tour of Izushi with an English-speaking guide.

Meditate, Drink Tea, and Chat with a Local Buddhist Monk (with local guide)

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Travel to Izushi to chat with a Buddhist monk, participate in meditation, and more!

Volcanic Rock Trekking in Kannabe Highlands

Natural WondersActive & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Go trekking on a lava flow formation which erupted from Mt. Kannabe about 25,000 years ago, and then hardened over time.

Traditional Crab Lunch in Kannabe

Day Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Enjoy a delicious crab lunch at the restaurant Waraku in the Kannabe Highlands!

Genbudo Hand-crafted Rice Crackers

ShoppingKinosaki OnsenToyookaIzushi

Genbudo uses high quality ingredients and produces a cracker that brings out the gentle flavor of the rice with every bite. These premium hand-crafted sembei crackers are truly an artform.

Bag Café Bar Creezan

ShoppingKinosaki Onsen

CREEZAN is a unique cafe and boutique fusion shop along the willow lined canal in Kinosaki Onsen whose main trade is original and top quality bags.

Chanoyu Teahouse

ShoppingKinosaki Onsen

This tea shop is a place where you can laugh and smile, while enjoying a friendly conversation accompanied by a delightful cup of tea. This delicious tea is sourced from local ingredients including dried herbs, spices, and dried f……

Souvenir Shop Itaya

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Itaya Souvenir Shop has a long history in Kinosaki. It was first founded as an inn during the Edo period (1603-1868). Before that it was a lumber business and this is where the shops name “Itaya” came from. “Itaya” in Japanese can……

Straw Craft Workshop

Art, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

Fancy doing some arts and crafts during your stay in Kinosaki Onsen? The famous local craft is called Mugiwara Zaiku (straw craft). It is said that it was introduced to the region around 300 years ago, when a craftsman from Tottor……

Okeshou fresh seafood market and dining

ShoppingKinosaki Onsen

A specialty store where you can enjoy fresh seafood, even seasonal snow crab. Ask about having your favorite fish prepared just the way you want.

Kinosaki International Arts Center

Art, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

Kinosaki International Arts Center (KIAC) is an Artist-in-Residence center focused on performing arts. Kinosaki has always had a deep relationship with the arts. It was here that the writer Naoya Shiga wrote his famous story 'In ……

Genbudo Museum & Park

Natural WondersArt, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

Genbudo Museum houses an extensive collection of rare minerals and precious stones as well as t-rex, pterosaur, and Asian elephant fossils. Located directly out in front of the museum is the natural national monument Genbudo Caves……

Ropeway Hiking Course

Active & Outdoor AdventuresKinosaki Onsen

A 45 minute hike up to the top of ropeway through the lush mountain forest at the back of the town. On your hike you will pass the guardian temple of the hot springs and find panoramic views on the town and coastline.

Onsenji Temple

Art, Culture & HistoryKinosaki Onsen

The guardian temple of Kinosaki's hot springs. The main building is located midway up Mt. Daishi and houses the rare and sacred 11-headed Kannon Bodhisattva, a designated national treasure. In the days of old, visitors would be re……