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Tea ceremony (Daijyo-ji Temple)

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiBeyondMikata

Experience a simple tea ceremony. If you don’t care for powdered green tea (matcha), it’s okay to try green leaf tea (sencha) instead. Please feel free to come and join us.

Tajima Highlands Botanical Gardens

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiBeyondMikata

Use the power of nature to refresh your body and soul. The large estate of 17 hectares is located 650 meters above sea level. The gardens now contain more than 2,000 natural plant species. You will enjoy seeing the seasonal flow……

Silk Onsen “Yamabiko”

Day Trips Around KinosakiHot SpringsTanto

Located out in tranquil countryside of Tanto, southeast of Kinosaki Onsen, and surrounded by beautiful and lush nature. Geothermal heated hot spring waters come up through ancient granite located 1,100m underground and have a rich……

Yabu Jinjya Shrine

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiBeyondYabu

The beautiful vermilion bridge amongst the autumn leaves is a stunning sight you can't pass up. Yabu Shrine is "Tajima no kuni sangu; Shikinaisha (Myojintaisha)" and it is called, "yabu no myojin-san." This shrine patronizes the……

Takeda Castle Ruins

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiBeyondAsago

Discover the castle in the sky, and witness a miraculous autumn sight. "Takeda-jo-seki (Takeda Castle Ruins)" is the nationally well-known castle ruins located atop a mountain. It is well known as "Japan's Machu Picchu" and the ……

Ikuno Ginzan

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiBeyondAsago

Experience the romance and history of this 1200 year old silver mine. Here is one of Japan's best-known mines with a history of 1200 years. It was said that Silver had been mined in such an abundance that it seemed the earth was……

Daijyo-ji Temple

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiBeyondMikata

With beautiful paintings on the sliding doors, the entire temple is like a museum. There are 168 nationally important cultural properties, including 165 wall paintings by Ohkyo Maruyama and his disciples, a statue of the eleven-……

Sukyoji Temple

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

This zen temple was built in 1392. This was the family temple where the family of Izushi Castle had worshipped for generations. Here the Buddhist monk Takuan Soho created his namesake pickled daikon radish ("takuan"), now popula……

Izushi Kabuki Theatre

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Built in 1901, this is the oldest Kabuki theatre in the Kansai region. It is the oldest Kabuki theatre building in Japan that is still standing in the same place it was built. After being closed in 1964, this Kabuki theatre was ……

Izushi Castle Town

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiIzushi

Izushi is a castle town that flourished during the Edo era, about 200-300 years ago. There are several fine displays of traditional architecture found throughout the town, which is why Izushi is designated as a national preservati……

Oriental White Stork Attractions

Natural WondersDay Trips Around KinosakiToyooka

Toyooka City is dedicated to the preservation and reintroduction of the Oriental White Stork. Several land areas in Toyooka have been designated as wildlife reserves and are used to help reintroduce the Oriental White Stork back i……

Ankokuji Temple

Art, Culture & HistoryDay Trips Around KinosakiTanto

Ankokuji is a Zen Buddhist temple with a known history dating back as far as 1345. It is a Zen Buddhist temple, part of the Haitoku-ji branch of the Rinzai School, which is one of the three Zen sects of Buddhism in Japan. The temp……

Hasakari Rock

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiTakeno

Hasakari is local dialect that roughly translates to “stuck” or “to be wedged between”. The three rocks used to be one large rock with a cave that had been eroded by the waves. Further erosion caused the upper part of the cave to ……

Snowshoeing

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

With the coming of winter comes freshly fallen snow. For those who want to play in the snow but snowboarding and skiing are just a little too difficult for them, there is snowshoeing. Fun and easy for all ages from kids to adults ……

Oku Kannabe Ski Area

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Oku Kannabe ski area features seven lifts and 14 runs. The runs are geared towards beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. If a full day of skiing or snowboarding was not enough, stick around for a nighter. Night runs are ope……

Manba Ski Area

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Manba ski area features seven runs and four lifts, ranging in ability from beginner to advanced. From the top of Manba, one can cross over onto Okukan ski area.

Up Kannabe Ski/Snowboard

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Up Kannabe offers four runs and a kids park. There are runs for every level from beginner to advanced. The kids park is perfect for snow activities for kids, including sledding and building snowmen. Beginner and novice skiers and ……

Kannabe Outdoor Activities

Active & Outdoor AdventuresDay Trips Around KinosakiKannabe

Located in close vicinity to Kinosaki are the Kannabe Highlands. From spring to autumn, visitors can enjoy outdoor activities such as hiking and mountain climbing. In the winter with the coming of the snow, you can also enjoy skii……