Culture Tamba Yaki Pottery Festival 2024 Early - Late Oct The Tamba-Sasayama area of Hyogo Prefecture is known for Tamba ware, one of Japan's most noteworthy types of ceramics. The Tamba..
Historical The Ruins of Takeda Castle Bryan Baier Built in 1441 on the summit of a 1,000-foot mountain, the ruins of Takeda Castle cover an area a quarter of a mile in length and..
Culture Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art The Hyōgo Prefectural Museum of Art is a purpose built municipal art gallery in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It was opened in 2002. [Wiki..
Historical Discovering Ako: Salt and City Tom Fay Nowadays, Ako is known throughout Japan for its famous salt, but it is also rising as an attractive travel destination thanks to..
7 Street & Urban Kobe Ohashi Manish Prabhune Kobe Ohashi (o-hashi means bridge in Japanese) connects the mainland to Port Island, a reclaimed land structure which finally connects..
Culture Sake Etiquette Fiona Yoshitake Japan is a nation in which courtesy is greatly valued. To make sure that you have a fantastic sake drinking experience with your..
Museums Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art Rebecca Stock An art museum dedicated to works of art and artists, both Western and Japanese, associated with Hyogo Prefecture.
7 Temples & Shrines Kitano Tenman Shrine Manish Prabhune Kitano Tenman Shrine is one of Kobe’s major Shinto shrines, located in an unusual location of Kitano Ijinkan, the place associ..