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Ryokan & Restaurants
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| Guided Tours Available by volunteers in Hyogo
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| [Suma Aqualife Park] |
| The refreshing sea breeze blows through Suma beach, and a
beautiful belt of white sand follows the shoreline. Various facilities stand along
the coast, among which is Suma Aqualife Park one of the largest in Japan, and
no doubt the most popular. The park has the world's first wave-producing
aquarium, exhibits using high technologies, dolphin shows, etc. Amazon Pavilion
with the first tube-type tunnel aquarium shows creatures of the Amazon area. Suma
Detached Palace Park has field athletic facilities, a cascade reminiscent of the
courtyard of Versailles Palace, and a botanical garden. |
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9:00 – 17:00 (20:00 Golden Week, summer holidays)
Closed Wednesdays except spring, summer and national holidays.
Closed December 29 – January 1
¥1,300 for Adult
Yearly Passport :¥3,000 for Adult
TEL:078-731-7301
Take No.81 of Kobe City Bus from JR Suma Station or Shin-Nagata Station.
A 10 minute walk from Sanyo Tsukimiyama Station. |
| [Sumadera Temple] |
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The temple is historically connected with the famous 12th Century Genpei clashes, and has statues of the warriors, Taira no Atsumori and Kumagai Naozane, the Genpei Garden, Atsumori Kubi no Tsuka(a monument in memory of the beheading of Atsumori), and other artifacts displayed in the temple grounds.
Admission: Free
Open: 9:00 - 16:00
Tel.: 078-731-0416
Access: 5 minute walk from Sanyo Railway Sumadera Station |
| [Sky Mark Stadium] |
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Sky Mark Stadium is a major league baseball stadium in Kobe City located in Midoridai, Suma-ku covered with lush natural grass. The Orix Buffaloes are proud to have it as one of their home stadiums and it has a capacity of 35,000. The dimensions are: left field 99.1m, center field 122m and left field 99.1m. There is a panoramic restaurant on the 4th floor with seating for 160.
Tel.: 078-795-5589
Access: 7 minute walk from Kobe Municipal Subway Sogo Undo Koen Station |
| [Akashi Kaikyo Bridge(Pearl Bridge)] |
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The span of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is 3,911
meters. The distance between two main tower supporting cable (center span)
is 1,991 meters. It is the world's longest suspension bridge connected between
the main island and Awaji island. The bridge is beautifully illuminated
at night.
10 minute walk from JR Maiko Station. |
| [Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Ijokaku)] |
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This Memorial Hall is the only museum in Japan
that exhibits the life of Sun Yat-sen (1866 - 1925), the great Chinese revolutionary
leader, politician and thinker. The building was first opened to the public
in November 1984. This Building was originally built by Wu Jintang (1855 - 1926),
a wealthy Chinese merchant who was active in Kobe, as his villa, "Shokai-So."
In spring 1915, he added the "Ijokaku", an octagonal three storied
building on the east side of the villa. Since it looked like a six-sided
structure from the outside, it has been called "Rokkaku-do (six-sided hall)
in Maiko" by the local people. Sun Yat-sen first visited the Shokai-So on
March 14th, 1913 when interested business circles and Chinese people in Kobe held
a welcome luncheon party for him. Later, in September 1982, this building was
donated to Hyogo Prefecture by the Kobe Chinese Association who owned it at that
time. After being repaired, this building was opened to the public as the
"Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall" on November 12th, 1984, Sun Yat-sen's birthday.
In December 1993, the building was designated as "Hyogo Prefecture
Important Cultural Assets." In March 1994, due to the construction
of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, it was taken apart and moved to its present location,
200 meters southwest of where it used to be. The restoration was completed
in April 2000. In November 2001, Ijokaku was designated as a national important
cultural asset. This memorial hall primarily explains the relationship between
Sun Yat-sen and Kobe, and also exhibits the life of Wu Chin T'ang and the transition
of Ijokaku.
Open 10:00 – 17:00 (The last admission is 16:00)
Closed Monday (when national holidays fall on Monday, closed the following Tuesday.)
¥400 for Adult.
A 5 minute walk from JR Maiko Station.
A 6 minute walk from Sanyo Densha Maiko Koen Station.
TEL:078-783-7172 |
| [Maiko Marine Promenade] |
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The Maiko Marine Promenade was opened on April
5, 1998 as an auxiliary facility on the Kobe City side of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge,
the longest suspension bridge in the world. The promenade, about 47 meters
above the sea level, has a total length of about 317 meters and projects about
150 meters into the Akashi Straight. Near the 1st-floor entrance to the promenade
you will find easy-to-understand explanations and DVD of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge,
while from the 8th-floor observation lounge you can enjoy looking out over the
entire bridge via a video camera erected on top of the 300-meter tall main pylon.
If you want real thrill, try the log bridge: 47 meters above the ocean
waves!
Open 9:30 – 18:00
9:30 – 19:00 (Golden Week & summer vacation)
(The last admission is 30 minutes before closed.)
Closed the second Tuesday of every month
December 29 – 31
¥300 for Adult (Saturday, Sunday and national holidays).
¥240 for Adult (weekdays).
TEL: 078-785-5090 |
| [Bridge Exhibition Center] |
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The main island of Honshu and the smaller island
of Shikoku were finally directly linked by the three components of the Honshu-Shikoku
Bridge: the Seto Ohashi Bridge (completed in 1988), the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (1998)
and the Shimanami Kaido Highway (1999).
Construction was challenged by numerous natural obstacles including wind, earthquakes,
strong tidal currents and the complex geology of the seabed, as well as avioding
any disruption to the safe and smooth flow of sea traffic. These challenges
were met through creativity and innovative technologies, leading to the successful
completion of the project some 40 years after initial surveys began. This Bridge
Exhibition Center introduces the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the world's longest suspension
bridge and the centerpiece of the project. The Center serves as a science
museum explaining the state-of-the-art technology used in the Honshu-Shikoku bridges
in an easy-to-understand manner.
April to July 19, September to November and March
Open: 9:30 – 17:00
Closed Monday (but open everyday during "Golden Week")
July 20 to August
Open everyday 9:30 – 18:00 December and February
Open 9:30 – 16:30
Closed Monday and December 29 to January 3
¥200 for Adult.
TEL:078-784-3339 / FAX:078-787-5110 |
| [Marine Pia Kobe] |
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Hands-on Experience of local fisheries "Fish
School"
Located in Marine Pia Kobe, the Fish School provides
visitors with information on the local fishing industry. Hyogo Prefecture
has the most flourishing laver cultivation in Japan. There are many octopus and
sea bream off the coast of Tarumi caught by various ways. You can try making salt
throughout the year and dried laver from January to March on Saturday, Sunday
and national holidays. The first 24 pairs are accepted. Application starts at
1:00 p.m..
The class starts at 1:30 p.m.. It takes about 1 hour. As for the dried laver class,
to dry laver requires an extra hour after the class.
Open 9:00 – 17:00
Closed Wednesday
Class Fee ¥300 for one participant TEL:078-706-5550
A 9 minute walk from JR and Sanyo Tarumi Stations. |
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Port Bazaar
A waterfront created at the Akashi Bridge with the concept of a cheerful southern
European port town.
Seafood Marche
(Seafood Restaurant: 11:00 – 22:00; Tourist Fishmarket: 10:00 – 20:00)
TEL:078-708-0605; Seaport Restaurant:11:00 – 22:30
Factory Outlets:10:00 – 20:00
TEL:078-709-4466
9 minute walk from JR / Sanyo Tarumi Station. |
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Hyogo
Tourism Association
Hyogo Prefectural Government Bldg. No.1,5-10-1 Shimoyamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Postal Code:650-8567
Tel:078-361-7661 Fax:078-361-7662
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