You will receive a free quarterly E-mail Newsletter! Ryokan & Restaurants in Hyogo which are English-friendly. Guided Tours Available by volunteers in Hyogo Translation Service is also available. City of Minami-Awaji / Sidelight ~TID's TRAVEL JOURNAL~ Nandan-cho, Southern Awaji in winter City of Minami-Awaji [Awaji Farm Park "ENGLAND HILL"] ENGLAND HILL is a park on the theme of the Lake District in England, located in the southern Awaji Island blessed with abundant nature. The park has two areas, one is “England”, the other is “The Green Hill.” Visitors can try hands-on experiences such as baking bread, making ice-cream, yogurt, butter, sausages, pickles, pizza and pasta. “Asobi-no-hiroba,” a play land, provides boating, horse riding, bicycles, go-carts and a battery cars. The Green Hill area has a petting zoo where visitors can meet a variety of animals from around the world as well as having a walk in a rock garden and a greenhouse where 10,000 of 1,200 species plants are grown. Children love to meet Koalas in "The Koala Kan" Open everyday 9:00 – 18:00 Admission ¥800 for Adult. Take Awaji Kotsu Bus bound for Fukura from Sumoto Kosoku Bus Center to Awaji Farm Park. A one minute walk from the bus stop. TEL:0799-43-2626 / FAX:0799-43-2622 The Top of This Page [Awajishima Pasture "Awaji-shima Bokujo"] The Pasture provides visitors with hands-on experience of cow milking, feeding milk to calves as well as making butter and cheese. Pony rides are also available. You can drink milk as much as you like for no charge. Free admission ¥700 for Adult for butter making and cheese class (9:30 – 16:00). ¥600 for Adult for cow milking. (10:30 – 15:30). ¥1250 for Adult for the both of the experiences shown above. ¥400 for Adult for feeding milk to calves. Take Awaji Kotsu Bus bound for Fukura from Sumoto Bus Center to Torii Bus Stop. A 10 minute walk from there. TEL:0799-42-2066 / FAX:0799-42-2135 The Top of This Page [Keino Matsubara Beach] This approximately 2km north-south stretch of 50-600m wide beach is designated as a national scenic spot for its beautiful white sands and green pines. Tens of thousands of pine trees, some centuries old, are tall and wide, spreading in various shapes, emanating a profoundly beautiful atmosphere. The sun setting in the Harima Sea viewed through these pine trees is splendid. A scenic spot from ancient times praised by Saikaku Ihara. 5 minutes by car from Seidan-Mihara Interchange. The Top of This Page [Fishing Park "Umizuri Koen"] The sea that surrounds Awaji Island is blessed with marine foods. Octopus, sea bream, cutlass fish are famous specialties. Why not try to catch some yourself ? Open 7:00 – 18:00 (April - September) 8:00 – 17:00 (October - March) Closed Wednesday (when national holidays fall on Wednesday, closed the following Thursday, also closed bad weather for fishing) December 29 – January 3 Admission (for Adult) ¥200 for observation or ¥1,000 for fishing on the board. A 10 minute drive from Awaji-shima Minami Interchange. TEL:0799-39-0399 / FAX:0799-39-0203 The Top of This Page [Fish Market in Maruyama Fishing Port "Uo Sai Kan"] Located in the Maruyama Fishing Port next to the Fishing Park, dealing in fresh local seafood and products. There are live and fresh seafood corners, and a processed products corner, providing seafood at a level of freshness and reasonable price unavailable at a regular market. A great variety of seasonal Awaji seafoods are all available here. Open 8:30 – 18:00 (April – September) 8:30 – 16:30 (October – March) Closed Wednesday (when national holidays fall on Wednesday, closed the following Thursday.) December 29 – January 3 A 10 minute drive from Awaji-shima Minami Interchange. TEL:0799-39-0399 / FAX:0799-39-0203 The Top of This Page [Naruto Bridge & Whirlpool Viewing] Naruto Bridge is a 1,629 meter-long suspension bridge. The whirlpools generated by the tidal difference between the Pacific Ocean and the Seto Inland Sea change in appearance every moment. The biggest whirlpool is about 30 meters in diameter. The view of the powerful whirlpool is thrilling. An excursion boat ride is recommended for those who want to see them more closely. “Whirlpool Viewing Tours by boats" From Fukura Port Naruto Sightseeing Boat (Naruto Kanko Kisen) TEL:0886-87-0101 “JOY PORT MINAMI-AWAJI” 6 services a day (9:30/ 10:50/ 12:10/ 13:30/ 14:50/ 16:10) Fare: ¥2000 for adults, ¥1000 for children Tel.0799-52-0054 "KANRINMARU" (9:30 – 16:10, 6 services a day, a 60 minute tour) "AWAJI MARU" (8:50 – 15:30, 6 services a day, a 60 minute tour) Fare ¥2,000 for Adult A 15 minute drive from Awaji Island Minami Interchange or Seidan Mihara Interchange. [Whirlpool Viewing Boats from Tokushima] "WANDER NARUTO" (9:00 – 16:20, every 40 minutes) Fare ¥1,530 for Adult "AQUA EDDY" (9:15 – 16:15, every 30 minutes, reservation required) Fare ¥2,200 for Adult The AQUA EDDY provides a view of whirlpools in the sea. Uzushio Kisen TEL:0886-87-0613 Service from 8:00 – 17:30 (16:30 in winter) every 30 minutes Fare ¥1,500 for Adult Joy Port Minami Awaji Co. The Top of This Page [Awaji Fureai Park] This park, with many facilities such as a lawn plaza, an artificial creek, and a waterfall, allows you to enjoy a whole day here. The adventure playground is popular with children. Located near by is Sunrise Awaji which has public lodging equipped with various facilities such as tennis courts with night-time lighting and an athletic ground. Open everyday 9:00 – 21:00 10 minutes by car from Sumoto Interchange. A 10 minute walk from Doitaniguchi Bus Stop. TEL:0799-45-1411 The Top of This Page [Sunrise Awaji] Located adjacent to Awaji Fureai Park, Sunrise Awaji has public lodging equipped with various facilities such as tennis courts with night-time lighting, grounds for various sports and a gymnasium. 10 minutes by car from Sumoto Interchange. A 10 minute walk from Doitaniguchi Bus Stop. TEL:0799-45-1411 The Top of This Page [Nada Kuroiwa Narcissus Field] More than 5 million narcissus flowers grow on the steep hills of southern Awaji island. In the middle of January, pretty white narcissuses cover the hillside, contrasting with the blue of the Seto Inland Sea. The sweet smell of the flowers is an invitation for an early spring. The best time to visit is between late December and mid-February. HOURS: 9:00~17:00     COST: Adults ¥500, Children ¥300 ADDRESS: 2 Nadakuroiwa,Minami-Awaji PHONE: 0799-52-2336(Nandan Tourist Information Desk) ACCESS: 40 minutes by Awaji Kotsu bus from Fukura to Nadakuroiwa Suisenkyo (Narcissus Park) The Top of This Page Sidelight [Awajishima Sacred Places of 7 Deities of Good Fortune] Awajishima, depicted in the myth of the birth of the country, is a treasure island where the 7 internationally varied, Indian, Chinese and Japanese deities of good fortune reside, and is a tourist mecca which attracts more than 300,000 visitors a year. Daikokuten (god of five cereals), Ebisushin (god of commerce), Bishamonten (god of treasure), Benzaiten (goddess of fortune), Fukurokuju (god of wealth), Jurojin (god of longevity), Hoteison (god with a pot belly), each provide a sacred place for prayers for happiness, fun stories of the Law, characteristic souvenirs and a fortune bamboo branch with a gift ticket. You will want to visit these sacred places again and again. Information TEL:0799-65-0026 The Top of This Page 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 e-mail: