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Arima Spa
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| The oldest spring in Japan, and is one of the best spas in Japan. Arguably the best spa in the country. |
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Sumoto Spa
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| The largest spa on Awaji Island, with a panoramic view of Osaka Bay and Kitan Strait. |
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Ako Spa
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| A spa surrounded by the beautiful scenery of Setonaikai National Park: A new headspring was discovered in 2000. |
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Takarazuka Spa
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| A spa in one of the major tourist spots of the Kansai area. |
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Kagonobo Spa
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| A ravine spring where defeated Heike warriors are believed to have hid themselves and recovered from their wounds. |
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Shiota Spa
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| A spa along the Yumemae River, hemmed between beautiful cherry trees. |
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Kinosaki Spa
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| The best spa in Tajima, which has elegant streets and attractive exterior baths. |
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Takeno Spa
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| A spa with a panoramic view of the Japan Sea and full of fresh air. |
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Kasumi Spa
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| Spa with the grand beauty of nature and beautiful scenery along the Kasumi Coast. |
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Satsu Spa
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| A marine spa filled with attractions, including swimming in summer and crab nabe in winter. |
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Tanto Silk Spa
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| A countryside natural spring, featuring a unique building designed under the concept of "gel." |
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Hachikita Spa
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| Ideal for a stay during skiing trips: located at the foot of Hachikita Highlands. |
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Hamasaka Spa
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| A national spa resort commanding a beautiful view of the Sea of Japan. |
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Nanakama Spa
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| A relaxing spa for body and mind, equipped with popular kama buro. |
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Yumura Spa
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| Enjoy the relaxing hot vapor and atmosphere of the ancient San-in spring. |
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Iwaya Spa
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| A spa near Iwaya Port, a north entrance to Awaji Island. |
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Uzushio Spa
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| Popular as a spring with good esthetic effects on women's skin. |
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Minami Awaji Spa Town
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| Refresh yourself at our healthy spa. |
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Akashiyaki
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| A harmonious combination of egg and fresh octopus from Akashi. |
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Sand Lance Kugini
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| Sweet smell of kugini, filling the air in spring. |
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Izushi Soba Noodles
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| Freshly ground, kneaded, and boiled soba noodles, served in tiny dishes. |
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Ethnic Dishes
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| Variety of ethnic dishes in the international city of Kobe. |
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Crab Dishes
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| Fresh tanner crab dishes: The king of winter cuisine in the San'in area. |
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Kobe Beef
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| Dainty Japanese beef loved by gourmets all over the world. |
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Sea Bream Shiogama
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| Steam-baked sea bream coated with Ako salt. |
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Tanba Beef
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| Tanba beef: The top Japanese beef from Tanba, Hyogo |
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Nankinmachi & Chinese Cuisine of Kobe
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| Authentic Chinese cuisine preserved by Chinese residents in Kobe. |
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Hamo Dishes
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| Hamo fish from the Naruto Strait: the top taste and quality. |
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French, German & Other Breads from Kobe
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| Prime breads produced by the history of Kobe. |
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Horaku-Yaki
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| A steam-baked dish with all the sapidity of fresh fish. |
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Botan Nabe
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| Wild boar meat of Sasayama: Comprising both rich fat and light texture. |
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Grilled Conger
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| Conger eels from the Harimanada area, tasting superb when grilled slowly. |
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Sweets (Western desserts)
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| Kobe, a center for the cake industry in Japan, offers a large number of superb cake shops. |
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Ako-Misaki
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| The soothing waves of the Seto Inland Sea. |
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Keino Matsubara
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| This terrific view of white sand and green pine trees has been chosen one of the "100 Greatest Shore Scenes in Japan". |
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Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor
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Suma Beach
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| From ancient times, this beach has been considered important, both for its white sand and green pine trees as well as its historical significance as the site of the Battle of Genji and Heike. The Hanshin area's sole beach resort, it features a bathing areas as well as Suma Aqualife Park and Umizuri Park. |
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Tajima Beach/Yoroi-no-Sode
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| A line of beaches on the Sea of Japan, with their many undulations. |
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Maiko Beach/Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
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| From the nearby Maiko Beach, one can enjoy the sight of Pearl Bridge (Akashi Kaikyo Ohashi), the world's largest suspension bridge. The surrounding area includes Marinpia Kobe, Azur Maiko and Maiko Park with its beautiful pine trees. Opened in 1998, Pearl Bridge is particularly elegant when illuminated at night. The Bridge Exhibition Center and Maiko Marine Promenade are located next to the bridge. |
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Meriken Park/Harbor Land
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| With the nearby ocean, one can feel the port city Kobe here. The night time views are even better. From the esplanade connecting Meriken Park and Harborland to Nakatottei Central Terminal, there are many boats available that tour Kobe Port and the surrounding area. |
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Arima Spa
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| Along with Dogo and Shirahama, this is one of the 3 best known old hot springs in Japan. Houses with lattice doors still line parts of the old Osaka Road. Found here are many tourism spots, including the Teramachi area, featuring temples and shrines with long histories. There is also the spring's origin, as well as many stores selling handcrafted folk pieces, such as Arima dragons and Arima doll writing brushes. Visitors invariably enjoy the hot spring tour, which includes "Kin-no-yu" (Golden Hot Spring) and "Gin-no-yu" (Silver Hot Spring). |
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Tradesmen's Houses in Kawaramachi Tsumairi
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| Many merchants' houses were built close to Sasayama Castle during its construction. The townsite remains the same today. |
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Old Foreign Settlement
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| This became the international trade area after the port was opened. Though this happened more than 100 years ago, some of the sights remain exactly as they were then. |
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Kitano Ijinkan District
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| People from overseas lived in this area after the port of Kobe opened. The remaining "Ijinkan" (former residences of early foreign settlers) exhibit the characteristics of days past. |
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Tera-Machi
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| 11 temples are found in this approximately 3.9ha area, a remnant of the Edo Period (1603-1868). |
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Sake Brewing in the Nada District
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| This has been a sake brewing town since the Edo Period (1603-1868). At reference libraries and museums, traditional sake brewery scenes are re-created and tools used in the old days of sake brewing are exhibited. Visitors can enjoy walking along the brewery area streets and visiting sake storehouses. |
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Street in Izushi
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| A methodical grid-like townscape in Tanba that is called a small Kyoto. |
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Kinosaki Hot-Spring Resort
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| Historic inns stand side by side along the river. |
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Murotsu Museum of Sea Port
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| Old shipping agency houses retain their Edo Period (1603-1868) atmosphere. |
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Uzushio Observation Boat
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| Watch dynamic views of whirlpools from the boat, with the maximum diameter up to thirty meters. |
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Genbudo Park
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| A park featuring the Genbudo Caves, designated as a natural monument, formed by frozen lava that flowed out in a volcanic eruption 1,600,000 years ago. |
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Tajima Coast Pleasure Boat
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| Observe the grandeur of nature and the beautiful coastline on a pleasure boat cruising along the Tajima Coast National Park. |
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Nandancho Kuroiwa Daffodil Field
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| One of the three largest colonies of wild daffodils in Japan, where five million daffodils bloom in an area of seven hectares. |
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Nandancho Town Marine Fishing Park
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| A marine fishing park at the end of a pier with an overall length of 100 meters, where visitors can enjoy fishing on the fishing platform throughout the year with a fine view of Onarutokyo Bridge. |
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Seidancho Town Marine Fishing Park
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| A marine fishing park surrounding Bentencho Island, where visitors can enjoy fishing with a nice view of Onarutokyo Bridge. |
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Pleasure Boat 'Kasumimaru'
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| Observe bizarre rock formations along the Kasumi Coast on the pleasure boat navigated by three sister captains. |
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Kobe Oji Zoo
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| This zoo, popular for its pandas, is also a great cherry blossom viewing spot with approx. 480 cherry trees. |
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Sumaura Park/Sumaura Sanjo Amusement Park
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| From the cable car to the Sanjo Amusement Park, the passengers can look down to the beautiful scenery of white sand and green pines and a vast area of cherry blossoms in Sumaura Park. |
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Arima Hot Spring
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| Cherry blossoms in Arima come to full bloom about a week later than those of the flatlands. Cherry blossoms at Zenpukuji Temple, Onsenji Temple, Nenbutsuji Temple and along the Arimagawa River are recommended. |
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Shukugawa Park
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| Approx. 2,300 cherry trees on the two banks of Shukugawa River, stretching approx. 4 km from the coastline |
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Akashi Park
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| Approx. 1,200 cherry trees, from early to mid April |
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Ritsuunkyo Gorge
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| Concentration of old cherry trees over 300 years old |
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Hiokayama Park
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| 1,500 cherry trees blossom beautifully. |
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Himeji Castle
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| Approx. 1,000 cherry trees of someiyoshino and yamazakura bloom beautifully. |
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Tatsuno Park
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| It is said that 3,000 cherry trees can be viewed at one glance in Tatsuno Park. |
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The Great Itozakura of Kofukuji Temple
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| A cherry tree blooms magnificently, engulfing the belfry on the premises of Kofukuji Temple. |
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The Great Cherry Tree of Tarumi
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| Recognized as a national natural treasure. |
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Sasayama Castle Ruin
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| 900 cherry trees, from early to mid April |
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Kashu-Hachiman-Gu Shrine
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| Best time to visit is from late March to early April |
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Kuramachino Sakura-no-en
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| Approx. 1,000 someiyoshino cherry trees |
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Along the Ashiyagawa River
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| Cherry trees bloom along the river from Taishobashi Bridge to the Narihirabashi Bridge of Route 2. |
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Kobe Airport
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| Filming location for the movie Ultraman Mebius and Ultra Brothers (2006, Shochiku) |
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Kitano Ijinkan District
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| Filming location for the Korean drama Yurihwa (Stained Glass) (2004, Korea SBS) |
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Mosaic
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| Filming location for the Korean drama Yurihwa (Stained Glass) (2004, Korea SBS) |
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Himeji Castle
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| Filming location for TV drama Ooku ? Hana no Run (War of the Belles) (2005, Fuji Television). Several scenes were filmed in Nishinomaru Garden, from where the castle can be viewed most beautifully. |
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Shoshazan Enkyoji Temple
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| Filming location for the movie The Last Samurai (2003, Warner Bros.) The 27th location site of the Western Japan pilgrimage. Known as the Mt. Hiei Enryakuji Temple of the west. |
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Kinosaki Hot-Spring Resort
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Filming location for NHK morning drama series Futarikko (Twin Sisters) (1996). Kinosaki retains a traditional atmosphere exclusive to hot spring resorts.
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Fukiagehama Beach
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| Filming location for the 2000 NHK drama Nanohana no Oki (The Offing of Rape Blossoms) |
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Statue of Yumechiyo (Yumura Spa)
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| Filming location for the movie Yumechiyo Nikki (The Diary of Yumechiyo) (1985, Toei) |
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Ruins of Takeda Castle
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| Filming location for the movie Ten to Chi to (Heaven and Earth) (1990, Kadokawa) |
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Ruins of Miki Castle
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| Filming location for NHK Taiga drama Komyo ga Tsuji (2006) |
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Shin Nishinomiya Yacht Harbor
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| Filming location for NHK morning drama series Kaze no Haruka (Haruka in the Wind) (2005) |
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