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A Magical Winter In Kinosaki

Coexistence And Co-Prosperity: Toyooka’s Preservation Efforts From 1925 To 2021

Making Waves With Local Fashion: Toyooka’s SDGs Handbag Project

Sustainability efforts through locally-crafted handbags ……

How One City Brought Back Storks from Extinction by Restoring a Sustainable Environment

The Oriental White Stork (Ciconia boyciana), a stork species native to East Asia and Southeast Russia with only 3,000 birds remaining in the world, has been considered an auspiciou……

Making Fine Dining Sustainable

Kinosaki Chefs pioneering Japan’s Food Sustainability Movement -Written by Tourism Garden Alison Roberts-Brown

Top 5 Things to do in Kinosaki Onsen

If you’re looking on where to start when visiting Kinosaki Onsen, we recommend these 5 quintessential experiences and activities!

Sustainability of Kinosaki Onsen in Toyooka City

SDGs stands for "Sustainable Development Goals." They are goals that were set by the United Nations at the 2015 UN Sustainable Development Summit, upholding seventeen goals that ar……

The Maruyama River: an Idyllic Location for Olympic Training

See the river where the German and Swiss national rowing teams trained for the Tokyo 2020 Oympics!

“All the world’s a stage” Reviving and Restoring the Performing Arts

Discover performing arts in this hot spring town...

Celebrate every night with Kinosaki Onsen’s daily summer festivals

Enjoy some of Kinosaki Onsen’s finest hours, with a plan curated by one of our local experts...

Spend an unforgettable night in Kinosaki Onsen

Enjoy some of Kinosaki Onsen’s finest hours, with a plan curated by one of our local experts...

One of Japan’s best beaches, a stone’s throw from Kinosaki

A gem along the northern coast of Hyogo Prefecture. This beautiful beach is among the best and ranked in the top 100 beaches in Japan!

Take a portal back to Edo Japan – a day in Izushi castle town

By spending a day exploring ancient Izushi castle town, you’ll be transported back to 1604!

Experience 1,300 Years of Kinosaki’s History

Kinosaki Onsen has been loved by locals and travelers for over 1,300 years and counting. But what sets it apart from other onsen towns is its many public onsen, which were each spa……

Spoil Yourself Course Kannabe

How about a little bit of extravagance on your trip to reward yourself? Reward yourself with beautiful surroundings in Kannabe Highlands. Course Itinerary ……

Come for a visit, but don’t do a thing?

At Kinosaki Onsen, the idea of “staying in your ryokan” may not be a standard way of spending your vacation here. As for us, the owners of the ryokan, it is custom for us to tell y……

Roots of Kannabe Sample Itinerary

One of the best remaining volcano crater’s is in Kannabe Highlands, and this is Kannabe Mountain. Even though it is a volcano (extinct) it is an easy hike, you can hike to t……

Japanese ryokan meals are nothing to snub.

Japanese inns basically have two meals, dinner and breakfast. This is the traditional style of a Japanese inn, and a chef specializing in a ryokan cooks a cuisine devoted to "local……