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Kansai region - Hyogo
Sunny and moderate Seto Inland Sea coastline - San-in Kaigan Coast National
Park with a complex and varied coastline
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Hyogo prefecture is situated in the western part of Kinki region(Midwest
Japan) facing Seto Inland Sea to the south and the Sea of Japan
to the north. There are scenic places like Seto Inland Sea National
Park, San-in Kaigan Coast National Park, Rokko Mountains and Awaji-shima
Island. It also has numerous cultural heritage represented by Himeji
Castle which is a World Cultural Heritage.
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Seto-naikai coastline enjoys sunny, moderate weather and it has big cities
such as Kobe with one of the leading trading ports in Japan, the Kobe
Port, and castle city Himeji, as well as Mt. Rokko-san area known as a
health resort. Kobe that is the core of the prefecture's administration
and economy is an exotic port city. On Port Island, an artificial land
floating in the Kobe Port, is the International Convention Center. The
meridian line at 135 degrees east longitude runs through Akashi and Japanese
Standard Time is measured according to this line.
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Coastline on the Japan Sea side that belongs to San-in
Kaigan Coast National Park reveals complex and varied scenery. At
Tajimamihoura and Kasumi beaches you can see formative arts of intricate
coastline, washed reef, and cave mouth created by rough wave of
the Japan Sea.
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Getting to Hyogo
About 3 hours 10 minutes from Tokyo Station to Shin Kobe Station by Tokaido
Sanyo Shinkansen Line. About 15 minutes from Shin Osaka Station.
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