Bunkazai TabiA travel guide to Japan’s cultural heritage

Cultural heritage in Hyogo

National Treasure buildings and historic districts in Hyogo.

Himeji Castle: The main keep and smaller keeps

Momoyama · Castles · National Treasures

Himeji Castle

Himeji, Hyogo

Himeji Castle keeps its early-Edo-period form: a white-plastered main keep linked by corridor turrets to three smaller keeps. In 1993 it became one of Japan's first World Heritage Sites, together with Horyu-ji.

Kakurin-ji

Heian · Temples · National Treasures

Kakurin-ji

Kakogawa, Hyogo

Kakurin-ji is a temple in Kakogawa, Hyogo. Its Main Hall and Taishi-do Hall are designated National Treasures (Late Heian period–Mid-Muromachi period, 1112–1397).

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Choko-ji

Muromachi · Temples · National Treasures

Choko-ji

Kato, Hyogo

Choko-ji is a temple in Kato, Hyogo. Its Main Hall is a designated National Treasure (Mid-Muromachi period).

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Ichijo-ji

Heian · Temples · National Treasures

Ichijo-ji

Kasai, Hyogo

Ichijo-ji is a temple in Kasai, Hyogo. Its Three-Storied Pagoda is a designated National Treasure (Late Heian period, 1171).

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Jodo-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Jodo-ji

Ono, Hyogo

Jodo-ji is a temple in Ono, Hyogo. Its Jodo-do Hall (Amida-do) is a designated National Treasure (Early Kamakura period, 1192).

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Taisan-ji

Kamakura · Temples · National Treasures

Taisan-ji

Kobe, Hyogo

Taisan-ji is a temple in Kobe, Hyogo. Its Main Hall (Hondo) is a designated National Treasure (Late Kamakura period, 1285).

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Tatsuno Old Town

Historic districts

Tatsuno Old Town

Tatsuno, Hyogo

Tatsuno Old Town is a merchant town and brewing town in Tatsuno, Hyogo, selected in 2019 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Fukusumi, Tamba-Sasayama

Historic districts

Fukusumi, Tamba-Sasayama

Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo

Fukusumi, Tamba-Sasayama is a post town and farming village in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, selected in 2012 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Sasayama Castle Town, Tamba-Sasayama

Historic districts

Sasayama Castle Town, Tamba-Sasayama

Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo

Sasayama Castle Town, Tamba-Sasayama is a castle town in Tamba-Sasayama, Hyogo, selected in 2004 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Kitano-cho Yamamoto-dori, Kobe

Historic districts

Kitano-cho Yamamoto-dori, Kobe

Kobe, Hyogo

Kitano-cho Yamamoto-dori, Kobe is a port town in Kobe, Hyogo, selected in 1980 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Izushi, Toyooka

Historic districts

Izushi, Toyooka

Toyooka, Hyogo

Izushi, Toyooka is a castle town in Toyooka, Hyogo, selected in 2007 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Osugi, Oya-cho, Yabu

Historic districts

Osugi, Oya-cho, Yabu

Yabu, Hyogo

Osugi, Oya-cho, Yabu is a mountain village and sericulture town and village in Yabu, Hyogo, selected in 2017 as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

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Muromachi · Farmhouses · National Treasures

Former Furui Family Residence

Himeji, Hyogo

Former Furui Family Residence is a farmhouse in Himeji, Hyogo. Its Former Furui Family Residence is a designated National Treasure (Late Muromachi period).

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