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[Hyogo Driving Course] A relaxing journey where you can enjoy seasonal flowers as far as the eye can see!

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[Hyogo Driving Course] A relaxing journey where you can enjoy seasonal flowers as far as the eye can see!

This is a driving course where you can enjoy Awaji's famous flower spots and seafood gourmet. You will enter Awaji Island by crossing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge from the Kobe side, and drive along the coast filled with a tropical atmosphere. In the afternoon, you will leave the coast and head to the highland road, where you can enjoy a soothing drive while looking at the tranquil farmland scenery and roadside flowers.

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Distance: Approximately 53km one way, Travel time: Approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes one way

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Spring in Awaji: Flowers and seafood all around - Enjoy the view from the hills overlooking the sea -

[Hyogo Driving Course] A relaxing journey where you can enjoy seasonal flowers as far as the eye can see!

This is a driving course where you can enjoy Awaji's famous flower spots and seafood gourmet. You will enter Awaji Island by crossing the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge from the Kobe side, and drive along the coast filled with a tropical atmosphere. In the afternoon, you will leave the coast and head to the highland road, where you can enjoy a soothing drive while looking at the tranquil farmland scenery and roadside flowers.

Driving course starting from Shin-Kobe Station

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JR Shin-Kobe Station
JR Shin-Kobe Station

Sanyo Shinkansen Shin-Kobe Station is the gateway to Kobe via the Shinkansen.
Around the station, there are offices for Toyota, Orix, Times Car Rental, and other companies. From compact cars to wagons, you can find a rental car to suit your travel style.

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Route to the next spot: Hanshin Expressway Route 3 Kobe Line, Second Shinmei Road, Hanshin Expressway Route 5 Wangan Line, Kobe Awaji Naruto Road, National Route 28 Distance: Approximately 34km
Duration: Approximately 40 minutes

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Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park
Akashi Kaikyo National Government Park

This park is known for its spring flower beds with beautiful floral patterns. Walking along the walking paths, you can enjoy a variety of gardens, including the open poplar hill with an ocean view, the flower valley with its rocks and waterways, and the flower sea with floating swan boats.

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Route to next spot: Walking distance: approx. 600m
Duration: Approximately 5 minutes

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Awaji Dream Stage
Awaji Dream Stage

Located on a sloping site with lush greenery, the park is home to Tadao Ando's architecture themed on coexistence with nature, including an international conference center, a hotel, and the greenhouse "Kiseki no Hoshi Botanical Garden." In early summer, you can enjoy the geometrically designed Hyakudan-en garden, the promenade garden overlooking the sea, and the rose garden with 600 varieties of flowers.

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Route to next spot: National Route 28 Distance: Approximately 1.5km
Duration: Approximately 4 minutes

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Ferry
Ferry

This fisherman's shop is located in front of Oiso Port. You can enjoy seasonal fish such as rockfish, rockfish, wrasse, and cardinalfish caught fresh that morning using gill net fishing, which involves setting fixed nets in the fish's path.

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Route to next spot: National Route 28 Distance: Approximately 1.6km
Duration: Approximately 4 minutes

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Higashiura Terminal Park Roadside Station
Higashiura Terminal Park Roadside Station

There are three stores: "Floral Island," which sells flowers and vegetables directly from local farmers; "Yamataka," which is popular for its spectacular whole grilled local octopus; and "Yume no Hama," which sells local products such as local incense and toy blowbacks.

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Route to next spot: National Route 28 Distance: Approximately 1.9km
Duration: Approximately 6 minutes

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Higashiura Hana no Yu
Higashiura Hana no Yu

Higashiura Hana no Yu is popular as a beauty bath. The spring water, which gushes out at 214 liters per minute, contains a lot of sodium ions, calcium ions, and bicarbonate ions, making it a therapeutic hot spring suitable for hot spring therapy.

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Route to the next spot: National Route 28, Prefectural Route 460, Route 157 Distance: Approximately 5.5km
Duration: Approximately 13 minutes

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Awaji Hanasajiki Park
Awaji Hanasajiki Park

This 15-hectare flower garden is open to the public free of charge and is visited by 430,000 people annually. A wide variety of flowers bloom from spring to autumn, including the hilltop covered in yellow rape blossoms in March and the pale purple and pink of purple canola and linaria that create a beautiful contrast in April.

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Route to next spot: Prefectural Route 157 Distance: Approximately 6km
Duration: Approximately 9 minutes

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Awajishima Prefectural Park
Awajishima Prefectural Park

This 134.8 hectare regional park can be accessed directly from Awaji SA. The park is divided into four sections, including an interaction zone with large playground equipment, a forest zone with seasonal flowers, a spacious grassland and flower zone, and the Awaji Highway Oasis, which is popular with drivers.

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Route to the next spot: Prefectural Route 157 Distance: Approximately 1.5km
Duration: Approximately 4 minutes

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Awaji Highway Oasis
Awaji Highway Oasis

This rest facility in Awajishima Park is visited by approximately 1.7 million people annually. With an open glass atrium overlooking the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and Awaji SA's famous Ferris wheel, the interior is furnished with cafe tables and plants, making you feel like you're in a European street corner.

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"Tabirai" is managed by Pam, a group specializing in Japanese tours and travel.Tabirai is a Japan tour and travel booking site established in 2003. As of now, at least 13 million users visit the site annually and at least 400,000 bookings are made every year.

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