[Hyogo Driving Course] Fantastic views created by nature!

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.

From inside the glass-walled building, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the beautiful Asago mountain range, the upper reaches of the Maruyama River, and the villages of the Iwatsu district, and you can take a break in a relaxed atmosphere. Deer meat curry and rice bowls, Iwatsu leek gyoza dumplings, and rice crackers are recommended as souvenirs.

It is nicknamed the "Castle in the Sky" because of the mystical sight of it being enveloped in a sea of clouds in the early mornings of late autumn.
At the top of the mountain, a magnificent stone castle built about 400 years ago remains almost exactly as it was at the time. From the central castle tower, you can get a 360-degree view of the surrounding area.

Located on the middle of Mount Asago at an altitude of 756m, Tateunkyo Gorge is a great place to take photos, overlooking the ruins of Takeda Castle on the opposite bank of the Maruyama River. The "Castle in the Sky" can be seen clearly not only from the three observation decks, but also from the hiking trails.

The large public baths for men and women each have an indoor bath, sauna, and open-air bath, and the open-air baths with different themes are changed weekly. In the rest room, which overlooks the rural landscape and mountain ranges, you can relax while watching the rich natural scenery, such as the song of the Japanese bush warbler in spring and the red dragonfly in autumn.

Yabu Shrine, known as a famous spot for viewing autumn leaves, is an ancient shrine that was founded about 2,000 years ago in the 30th year of the reign of Emperor Sujin. The "Ohashiri Festival" in mid-April has a history of about 1,800 years and is designated as an intangible folk cultural property of the city.