Head from Kansai Airport! A driving course to enjoy famous hot springs and delicious food (Hyogo and Shikoku)

Head from Kansai Airport! A driving course to enjoy famous hot springs and delicious food (Hyogo and Shikoku)

Travel to Hyogo and Shikoku by rental car from Kansai International Airport! Enjoy the historic hot springs and local cuisine, take in the spectacular views on an exhilarating drive across the Great Seto Bridge, and have a special trip with your family or partner, creating lasting memories♪

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Kansai International Airport is an international hub airport with an extensive network of international and domestic flights. It is used by many people as an offshore airport with multiple 4,000m-class runways that can operate 24 hours a day, and as an airport that coexists with the local community and the environment.

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5 nights and 6 days

Transportation
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Day 1

1
Kansai International Airport

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2 hours

2
Nishiyama Sake Brewery

Fermented food lunch at Nishiyama Brewery "Koden"

Head from Kansai Airport! A driving course to enjoy famous hot springs and delicious food (Hyogo and Shikoku)

Nishiyama Sake Brewery, a long-established sake brewery founded in 1849, has close ties with cultural figures including Japan's leading haiku poet, Takahama Kyoshi, who also named its signature brand, Kotsuzumi.
In addition, the bottle designs and brewery names have been unified and designed by artist Kosuke Watanuki.
In August 2024, "Koden" opened, a new facility with the theme of "conveying and passing on the culture of sake, fermentation, and art", combining a cafe, snack shop, gallery, and more!
Enjoy a fermented food lunch where you can experience the meals prepared at Nishiyama Sake Brewery, which has been protecting the health of the brewers, in a facility that makes use of a wooden sake brewery built in 1896.
We also accept reservations for tours of the brewery, where you can stroll around the grounds and view works by artists associated with the brewery.

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50 min

3
Tamba Traditional Crafts Park Tachikui Pottery Village

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40 min

4
Arima Hot Springs

Day 2

5
Pelletteria

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15 min

6
Tempura seasonal cuisine Hakuun Makoto

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1 hr

7
Kirakira-Zaka

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1 minute

8
Iwatsuhime Shrine

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4 mins

9
Ako Hot Springs town

Day 3

10
Yoshima Parking Area

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half an hour

11
Temple No. 75: Gogakusan Tanjoin Temple, Zentsuji

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20 min

12
Nakano Udon School Kotohira Branch

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1 minute

13
Konpira Hot Springs

Day 4

14
Former Besshi Copper Mine Tonaru

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1 hr 30 min

15
Sunrise Itoyama

Bicycle rental

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Approximately 35 minutes

16
Road Station Yoshiumi Ikiikikan

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Approximately 2 hours

Day 5

18
Sunrise Itoyama

Returning the bike

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5 mins

19
Restaurant Wind

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1 hr 15 min

20
Matsuyama Castle

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half an hour

21
Ehime Children's Castle "Children's Town Zone" Aiai Children's Center

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35 min

22
Dogo Onsen Main Building

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2 minutes

23
Kadoya Dogo Tsubakizaka store

Day 6

24
Matsuyama Airport

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50 min

25
Osaka Itami Airport

Kansai International Airport is an international hub airport with an extensive network of international and domestic flights. It is used by many people as an offshore airport with multiple 4,000m-class runways that can operate 24 hours a day, and as an airport that coexists with the local community and the environment.

more
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