A course to trace the undiscovered landscapes of Japan: Hyogo and Shikoku

Akashi Uono-tana Shopping Street Akashiyaki + Stroll around the shopping street

Akashi's food kitchen, known locally as "Uontana," is a 350m-long arcade lined with around 100 shops, mainly fishmongers and restaurants. The area is bustling with local shoppers and tourists looking for fresh Akashi sea bream and Akashi octopus caught at the lunchtime auction, as well as other seasonal fresh fish. Be sure to try the famous local delicacy, "Akashiyaki." Image provided by Akashi Tourism Association

Sumoto Onsenkyo (lodging )

Awaji Island's largest hot spring resort. Long-established luxury inns with open-air baths with ocean views line the coastline. The water is clear and colorless, containing radon, which leaves the skin moist and smooth and keeps it warm after bathing. The fresh seafood, such as wild sea bream (Awaji Island Ebisu sea bream), conger eel, and three-year-old tiger pufferfish, as well as Awaji beef, onions, and other local produce, are all excellent delicacies that are unique to this area, which was nicknamed "Mikkoku-nokuni" (Land of Food) for its many delicacies presented to the Imperial Court since ancient times.

DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle)

DMV (Dual Mode Vehicle) is a new vehicle that combines a car and a train. It can run freely on both roads and rails. It is the first in the world to start commercial operation in 2021!

Kami City (accommodation)

Oboke Iya Onsen Village (lodging)

Oboke Iya Onsenkyo is located in the center of Shikoku. There are several hot springs with different spring quality in Oboke, where Iya, one of the three most remote areas in Japan, and the Shikoku Saburo Yoshino River flows. This mountain hot spring area heals visitors with its beautiful nature and the kindness of its unpretentious people. In the hot spring area, there are hot springs where you can travel to the open-air bath by cable car, so you can enjoy not only the hot springs but also the scenery of the valley and the sound of the stream.