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Before you go
Your trip to Toyooka.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
Toyooka – Hyogo about 142 km from Kobe
How to get there
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Aeroporto de Tajima (TJH) 7 km
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Estação de Toyooka 1 km
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Estação de Kinosaki Onsen 10 km
Approximate distances. Check flights and bus, train or boat schedules before you travel.
Toyooka Station is served by the Kounotori limited express from Osaka and the Kinosaki limited express from Kyoto; Kinosaki Onsen is about a 10-minute train ride farther. Tajima Airport, roughly 7 km away, has flights to Itami and Haneda. Buses to Izushi depart from Toyooka Station.
How many days
Two days: one for Kinosaki Onsen with the baths and the ropeway; another for Genbudo and Izushi. With only one night, stay in Kinosaki.
When to go
Winter, from November to March, for crab and snowy scenery; spring and autumn for walking without heat. In July and August the weather is hot and humid, and Takeno coast beaches receive swimmers. Typhoons are most common from August to October.
The seasons shown are the most usual ones; nature doesn't always follow the calendar.
Do you need a car?
No. JR trains link Toyooka with Kinosaki Onsen and Genbudo, and buses go to Izushi and the stork park. A car helps for the coastline and to combine everything in one day.
Suggested itinerary
An order that works
Built with the places on this page. No rush: it's paced so you have time to see them.
One day in Toyooka
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Morning
Genbudo
Start with the Genbudo basalt columns, a few minutes from Toyooka along the Maruyama River bank.
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Afternoon
Kinosaki Onsen
Continue to Kinosaki Onsen, leave your bags at the ryokan and take the ropeway up Mount Daishi, stopping at Onsen-ji temple.
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Late afternoon
Bathhouses
Put on your yukata and begin the circuit of public baths along the canal.
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Evening
Streets of Kinosaki
After dinner, continue between baths and along the illuminated streets, with the sound of wooden clogs.
2 days in Toyooka
Day 1
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Morning
Kinosaki Onsen
Arrive at Kinosaki Onsen and walk the willow-lined canal to the ropeway.
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Afternoon
Mount Daishi and Onsen-ji
Go up Mount Daishi and visit Onsen-ji temple on the descent.
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Late afternoon
Baths
Take your first baths before dinner.
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Evening
Dinner at the ryokan
Have dinner at the ryokan and return to the baths at night, wearing your yukata.
Day 2
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Morning
Genbudo
Take the train to Genbudo and see the basalt columns and the museum.
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Afternoon
Izushi
From Toyooka Station, take the bus to Izushi, have sara soba for lunch and stroll the castle town.
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Late afternoon
Shinkoro Tower
Finish at the Shinkoro clock tower and the Izushi castle ruins, with the path of red torii gates.
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Evening
Toyooka
Return to Toyooka for your departing train or flight.
Check before you go. Opening hours and days change, and places may close for renovations, holidays or events. This itinerary is a suggestion from Cidade Turismo, not a commitment: plan yours by checking directly with each place you intend to visit.
Before you go
Frequently asked questions
Is Kinosaki Onsen in Toyooka?
Yes. The hot-spring village belongs to the city of Toyooka and is about a 10-minute train ride from the main station.
What to do in Toyooka besides Kinosaki?
See the Genbudo basalt columns, walk through Izushi, the castle town in the southern part of the municipality, and visit the Oriental stork park.
What is the Oriental stork of Toyooka?
A large white-and-black bird that became extinct in the wild in Japan in the 1970s and was reintroduced to rice fields starting from Toyooka, where a prefectural park cares for breeding and displays the birds.
Where to stay: Toyooka or Kinosaki Onsen?
Kinosaki Onsen, to enjoy the baths at night. Toyooka is a practical base for those arriving by plane or visiting Izushi.
Beyond the guide
