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Hyogo Business & Cultural Center

Hyogo Prefecture and Washington State has been sister state since 1963.

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The Hyogo Business & Cultural Center (HBCC) is an organization dedicated to fostering exchanges with the Americas region.

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Hello! My name is Sabrina Chun and I am a student at the University of Washington- Seattle. I am so excited to be a part of HBCC as an intern! ⭐ I often go back and forth between Japan and the United States, which helped me develop a deep appreciation for both cultures and love exploring new areas whenever I can. ⛰️🌿🌱
Through this internship, I hope to share fun and meaningful recommendations in Hyogo —whether it’s hidden cafes, scenic spots, or historical sites. ☕🐾 🌇 I’m looking forward to helping others discover the unique charm of Hyogo! 🪩🚣‍♀️🌷💛

#hyogo #summerinternship

Hello! My name is Sabrina Chun and I am a student at the University of Washington- Seattle. I am so excited to be a part of HBCC as an intern! ⭐ I often go back and forth between Japan and the United States, which helped me develop a deep appreciation for both cultures and love exploring new areas whenever I can. ⛰️🌿🌱
Through this internship, I hope to share fun and meaningful recommendations in Hyogo —whether it’s hidden cafes, scenic spots, or historical sites. ☕🐾 🌇 I’m looking forward to helping others discover the unique charm of Hyogo! 🪩🚣‍♀️🌷💛

#hyogo #summerinternship

🌎🚀👯🏞️🎉 Introducing the Hyogo Field Pavilion Project 🪅 — an exciting initiative to transform the entire Hyogo Prefecture into one grand, open-air pavilion! 🌍 Inspired by the spirit of the Kansai Expo, this project invites everyone to see, learn, and experience the rich field activities and local charm that make Hyogo unique. ✨

⏩This is the last video of the series of five movies about Awaji Island. 🥳Please see below for detailed information of the location 📍 and facilities 🏘️you can visit to learn more!

Awakan - Family Resort & Fishing (Sumoto City)
📮1053-17Orodani, Smoto City, Hyogo 656-0023, Japan
☎️0120-22-9700
🌐https://www.awakan.com/en/
@awakanawajishima

Sanosho Schoolhouse (Awaji City)
📮Sano 900, Awaji City, Hyogo 656-2212, Japan
☎️0799-70-9113
⏱️Open: 9 am - 6 pm (Please check each vendor’s stores ours on their websites)
🌐https://sanosyo.com/　(Japanese only)
@sano_terrace

Perchez Fragrance Theme Park
📮Ozaki3025-1, Awaji City, Hyogo 656-1502 656-1501, Japan
☎️ 0799-85-1162
🌐https://www.parchez.co.jp/ (Japanese only)
@parchez_awaji_island

#Awaji
#awajikanko
#visitawaji
#hyogo
#japan
#japantravel
#islandinjapan
#fishing
#shirasu
#hotel
#hyogofieldpavilion
#兵庫フィールドパビリオン
#兵庫
#淡路
#洲本
#釣り
#しらす
#淡路線香
#パルシェ香りの館

🌎🚀👯🏞️🎉 Introducing the Hyogo Field Pavilion Project 🪅 — an exciting initiative to transform the entire Hyogo Prefecture into one grand, open-air pavilion! 🌍 Inspired by the spirit of the Kansai Expo, this project invites everyone to see, learn, and experience the rich field activities and local charm that make Hyogo unique. ✨

⏩This is the last video of the series of five movies about Awaji Island. 🥳Please see below for detailed information of the location 📍 and facilities 🏘️you can visit to learn more!

Awakan - Family Resort & Fishing (Sumoto City)
📮1053-17Orodani, Smoto City, Hyogo 656-0023, Japan
☎️0120-22-9700
🌐https://www.awakan.com/en/
@awakanawajishima

Sanosho Schoolhouse (Awaji City)
📮Sano 900, Awaji City, Hyogo 656-2212, Japan
☎️0799-70-9113
⏱️Open: 9 am - 6 pm (Please check each vendor’s stores ours on their websites)
🌐https://sanosyo.com/　(Japanese only)
@sano_terrace

Perchez Fragrance Theme Park
📮Ozaki3025-1, Awaji City, Hyogo 656-1502 656-1501, Japan
☎️ 0799-85-1162
🌐https://www.parchez.co.jp/ (Japanese only)
@parchez_awaji_island

#Awaji
#awajikanko
#visitawaji
#hyogo
#japan
#japantravel
#islandinjapan
#fishing
#shirasu
#hotel
#hyogofieldpavilion
#兵庫フィールドパビリオン
#兵庫
#淡路
#洲本
#釣り
#しらす
#淡路線香
#パルシェ香りの館

🗾Hyogo is located in the heart of Japan, 🎉offering easy access to Osaka, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. ✈️From rich and diverse local cuisine to soothing onsen (hot springs 🛁) and immersive cultural experiences, Hyogo has something for everyone. 👯
▶️Follow us (@hyogobcc.eng) to discover more about what Hyogo has to offer🥳

ℹ️Featured Locations in the Video:
💚Kinosaki Onsen (Hot Spring) – @visitkinosaki

💜Downtown Kobe – @visitkobe

🩷Ojiyama Makekirai Shrine – @makekirai1515

#japan
#kobe
#hyogo
#travel
#kinosaki
#tambasasayama
#兵庫
#兵庫県
#兵庫旅
＃国内旅行
#神戸
#城崎
#丹波篠山
#まけきらい稲荷
＃温泉
#worldtravel
#japantravel

🗾Hyogo is located in the heart of Japan, 🎉offering easy access to Osaka, Kyoto, and Hiroshima. ✈️From rich and diverse local cuisine to soothing onsen (hot springs 🛁) and immersive cultural experiences, Hyogo has something for everyone. 👯
▶️Follow us (@hyogobcc.eng) to discover more about what Hyogo has to offer🥳

ℹ️Featured Locations in the Video:
💚Kinosaki Onsen (Hot Spring) – @visitkinosaki

💜Downtown Kobe – @visitkobe

🩷Ojiyama Makekirai Shrine – @makekirai1515

#japan
#kobe
#hyogo
#travel
#kinosaki
#tambasasayama
#兵庫
#兵庫県
#兵庫旅
＃国内旅行
#神戸
#城崎
#丹波篠山
#まけきらい稲荷
＃温泉
#worldtravel
#japantravel

Check out our latest newsletter on retro cafes in Kobe!😎🔎

Take a close look at their summer menus☀️📕 on each cafe’s website as you’ll find plenty of refreshing desserts🍨✨ and cool drinks🍹🧜‍♀️perfect for Japan’s famously hot summers😱☄️🔥 The beautiful interiors⛲️ and nostalgic atmosphere🎩 of these featured cafes are sure to soothe you🌬️ and offer a cozy escape❄️ from the heat🌋🤺

🔗https://www.hyogobcc.org/post/step-into-the-past-retro-cafe-time-travel-in-kobe

#kobe #retrocafe #hyōgo

Check out our latest newsletter on retro cafes in Kobe!😎🔎

Take a close look at their summer menus☀️📕 on each cafe’s website as you’ll find plenty of refreshing desserts🍨✨ and cool drinks🍹🧜‍♀️perfect for Japan’s famously hot summers😱☄️🔥 The beautiful interiors⛲️ and nostalgic atmosphere🎩 of these featured cafes are sure to soothe you🌬️ and offer a cozy escape❄️ from the heat🌋🤺

🔗https://www.hyogobcc.org/post/step-into-the-past-retro-cafe-time-travel-in-kobe

#kobe #retrocafe #hyōgo

🌎🚀👯🏞️🎉 Introducing the Hyogo Field Pavilion Project 🪅 — an exciting initiative to transform the entire Hyogo Prefecture into one grand, open-air pavilion! 🌍 Inspired by the spirit of the Kansai Expo, this project invites everyone to see, learn, and experience the rich field activities and local charm that make Hyogo unique. ✨

⏩This is the fourth video of the series of five movies about <Craft>. 🥳Please see below for detailed information of the location 📍 and places 🏘️you can visit to learn more!

Kawa-no-mori Leather Workshop (Tasutno City)
📮61 Miyawaki, Tastunocho, Tastuno City, Hyogo, Japan
⏱ Open: 11am - 6 pm (Closed on Tuesdays)
☎️ 0791-78-9528
📩 info@kawanomori.com
🌐https://kawanomori.com/workshop_reservation/　
🌐https://japan-leather-journal.com/en/shop/kawanomori/
@kawa_no_mori

Tsunesabro Co., Ltd. (Miki City)
📮1263-199 Shukuhara, Miki City, Hyogo, Japan
☎️0794-82-5257
⏱️Open: 9 am - 6 pm (Closed on weekends and holidays)
🌐https://www.tsune36.co.jp/ (Japanese only)
@tsunesaburoukanna

Japanese Candle Maker - Matsumoto Shoten Co., Ltd. (Nishinomiya City)
📮11-3 imazuminamicho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan
☎️0798-36-6021
⏱️Open 9:30 am - 6 pm (Closed on weekends and holidays)
🌐https://warosoku.com/ (Japanese only)
🌐https://warosoku.com/yuragi_en/
＠warosokumatsumotoyasukazu
@warousokukobe

#hyogofieldpavilion
#hyogo
#Tasuno
#Nishinomiya
#Miki
#japanesecraft
#japan
#leatherfashion
#tatsunoleather
#japaneseleather
#japaneseleathercraft
#blacksmith
#japaneseblacksmith
#japanesecandle
#japanesetraditionalcrafts
#warousoku
#龍野レザー
#和ろうそく
#刃物
#三木刃物
#鉋
#体験
#兵庫県
#フィールドパビリオン

🌎🚀👯🏞️🎉 Introducing the Hyogo Field Pavilion Project 🪅 — an exciting initiative to transform the entire Hyogo Prefecture into one grand, open-air pavilion! 🌍 Inspired by the spirit of the Kansai Expo, this project invites everyone to see, learn, and experience the rich field activities and local charm that make Hyogo unique. ✨

⏩This is the fourth video of the series of five movies about <Craft>. 🥳Please see below for detailed information of the location 📍 and places 🏘️you can visit to learn more!

Kawa-no-mori Leather Workshop (Tasutno City)
📮61 Miyawaki, Tastunocho, Tastuno City, Hyogo, Japan
⏱ Open: 11am - 6 pm (Closed on Tuesdays)
☎️ 0791-78-9528
📩 info@kawanomori.com
🌐https://kawanomori.com/workshop_reservation/　
🌐https://japan-leather-journal.com/en/shop/kawanomori/
@kawa_no_mori

Tsunesabro Co., Ltd. (Miki City)
📮1263-199 Shukuhara, Miki City, Hyogo, Japan
☎️0794-82-5257
⏱️Open: 9 am - 6 pm (Closed on weekends and holidays)
🌐https://www.tsune36.co.jp/ (Japanese only)
@tsunesaburoukanna

Japanese Candle Maker - Matsumoto Shoten Co., Ltd. (Nishinomiya City)
📮11-3 imazuminamicho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan
☎️0798-36-6021
⏱️Open 9:30 am - 6 pm (Closed on weekends and holidays)
🌐https://warosoku.com/ (Japanese only)
🌐https://warosoku.com/yuragi_en/
＠warosokumatsumotoyasukazu
@warousokukobe

#hyogofieldpavilion
#hyogo
#Tasuno
#Nishinomiya
#Miki
#japanesecraft
#japan
#leatherfashion
#tatsunoleather
#japaneseleather
#japaneseleathercraft
#blacksmith
#japaneseblacksmith
#japanesecandle
#japanesetraditionalcrafts
#warousoku
#龍野レザー
#和ろうそく
#刃物
#三木刃物
#鉋
#体験
#兵庫県
#フィールドパビリオン

Kobe is known for a wide variety of desserts🍰🍦🍡🍬 from around the world, spanning many genres. But one of the most nostalgic⏳ and historically rich treats would be the baseball castella⚾

With the rise of baseball’s popularity in Japan📈🙌, many senbei🍘 (rice crackers) shops in Kobe began making what’s now known as the Baseball Castella💡 which is a bite-sized cakes🤏🧇 made from simple ingredients like flour, eggs🥚, and honey🍯(or sugar), shaped with charming baseball motifs😋💘✨

Each shop uses its own unique baking mold😮🥧, many of which have been passed down for over a century🫨🎞️! In fact, during the war, some molds were even buried underground to prevent them from being confiscated by the government, as all iron was being requisitioned for military use.

I've featured 3 long-established senbei shops (Hisaido, Ootani, Jujido) that still bake Baseball Castella—among the few remaining that continue this nostalgic tradition🈺. Sadly, Baseball Castella is becoming a dying culture😭💦, so I hope this post helps shine a light on this delicious and meaningful treat!😽💪🌈

Kobe is known for a wide variety of desserts🍰🍦🍡🍬 from around the world, spanning many genres. But one of the most nostalgic⏳ and historically rich treats would be the baseball castella⚾

With the rise of baseball’s popularity in Japan📈🙌, many senbei🍘 (rice crackers) shops in Kobe began making what’s now known as the Baseball Castella💡 which is a bite-sized cakes🤏🧇 made from simple ingredients like flour, eggs🥚, and honey🍯(or sugar), shaped with charming baseball motifs😋💘✨

Each shop uses its own unique baking mold😮🥧, many of which have been passed down for over a century🫨🎞️! In fact, during the war, some molds were even buried underground to prevent them from being confiscated by the government, as all iron was being requisitioned for military use.

I've featured 3 long-established senbei shops (Hisaido, Ootani, Jujido) that still bake Baseball Castella—among the few remaining that continue this nostalgic tradition🈺. Sadly, Baseball Castella is becoming a dying culture😭💦, so I hope this post helps shine a light on this delicious and meaningful treat!😽💪🌈

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