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Hyōgo

1 quiet, car-free day trip in Hyōgo — no rental car needed.

The Tamba-Sasayama Historical Art Museum, a Meiji-era building with black-and-white namako-style walls, tiled roofs, and Western-style upper windows fronted by trees along the street. — © 663highland / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.5

Tamba Sasayama: A Quiet Castle Town Day Trip from Osaka

There is a basin in the hills of Hyogo where the biggest crowd of the day may be schoolchildren crossing a castle moat.

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