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PAID CONTENT FOR EXPO2025 KANSAI TOURI SM COUNCI L


HAN K Y U R AI LWAY SEE THE BEST OF KYOTO AND OSAKA The Kyo-train Garaku operates between Kyoto-kawaramachi Station and Osaka- umeda Station. Travellers stepping aboard this weekend service will quickly notice its exceptional nature, featuring ornately designed carriages, each individually themed to reflect the different seasons. Look out for cherry blossom fabrics in the spring carriage, iris motifs in the summer carriage, muted hues in the autumn one and shoji paper screens with dry gardens in the carriage representing winter. Hankyu Railway, the operator of the Kyo-


train Garaku, provides access to key locations in Kyoto, such as Arashiyama and the Yasaka Shrine. There are also opportunities to explore beyond the carriages. Ride trains from central Osaka to Hankyu Minoh Station, where you can embark on an accessible 40-minute hike to the stunning Minoh Falls. Here, a cascade of more than 30 metres is fringed by maple trees that blaze red in autumn. Maple trees also find their way into momiji tempura — a local speciality, where their leaves are battered, giving a sweet taste and found in restaurants near Hanku Minoh Station.


H A N S H I N E L E C T R I C R A I LWAY TOUR SAKE BREWERIES IN HYOGO The Hanshin Electric Railway comprises several lines connecting Osaka and Hyogo. The company is also the proud owner of the Hanshin Tigers, one of the nation’s favourite baseball clubs. Hanshin Electric Railway provides a valuable means of making a home run out of Osaka into more rustic areas of Hyogo Prefecture — notably NadaGogo, a collective name for the five villages of Nada, which together constitute one of Japan’s most significant sake-brewing areas. The rice wine was first made in NadaGogo


in the 14th century, benefiting from the local mineral-rich spring water. Today, 25 breweries line the hillsides above Kobe, and Hyogo Prefecture, including NadaGogo — the nation’s number one producer of sake. Some breweries are open for tours, inviting visitors to explore the fermenting tanks and sample their specialities. Hakutsuru is the world’s largest sake producer, however there are many other sake breweries in NadaGogo, each with their own unique character and dedication. Look out for the themed NadaGogo train that services the area on the Hanshin Electric Railway.


Clockwise from right: Aerial view of Ise-Shima National Park; Koyasan’s Danjo Garan temple complex, a place of learning and teaching for Shingon Buddhism; Fushimi Inari Shrine, the head of Japan’s Inari shrines; NadaGogo, the largest sake producing area in Japan; the Arashiyama Bamboo Grove in Kyoto


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