Discover 6 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park (Japan). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Mount Hyōno, Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens, and Mount Mimuro. Also, be sure to include Ojiro in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Hyōnosen-Ushiroyama-Nagisan Quasi-National Park (Tottori).
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Mount Hyōno
Also known as: 氷ノ山
Mountain in Japan. Mount Hyōno is a mountain on the border of Yabu, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Wakasa, Tottori Prefecture, in Japan. It is the highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture. This mountain is one of the 200 famous mountains in Japan. Other names of this mountain are Suga-no-sen, Hyō-zan, Hyō-no-yama, Kōri-no-yama.[1]
Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens
Also known as: 但馬高原植物園
Botanical garden in Kami, Hyōgo, Japan. The Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens are botanical gardens located at 709 Wachi, Muraoka-cho, Mikata-gun, Kami, Hyōgo, Japan. They are open daily in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.
The gardens were established in 1997, and now contain more than 1,000 native plant species, a Katsura tree (Cercidiphyllum japonicum) that the garden describes as more than 1,000 years old, and water features including a stream, ponds, and swamp.[2]
Mount Mimuro
Also known as: 三室山
Mountain in Japan. Mount Mimuro is a mountain on the border of Shisō, Hyōgo Prefecture, and Wakasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. The height is 1,358.0 m, and this mountains is the second highest mountain in Hyōgo Prefecture after Mount Hyōno.[3]
Ojiro
Also known as: 小代区
Ojiro is an area located in Kami Town, Mikata District, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2012, the area has an estimated population of 2,200. The total area is 66.16 km2.
Ojiro is mostly a mountainous area and prides itself as the homeland of Wagyu cattle. Ojiro is designated as one of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan, and is the birthplace of Tajiri-go, a Tajima Cattle who is the ancestor of more than 99.9% of Japanese Black wagyu.
Ojiro lies entirely within the San'in Kaigan Global Geopark.
The area of Ojiro was a town of Mikata. On April 1, 2005, town of Mikata, along with the town of Kasumi, and the town of Muraoka, was merged to create the town of Kami. At that time the portion of Kami that was Mikata renamed as Ojiro-ku (小代区), or Ojiro Ward, because some residents requested to use the traditional place name "Ojiro".[4]
Mikata
Also known as: 美方町
Town. Mikata was a town located in Mikata District, Hyōgo, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,523 and a density of 38.13 persons per km2. The total area was 66.16 km2.
See Ojiro if you want to know the present situation of this area.
This town was created on April 1, 1955, by the amalgamation of the village of Ojiro and the village of Isou. But on April 1, 1961, the portion of Mikata that was Isou merged into the town of Muraoka, because those who in Ojiro and Isou were not friendly.
On April 1, 2005, Mikata, along with the town of Kasumi, and the town of Muraoka, was merged to create the town of Kami, and no longer exists as an independent municipality. The portion of Kami that was Mikata is now known as Ojiro-ku (小代区), or Ojiro Ward.[5]
Wakasa
Also known as: 若桜町
Town in Japan. Wakasa is a town located in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. As of 2016, the town has an estimated population of 3,209 and a density of 16 persons per km2. The total area is 199.31 square kilometres.
Wakasa, located deep in the Chūgoku Mountains, is 95% mountainous. The population of Wakasa is primarily located in mountain villages in a line from the southeast to northwest of the town. Most of the population is located along the Hattō River or its small tributaries.
The town hosts an annual 'Yukigassen', an organised snowball fighting tournament in which up to fifty teams participate. The winners win a trip to participate in the Hokkaido grand tournament.[6]