Hōrai Valley

Nishinomiya-Najio Station (西宮名塩駅, Nishinomiya-Najio-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Namaze Station (生瀬駅, Namaze-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West).

Okuike (奥池)（おくいけ） is a small lake, with adjoining reservoir lake "Okuyama Chosuichi" and surrounding high-class residential area located in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. It is close to the major cities of Kobe and Osaka and is part of the Kansai region of Japan. Okuike is located on a height of about 500–600 meters above sea level on the Southern aspect, and towards the Eastern part of Mount Rokkō (六甲山, Rokkō-san). The "village" of Okuike has around 730 properties and is often referred to as the "Beverly Hills of Japan", Okuike has an excellent natural landscape in residential areas due to regulations such as Japan's only "Mansion Ordinance" and the Natural Parks Act and the fact that building can only be constructed on existing plots of land and no subdivision can occur. The altitude of Okuike means there are far reaching views, sometimes of 100 km or more, across Osaka Bay towards Nara prefecture, Kii Mountains (Mount Hakkyō 1,914 meters), Wakayama prefecture, Awajishima, Shikoku, Kansai International Airport, Osaka & Kobe, Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (明石海峡大橋, Akashi Kaikyō Ōhashi) and the Seto Inland Sea National Park. Such are the incredible views, it is possible to see at least 6 prefectures from certrain parts of Okuike; Hyogo, Osaka, Tokushima, Kyoto, Nara Prefecture, Wakayama Prefecture. Access is by the toll road (Royu Parkway / Royu Driveway).

Koshien University (甲子園大学, Köshien daigaku) is a private university in Takarazuka, Hyōgo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1941, and it was chartered as a university in 1967.

Fukatani Dam (Japanese: 深谷ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 4.9 km2. The dam impounds about 8 ha of land when full and can store 1095 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1969 and completed in 1971.

Kitayama No.4 Dam (Japanese: 北山第４ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 5 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1185 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1965 and completed in 1968.

Kitayama No.1 Dam (Japanese: 北山第１ダム) is an earthfill dam located in Hyogo Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply. The catchment area of the dam is 5 km2. The dam impounds about 13 ha of land when full and can store 1185 thousand cubic meters of water. The construction of the dam was started on 1965 and completed in 1968.

Takarazuka Station (宝塚駅, Takarazuka-eki) refers to either of the following two adjoining train stations in Takarazuka, Japan, one operated by West Japan Railway Company, the other by Hankyu Railway.

Takarazuka (宝塚市, Takarazuka-shi) is a city located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2022, the city had an estimated population of 224,054 in 96,463 households and a population density of 2,200 persons per km². The total area of the city is 101.80 square kilometres (39.31 sq mi). Known as the "inner parlor" of Kansai, Takarazuka is famous for the Takarazuka Revue, hot springs, and the Takarazuka Tourism Fireworks Display held since 1913. It is also famous as a choice residential area along with Ashiya and Nishinomiya.

The Kurokawa Institute of Ancient Cultures (黒川古文化研究所, Kurokawa Kobunka Kenkyūjo) is a private research institute in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan that preserves, researches, publishes, and exhibits materials relating to the arts, crafts, archaeology, history, and cultures of East Asia, in particular China and Japan. Established in 1950, the Institute relocated from Ashiya to Nishinomiya in 1974. The collection numbers some 8,500 works (20,000 individual items).

The Kitayama Botanical Garden (北山緑化植物園, Kitayama Ryokka Shokubutsuen), sometimes called the Nigawa Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden located at 6-14-15 Nigawa-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. The garden is next to Kabutoyama Forest Park at Mount Kabutoyama, and contains a greenhouse, flower collections, and cherry trees.

Kannō-ji (Japanese: 神呪寺) is a Buddhist temple in the middle of Mount Kabutoyama in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan. The other name of the temple is Kabutoyama-daishi (甲山大師).