Awaji City

: Museum

Nakahama Minoru's Cat Art Museum

2023/11/3 Higashiura, Awaji City

Nakahama Minoru's Cat Art Museum is the only museum in Japan that has a collection of ink paintings of cats. It is a must-see tourist spot for cat lovers, with a variety of works on display, including a giant cat picture scroll.

: Museum

Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park

2023/11/3 Hokudan, Awaji City

Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park is a museum located in Hokudan Earthquake Memorial Park, where visitors can learn about earthquakes and disaster prevention through actual fault lines, hands-on experiences, and records of the 1995 Hyogo-ken Nanbu Earthquake.

: Nature and Outdoor

Awaji Yumebutai

2024/2/22 Higashiura, Awaji City

Awaji Yumebutai" is a multi-purpose resort designed by Tadao Ando, featuring "Hyakudanen" flowerbeds and an "outdoor theater. It also offers dining and lodging facilities, and visitors can view the "Space Cherry Blossoms" at the adjacent "Awaji Island National Akashi Kaikyo Park. Visitors can enjoy both day trips and overnight stays at this facility that combines nature, architecture, and flowers.

: Museum

Kakuya Oishi Museum of Art-yama

2023/11/3 Higashiura, Awaji City

Facing the east coast of Awaji Island, Kakuya Oishi Museum of Art-yama is an attractive art museum with artworks that blend into the natural surroundings. Created with the passion of painter Oishi and with the help of volunteers, the museum offers inspiration and creativity to visitors under the philosophy, "The joy of creation is the joy of life.