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Takarazuka Revue Company

While Kabuki actors are all male, Takarazuka Revue Company is consisted of female performers alone.
Takarazuka Music School was founded in 1914 , holding "Pureness, Justness, and Beautifulness" as its motto ever since.
The actresses go through hard rehearsals everyday to improve their individual performance, as well as to coordinate and fine-tune the entire stage settings and harmonies to create a revue on a large scale.

The Osamu Tezuka Manga Museum

This museum was open on April 25, 1994 in Takarazuka to commemorate the world of Osamu Tezuka, a manga (comic) artist, with his introduction and artworks.
He spent his childhood in this city.

Takarazuka Garden Fields

Takarazuka Garden Fields offers a relaxing atmosphere with a British-style garden and a dog run, proposing a luxurious life style to spend leisurely time with your dog amongst the greenery and beautiful flowers. Have a good time in one or more of restaurants/cafes, and enjoy shopping at the garden shops and/or pet shops.

Takarazuka Hot Spring

Takarazuka Hot Spring is located within the city, yet surrounded by a quiet environment. Visitors can enjoy magnificent sceneries of the Mukogawa River and various mountains. Easily reachable by a public transportation, it serves exquisite food as well.

Nature Spa Takarazuka

Newly opened on September 29, 2004, Nature Spa Takarazuka is a compound resort facility including the esthetic services, body-care services, and a restaurant. Included are a ladies' spa area, a men's spa area, a relaxation area for both men and women with an open-air hot spring, and a beauty salon area which is popular among women. It offers wide variety of services including esthetic treatments, body-care treatments, and sauna services according to a particular purpose, so you can relax both physically and mentally. The Italian restaurant at the basement features authentic healthy Italian food, together with a superb view of the Mukogawa River.

Takedao Hot Spring

When cherry blossoms mark the beginning of spring, light pink and red flowers start to cover the mountains, and before long azalea blossoms announce the coming of early summer. It is also pleasant to witness fresh green in summer gradually changes into autumn color. Tree leafs on the mountain top are the first to change color, then it spreads over the entire mountain, creating a masterpiece of mother nature.

Kiyoshi Kojin Seichoji Temple

This temple is said to have been established by Emperor Uda on 896. Its sacred Dainichi-nyorai (Vairokana) is designated as a national important cultural property. Monthly celebrations are held on the 27th and 28th every month, and the pathways in the temple are crowded with many visitors. The ascent running up to the temple, which is typical of any traditional temples, hosts shops which carry religious goods and classical items. The temple's museum of Tessai Tomioka, a master artist, exhibits more than one thousand of his artworks.

Nakayama-dera Temple

Established about 1,400 years ago, Nakayama-dera Temple is well known for its Kannon bodhisattva wishing for safe childbirth. More than one thousand red and white plum trees behind the main hall bloom at the end of February, announcing the coming of spring every year.

Hanshin Racecourse

Famous for the Oka Sho (cherry blossom prize) Race, this is one of the ten major racecourses in Japan. It is also popular among families as kids can play in its park and enjoy horseback riding trials.

Kohama Craft Center

Since Kohama has historically been a town of carpentry, Kohama Craft Center (also known as Tonkachi (= Hammer) Center) was established to let people enjoy manual-handing craft works. It holds wide variety of courses and events ranging from DYI for adults to hand-made toys for children.

Nature Recreation Village

Located at the northern part of Takarazuka is Nishitani area, surrounded by the natural bounty. You can enjoy the blessing and beauty of nature such as chestnuts picking, sweet-potato digging, and picking of mushrooms, strawberries and flowers just to name the few.

Festivals in Takarazuka City

The shrines and temples in the city hold many festivals throughout a year, especially around the New Year's season. Anyone can attend any of these diverse events. If you want information about a festival not listed below, please contact the people in the neighborhood where that particular festival is to be held.

City Hall: 1-1, Toyo-cho, Takarazuka, 665-8665 TEL: 0797-71-1141（main）
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