※ Japan has 8 regions, grouped into 47 prefectures.
Hyogo
Hyogo Prefecture (兵庫県, Hyōgo-ken) is located in the Kansai region. Kobe is an old port city with a good number of old western buildings and a nice Chinatown. In Himeji one can visit an old castle and in Awaji smell the scents of incense factories.