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Hyogo Business
& Cultural Center
& Cultural Center
Hyogo Business
& Cultural Center
Only Paradise Will Do
The Hyogo Business & Cultural Center (HBCC) is a U.S.-based office of the Hyogo Prefectural Government and the Union of Kansai Government. Located in Seattle, the office promotes Kansai (Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Shiga, as well as Tottori and Tokushima) tourism — including the 2025 World Expo in Kansai — and international relations between the two destinations. The HBCC provides insights into business, tourism, culture and education in Hyogo Prefecture and in Kansai as a whole. Please take a look at the HBCC's brochure below for details regarding outdoor activities in Hyogo Prefecture. The team is looking forward to speaking with you!
Contacts
Junko Kobayashi
Executive Director
Junko Kobayashi has been serving as the Executive Director of the Hyogo Business & Cultural Center since April 2020, a role assigned by the Hyogo Prefectural Government and the Union of Kansai Governments to promote tourism in Hyogo/Kansai.
Mira Pomerantz
Assistant Director
Mira Pomerantz has been working as the Assistant Director of the Hyogo Business & Cultural Center since November 2021. Prior to that, she was working in a DMO promoting Kinosaki Onsen and Toyooka City to overseas travel agencies and tourists.