Kounotori Tajima Airport – TJH Kounotori Tajima

The Kounotori Tajima Airport in Toyooka, Japan serves the greater Hyogo Prefecture. The public, government-owned airport has an IATA airport code of TJH, and is also known among domestic travelers as Tajima Hikojo or Tajima Airfield. So far, the airport only connects to the Osaka International Airport, with two return trips daily. The TJH-Kounotori Tajima Airport traces its beginnings during Japan’s bubble economy, to address the lack of a bullet train connection. So far, the average number of passengers that use the Konotori Tajima Airport is around 29,000 per year. Near the airport are plenty of hotels that Hyogo Prefecture’s visitors can choose from.

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The Konotori Tajima Airport was built to connect northern Hyogo prefecture to the rest of the country. The lack of a bullet train or shinkansen and major motorways led to the construction and subsequent opening of the airport in 1994. Only a few passengers use the airport because its facilities were built when the economy was weak. Moreover, the Kounotori Limited Express serves Osaka and Hyogo, which is a competing means of transportation. The TJH-Kounotori connects Toyooka with Osaka via KIX and to Tokyo via the Tokyo Haneda Airport, after a connection via Osaka. The airline that serves the airport is Japan Airlines, and from Toyooka travelers can easily explore the wonders found in Himeji, Miyaoki, and Shinzaike

What to Do & Area Attractions

The Kounotori – Tajima Airport is surrounded by a lot of top-class hotels, majority of which are for business travelers. For corporate functions, travelers can choose among Business Hotel Daikai, Auberge Toyooka 1925, and Toyooka Sky Hotel, all of which are 2.5 miles from the airport.