Hyogo Bungaku Komichi (Suma) app for iPhone and iPad

●This is recommended to all visitors who enjoy sightseeing in Suma
Suma is a popular sightseeing spot in Kobe of Hyogo Prefecture.
This application, "Hyogo Bungaku Komichi (Suma)" will help you enjoy walks along the scenic streets of Suma, surrounded by the mountains and ocean.
This application includes a sightseeing map and navigation.
Also it provides a fun orienteering function in which the user visits and walks along the spots on the map.
In Suma, there are many historic spots where episodes such as The Tale of Genji and The Heike Monogatari were staged. There are also many literature monuments associated with the many songs and haikus, of writers such as Basho Matsuo and Buson Yosa, Shiki Masaoka.
There is also a large collection of nature-filled parks, botanical gardens, an aquatic park and other popular sites to see.
To help you see the best of Suma, we have included the "10 Choices for Walking Suma town".
When you have visited all of the spots included in each course, the app presents you with a special memento.
Why dont you take a small excursion through Suma and enjoy its history, culture and the rich nature surrounding it.

■About App production
"Hyogo Bungaku Komichi (Suma)" is produced by the Hyogo Net Museum of Literature, which is run by the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art.
Created with cooperation from the SUMA Kanko Kyokai (Suma-ku, Kobe-shi), and is based on the "Suma sightseeing guide map".

■Supported Hardware
iPhone4/iPhone3GS/iPad Wi-Fi +3G model
iPad Wi-Fi model/iPod-Touch(3rd Generation and later)※
※iPad Wi-Fi model/iPod-Touch do not support GPS positioning related functions.
※An internet connection is required for displaying the map.

■Supported OS
iOS4.0 and above

■Main Functions
・Choose excursions though Suma Ward (Kobe City) on courses divided into 10 different themes.
・Each course displays detailed information about the spots to see.
・See historic photographs, taken in the vicinities of each spot, and 360 degree panoramic photographs as well.
・Audio introductions of spots.
・Perform detailed map searches with built-in GoogleMap.
・Built in Twitter support to tweet your progress.
・Web links to the Hyogo Net Museum of Literature and other related sites.
・Upon arriving 200m of each spot, you can enter the arrival. After you have visited every spot on each course, a " Course Achievement Screen” is displayed.
・Show the " Course Achievement Screen” at the Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art and receive a special memento.
・Displays your journeys information, such as distance and the time it took to accomplish.
・Includes Free-word Search and Searches based on your present location, Map Searches and Spot Lists.
・Bookmark function to easily recall your favorite spots.
・Display a history of past browsing and places visited.
・Easily switch between Japanese and English versions, by changing the OS language settings.
■ネットミュージアム兵庫文学館
http://www.bungaku.pref.hyogo.jp
兵庫県立美術館
http://www.artm.pref.hyogo.jp