Tourist Spot
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Yanai Nishigura
This white plastered, 1-story wooden storehouse was built as a soy sauce brewery in the late Taisho Period (around 1920's) . Many people used to call it in its nickname "Nishigura" up until 1980. In order to preserve the building as a valuable historical and cultural heritage, its facade, interior pillars and frames have been maintained as original state. It is now utilized as "Yanai Nishigura", a craft center and a gallery. 【Goldfish-shaped Lantern Making】 Why don't you try making Kingyo Chochin (goldfish-shaped lantern), the traditional folkcraft of Yanai? You simply paste fins and eyes and then draw scales to...
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Kanro Soy Sauce Museum & Sagawa Soy Sauce Brewery
Kanro Shoyu (vintage soy sauce) was invented in Yanai 200 years ago. Its production process utilizes a unique technique of double-stage fermentation and was loved by the local feudal lord Yoshikawa. The vintage flavor of soy sauce and unique production process have been preserved by two local soy sauce breweries, both of them still remain in the downtown. One of them is Sagawa Soy Sauce Brewery which is now open to the public as museum as well, you will have a chance to learn the special production processes of this vintage soy sauce and see various traditional tools, such as...
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Shirakabe Fureai Square (White-walled Town Interaction Square) & Tourist Information Center
The parking lot is exclusively for motor coaches as it is located at the west end of Yanai's most famous tourist spot, white-walled street. Tourists can freely stop at a tourist information centre and get a lot of information, map and brochures. This square is often used as a meeting place with your volunteer guide. (Please see a link about volunteer guide service). On weekends and national holidays, you can receive a 2-hour free parking ticket, so that you can use it at two designated parking lots below. ※Ebisu parking lot & City's Machinaka parking lot (See the Map).
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Kashinoki Sohonten (confectionery factory) / Azisai En (hydrangea garden)
【Confectionery factory】 Factory tours are available, in which you can observe the production process of famous confections "Tsuki De Hirotta Tamago" (Eggs found on the moon), "Hatoko No Umi" (Sea of Hatoko), "Miwakuno Sachertorte (Enchanted chocolate cake), Japanese confections and cakes. The factory also offers a cake workshop where you can make the one and only original cake in the world by yourself. (Reservation is required.) 【Hydrangea garden】 It is the prefecture's largest Hydrangea garden with over 20,000 of the flowers from approximately 100 species blooming in early June, located behind the confectionery factory. A Hydrangea Festival held in late...
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Yota garyu-Bai Plum Tree (National Nature Treasure)
Wild plum trees grow on the northern foot of Mt. Akago (Elevation: 230m) in Yota district, designated as a national nature treasure in 1933. The name "Garyu-Bai" derives from the shape of the branches which bend as if they were a dragon lying on the ground. (Ga: Lie on the ground, Ryu:a dragon, Bai: plums) The original stem died of old age, however, its branches rooted in the ground and grew into ten mature plum tees, blossoming in all their beauty every year with a pleasant scent. ■Click here for flowering status (Japanese only)
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Okano-Ue-Koen (Hilltop Park)
A small park located in a quiet residential area close to the town of white-walled houses. Its space is long and narrow, Cherry trees planted on both sides of the in-park sidewalks form a beautiful 'cherry tunnel' upon their full blossom. There is also some Japanese wisteria in the park which blossoms in May every year.
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Kurokuigawa Dam Commemorative Park
Many cherry trees, azaleas and other flowers are planted in this park, which was created at the same time as the construction of the dam in the upper reaches of the Kurokuigawa River. The elegant sight of petals floating on the surface of the water can be seen during the blooming season. Located along the road from Kuga Interchange toward Central Yanai City, the park is also close to the flagship store of Kashinoki confectionary, so visitors can enjoy shopping for souvenirs after seeing the flowers.
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Yanai Daishi (Kongo-ji Temple)
This temple is known as a sacred place of Zen meditation related to the monk Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai), and is referred to as the “O-daishi-sama” (Great Teacher) of Yanai. It is a place of prayer and ascetic training with a history of more than 1,000 years. Even the feudal lord Kikkawa Kou and his wife undertook ascetic training here in the Edo period. Many visitors come here for prayers or walking all year-round, particularly for New Year’s prayers, festivals, and the seasons of cherry blossoms, spring greenery, and autumn maple leaves. The temple is also the setting...
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Seikoji Temple
If you proceed straight along Retoro-dori street from Yanai Station, the bell tower of Seiko-ji Temple can be seen up in the hills above. There are double-blossomed cherry trees that neighbor the bell tower, with charming ball-shaped clusters of flowers. In addition to enjoying the view from the hills, many people come to visit during the cherry blossom season.
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Inariyama Shrine
Inariyama shrine in Yanai City which has an impressive array of red gates (Torii) is famous for its magnificent Cherry trees and blossoms. When the 500 plus Cherry trees planted around the shrine blossom, the area looks like a cherry- coloured cloud and people can enjoy its splendor even from a distance. Those Cherry trees are past their peak but project sophisticated beauty which cannot be seen in young trees. Seto Inland Sea seen through the branches of the blossoming trees makes for a spectacular view.
