Shibumi River Cherry Blossom Pathway
Visitors can enjoy this beautiful 150-meter stretch of cherry blossoms in the spring. Other flowers, including forsythia and thunberg’s meadowsweets, are also in full bloom during this season, making it the perfect place to enjoy the Japanese spring scenery.
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- Address
- 217 Yasukawa,Sayo Town
- Related web sites
- http://34cho.com/kankou/shibugawa-teibou-sakuranamiki/
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Hyogo Environmental Experience Center
Learn about environmental issues such as global warming through exhibits and interactive educational programs.
Sasagaoka Park
Sasagaoka Park, with its rolling slopes and greenery, is a popular spot for visitors to enjoy the nearly 800 blooming cherry trees in spring. The park also has a plaza, athletic playground equipment, and a 100-meter-long slide, which is very popular with visiting children. Rain or shine, visitors can also enjoy a game of Japanese croquet or ground-golf at the Sasagaoka Dome within the park grounds.
Hanataka Gokufuten
Enjoy workshops on pressed flower crafts and porcelain art, which involves painting on white porcelain with transfer paper. (Reservations required)
Tororo Restaurant omoteya
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Fukumori Meat Center
"A meat direct sales outlet that sells beef raised on Fukumori Farm in Sayo Town with full of nature's blessings at wholesale prices. The restaurant is directly managed by a ranch, so it is safe and secure, and offers fresh butcher's hormone (hormone udon set is also available) at reasonable prices. We have many repeat customers from far away on the days we are open only two days a week, so if you are interested, please come early."
Tatsunoya (Main Shop)
Established in 1697, you can experience a slice of Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867) at this historical soy sauce shop. Strictly using traditional methods, soy sauces such as the "Sannnen Soy Sauce" are made by slowly aging domestic whole soybeans for a period of three years. Others, such as the "Sashimi Soy Sauce," are made by adding koji (rice malt) back into raw soy sauce to bring out its rich aroma. Soy sauces sold here are all-natural and do not contain any additives.
GourmetNearby Gourmet Spots
Minshuku Wakaayusou Inn
Located next to Tokuhisae Station along the JR Kishi-Line, this quaint and reasonable inn provides one night with two meals for as little as ¥6,000. The inn is known for its homemade cuisine, including dishes made with fresh sweetfish from the Chikusa River (June to September) and seasonal vegetables. Long-term stays are also available (upon request), making it the perfect place for an extended trip.
Dining Noroda
Enjoy a satisfying meal fit for celebrations at this banquet-style dining bar set in an old country home that evokes the nostalgia of the early Showa Period (1926-1989).
Totoro
The restaurant specializes in offal yakiudon, stir-fried noodles, and okonomiyaki, savory pancakes, made with 100% wagyu beef. They also offer four varieties of original sauce and karaoke.
Wada Shoten
Located along Route 179, this shop offers warm, savory takoyaki and Japanese sweets such as taiyaki.
Le Proust
Located next to the city's famous 1,000-year-old ginkgo tree, this bakery offers an abundance of nearly 50 kinds of bread, including Danish bread made with seasonal fruits from Sayo, roasted soybean flour bread made with glutinous soybeans, and hard baguettes. The crispy, fluffy mini croissants (¥50 each) have also been highly popular with customers since the bakery's opening.
Horumon Yaki Udon Otafuku
"The basic style of Sayo Hormon Yaki Udon is to grill various meat, udon noodles and vegetables ina special sauce on a griddle all at once and eat them with soy sauce-based dipping sauces. The combination of the traditional sauce, which has been handed down for three generations, and the hormon is a taste that once you try it, you'll be addicted to it. The spacious restaurant has both table seating and tatami rooms."
HOTELNearby Accommodations
Minshuku Wakaayusou Inn
Located next to Tokuhisae Station along the JR Kishi-Line, this quaint and reasonable inn provides one night with two meals for as little as ¥6,000. The inn is known for its homemade cuisine, including dishes made with fresh sweetfish from the Chikusa River (June to September) and seasonal vegetables. Long-term stays are also available (upon request), making it the perfect place for an extended trip.
Cobaco Work&Camp
Located in front of Sayo Station, Cobaco is a coworking space open for anyone to use. The space offers an enriching lifestyle experience where people with various skills, backgrounds, and knowledge can collaborate.
Sayo Star Resort Golf Club
Spread out over nearly 123 acres of land, the resort features a golf course and tennis courts, accommodations designed by world-renowned architect Tadao Ando, a natural hot spring, a covered, all-weather barbecue terrace, an outdoor swimming pool, and other facilities, making it ideal for golfers as well as for families and friends. The convenient location, just 10 minutes from the Sayo IC, is also a plus.
Business Ryokan Ichihonmatsu
Affordable accommodation for work or sightseeing, starting from ¥3,500 a night or ¥5,000 a night with two meals included. Rooms have an ensuite bath and toilet. Guests are welcome to bring drinks.
G-style Country Club
This golf resort, surrounded by lush greenery, is the perfect getaway to relax your body and soul. The fairways are flat and wide, and the greens, covered with bentgrass, average 800m2 in size. With each of the 18 holes separate from one another, each hole brings you a new challenge, inspiring rich and strategic plays.
Sasagaoka-so Hotel
Sasagaoka-so is surrounded by pristine mountains and the crystal clear waters of the Chikusa River, where the natural beauty can be enjoyed throughout the year. Guests are treated to traditional Japanese kaiseki(seafood based) cuisine featuring different seasonal delicacies, including hot pot dishes in the winter. The hotel has baths made from the volcanic rocks of Mount Fuji, where guests can enjoy a soak in the region's mineral-rich natural hot springs. The hotel also offers a log house, where you can get a bit closer to nature and enjoy the natural refreshing fragrances of the wood as you relax.