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Last run of 2023! Okuizumo Orochi-go
2023 Last Run Truck Train"Okuizumo Orochi-go"
After 23 years of history, take this opportunity"Okuizumo Orochi-go"
Okuizumo Orochi-go" began operation 23 years ago in 1998, when it received a request from Yokota Town (now Okuizumo Town) in Shimane Prefecture.Diesel locomotives DE10 or DE15 class coupled with Series 12 passenger cars have been in service between Kisuki and Bingo-Ochiai Stations on the Kisuki Line,Starting from Izumoshi Station and Matsue Station.
This year, from April, we have set up more service days than every year.
How about taking this opportunity to experience the "Okuizumo Orochi-go"?
Nearest station: Minari Station(5 minutes on foot from the hotel)
The Adachi Museum of Art houses a total of approximately 2,000 works, including modern Japanese paintings by Taikan Yokoyama and ceramics by Rosanjin Kitaoji. It has been ranked number one in Japan for 20 consecutive years in the garden ranking by "Of Japanese Gardening".
At the cycling terminal, there is a great accommodation plan that includes an admission ticket.
It is located in an ideal location, about 40 minutes by car from the hotel.
Okuizumo Tane Natural Museum exhibits a large number of precious fossils that tell the story of the long history of life spanning approximately 4 billion years. It is a museum where you can enjoy the world of paleontology.
10 minutes by car from the hotel
- Oni no Shitaburui National Scenic Beauty/Natural Monument
Oni no Shitaburui is a biotite granite area that has been eroded over many years by the torrent of the Oumagi River, a tributary of the Hii River, and is a V-shaped gorge stretching about 2 km, created by joints and potholes.The steep cliffs on the river bank, the huge rocks on the bottom of the valley and the erosion topography created by the flow of the river create a unique landscape, which has been designated as a national scenic spot and a natural monument.
In 2013, the 45m-high, 160m-long “Tsubaki” Koi “Suspension Bridge” and barrier-free promenade were fully opened.The entire road from the Une parking lot to the Shimotakao parking lot is wheelchair accessible.
It is said that a beautiful goddess named Tamahihime once lived in this land.A crocodile adored the goddess and came through it night after night, but the goddess hated it and blocked the river with a huge rock.After that, the crocodile fell in love with the princess even more intensely, and it is said that ``the crocodile adored'' changed to the name `` Oni no Shitaburui''. (*there are various theories)
10 minutes by car from our hotel
The Itohara family, which has a history of about 400 years, served as one of the nine ironsmiths in the Matsue domain during the feudal period.In the white-walled storehouse-style memorial hall, arts and crafts handed down by the Itohara family and tatara ironmaking materials are on display.The adjacent Itohara family's residence is a nationally registered tangible cultural property, and is a large mansion boasting 40 rooms with a floor area of 350 tsubo.The Izumo-ryu Garden, which has a pond and a pond that shows various colors according to the season, was built around the end of the Edo period on the site of a former iron sand mining site, and was completed about 50 years later in the middle of the Meiji period.Many writers and artists, including Akiko Yosano, have visited.
In addition, about 350 species of wild grasses, tea flowers, and trees are planted on Senshin-no-michi, a walking path in the woods behind the memorial hall, and you can enjoy various changes depending on the season.
About 10 minutes by car from the hotel
Kabeya Shuseikan is a historical museum that collects items that have been handed down in the Okuizumo Sakurai family for many years.
The Sakurai family is the descendant of the Sengoku military commander Daemon Ban.After the death of the founder during the Summer Siege of Osaka, Naotane took on his maternal surname "Sakurai" and served Masanori Fukushima in Hiroshima. rice field.
The third generation Naoshige moved to Kamiai, called the store "Kabeya", and created the famous iron of "Kikuichiin".
The modern culture of Okuizumo developed in a unique way centering on the history of ``tatara ironmaking'', and you can see the figure of the abbot in Shuseikan materials.
The garden with a waterfall named "Iwanami" by Fumai Matsudaira (a national scenic spot) is also beautiful, and along with the surrounding scenery, it is also famous as a spot for autumn leaves.
20 minutes by car from the hotel
The San'in region was a major producer of iron in Japan during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
Okuizumo produces tamahagane, the raw material for Japanese swords.
It is the only place in the world where the flame of the ancient iron-making method "Tatara iron-making" is still burning.
Okuizumo Town Okuizumo
Cultural Landscape of Rice Terraces” and Japan Heritage “Izumo Tatara Fudoki” are also introduced.
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15 minutes by car from the hotel
The Okuizumo Orochi Loop was created to allow you to run up the 105m elevation difference between Sakane and Miinohara on National Route 314, which connects Hiroshima and Shimane prefectures.It is Japan's largest double loop road consisting of 11 bridges of various sizes and 3 tunnels.The name Okuizumo Orochi Loop is named after the Japanese mythology "Yamata no Orochi"."Michi-no-Eki Okuizumo Orochi Loop" and "Okuizumo Steel Sculpture Museum" are nearby, where you can dine and buy souvenirs.
30 minutes by car from the hotel
Free amusement park! with a huge slide"Samseong Amusement Park"
- let's play energetically"Samseong Amusement Park"
A children's amusement park next to Nita Junior High School.The roller slide was designed based on the concept of "Oni no Shitaburui".The main theme is a sphere with a large-scale megalith as a motif, and the net tunnel and roller slide are based on the image of a clear stream flowing between rocks at a tremendous speed.The playground equipment with the motif of a trolley train running over mountains with switchbacks is full of various play items.It is very crowded with families on holidays.
Facilities:Men's restroom, women's restroom, multi-purpose restroom with diaper changing table, indoor rest area (vending machines, chairs/tables, free wifi), rest area for gatherings(outdoors)
5 minutes by car from our hotel
Usage fee 0 yen, hot spring water pool
using hot spring water"Waku Waku Pool"
At the foot of Mt. Funatsuri, there is a pool where children can safely play with hot spring water, which is a gift of nature, and is free of charge.There is also a washroom, a desk and a chair in front of the exciting pool.It is a waterside space where you can experience the real nature, such as touching the clear stream of the headwaters of the Hii River where precious creatures such as yamame trout and giant salamanders inhabit.
30 minutes from our hotel
Seicho Matsumoto "Sand Vessel" Monument 10 minutes by car
