Momiji-gari – the Demon’s Momiji Viewing Drinking Party Trap – Kagura Performance
After the Tokasan Yukata festival, I enjoyed Kagura storytelling at its best performed by the Uegouchi Kagura Troupe on June
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Museums & Attractions
Sakura at Yasuno Station
Yasuno Station, closed since 2003, is a unique and beautiful place to enjoy sakura in bloom.
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Tanoshiri Station
This little former Kabe Line station has been stuck in time since it closed in December 2003, but is far from being abandoned.
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Mibu Hachiman Shrine
A lovely little shrine surrounded by lush greenery in Chiyoda in Kita-hiroshima.
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Cadore Gelateria – Uenohara Farm
Organic grass-fed dairy cows on the Uenohara farm source the superb Gelato, cheese and cheesecake at Cadore.
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The station in the sky, Uzui Station
Uzui-eki “the station in the sky” stands 30m above a picturesque mountain valley floor in the town of Ohnan in
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Anraku-ji Temple A-bombed Gingko
The ginkgo tree that grows through the roof of the temple gate of at Anraku-ji in Ushita is around 300
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Nakano Sakura tunnel in Ohnan
A thirty year community project in rural Ohnan has created an avenue of cherry trees as peaceful as it is
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Our favorite “sleeping” policeman in Ohnan
A must-stop photo spot on a spring visit to Ohnan.
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Josei-daki Falls
Impressive 126m waterfall in the Miyoshi area that is beautiful at any time of the year.
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