New Year Sun Rising Cruising at Lake Biwa

I would like to inform New Year Sun Rising Cruising at Lake Biwa in Shiga prefecture.

This cruising start from Otsu port.

Walk to HamaOtsu from JR Otsu is 15minutes, from Keihan HamaOtsu is 3minutes.

New Year Michigan Sun Rising Cruising will be held at Jan 1st.
About 300people are attnded. Reservations are required.
Start 6:40 Return 7:30

When you attend this cruising from Osaka, you have to ride JR by 5:40.

Michigan Ship is 4floors ship with outer ring.
Moving by outer ring rotation.



Michigan starts from Otsu port at 6:40.

It ships south area of Lake Biwa sbout 50minutes.

Sun rising will be at 7:05.

Attendants are waiting to see sun rising at deck of 3rd/4th floors.
When the sun rises from East area of the mountains, attendants are raising voice of cheers.


In the ship, pork soup, Oshiruko and sweet sake are served.

Lake Biwa 's Winter Poetry As Uricamome approach the ship for food delivery, you can see the Uricamome in front of you.

Older sunrise cruises so far have often worshiped the first sunrise, but sometimes it can not be seen depending on the weather.
The wind at the deck is strong, please wear cold weather.

The fee is 2,780 yen for adults, 2,260 yen for students, 1,390 yen for children.

Turn your heartfelt, welcome the first sunrise on board and make a new wish.

That's it.

Narai-Juku, Kiso-Fukushima-Juku walking Trip in winter

I would like to inform Narai-Juku, Kiso-Fukushima-Juku walking Trip in Nagano prefecture at winter.

Go to Narai station by JR express for 1.5hrs, by JR normal train for 2hrs.

Winter Narai-Juku has only some travelers.

First I go to south, soon Narai-Juku town starts.

This town has many Edo period houses.
Souvenir shops and guest houses are seen.

I arrive at Echigoya Soba noodle restaurant.

I eat Soba noodle set, that are 2 salmon soba + 2 wild side dishes + 2 Goheimochi rice cakes, are ¥ 1500.


I go through Yokomizu, arrive at Daihouji Temple&Shrine.

This temple has Maria Jizo, which dug the cross in the Jizo breasts where the hidden Christian prayers prayed for the Edo period.



Next is KamiDonya-Museum. Charge is ¥300.

This museum has 400 items such as ancient documents, ceramics, lacquerware, etc. are exhibited and it becomes an important cultural property of the country.

I go to Yama-no-Market.

This shop has ¥100 coffee.
It's a nice price.

Otherside, there is Kagi-no-hande water place.

Lots of clean water is poring.

I go to Nakamuraya museum.

This museum shows Edo period house and structure.
Charge is ¥300.


This house was producing luxury combs.
The clerk explain this house in detail.
At tourist season, the clerk explain to only groupe, but winter season she explain to each persons.
It is good for me.
This house shows old wooden house structure.
It is historical heritage.

Narai-Juku shows us lots of Edo-period houses.
About 80% houses are made at Edo-period.

Naraijuku may be the biggest town of having Edo-period houses.

Next I go south, then arrive at Chin shrine.

This shrine is at on the hill, so you can see a overall view of Narai town.

I go to Kiso Big Bridge.

This bridge is made of wood.

I go to Two hundreds Jizos shrine.

Two hundreds Jizos are stood near Hachimangoo shrine.


I finish to travel a Narai-Juku
I go to Kiso-Fukushima station by JRtrain．
Kiso-Fukushima is prosperous at Edo-period.

Current this town has many Meiji-period houses.

I walk to see the old wooden houses.


I go to Yamamura-Daikan-house. Charge is ¥300.

From this house garden, you can see overall view of Kiso-Fukushima town.


I visit prosperous Sake shops, with Sakagura.
First, I visit Nanawarai.

Nanawarai is popular sake for Kiso-Fukushima town.
It produce lots of Sake for Nagano/Gifu/Aichi prefectures.

Next, I go to Nakanori-San.

Nakanori-San has small Sakagura, and shop is only in Kiso-Fukushima.
I buy a Genkansui Sake, that is limited at winter season.

Seeing Sakagura is available.
When you would like to see Sakagura, you have to request this shp before visiting.

Please visit Narai-Juku and KisoFukushima-Juku in winter.
You can see Edo/Meiji hoses in detail.

That's it.

Kanazawa Chayamachi Town Trip

I would like to inform Kanazawa Chayamachi trip.

Kanazawa has famous pleasure quarter, Higashi Chayamachi, and Nishi Chayamachi.


I buy the one day free ticket for bus, ¥500.
I go to East Chayamachi, by right route.
About 15minutes, I arrive at East Chayamachi.

From the bus stop to Asano River to explore the river.
There is a feeling similar to Kamogawa in Kyoto.

Next, I will head to Higashi Chaya Street.
This is an important traditional building group conservation area, known by the name of Higashi Chaya Street.

About 130 m in the north and south, about 180 m in the east and west, about 1.8 ha, about two-thirds of the buildings 140 in the preserved district are traditional buildings, many of the tea house style town houses built in the early Meiji period from the Edo period It remains. Street-style houses with cobblestones and beautiful bell-moutains keep the old-fashioned aspects.

Especially the area around Nibanchi is crowded with tourists.
"Shima" and "Kaikaro" are a large number of tourists entering.


"Shima" is a tea house built in 1820, as it is the house of the Edo period as it is, it is highly valued as a precious cultural heritage.
The second floor is a guest house, and it is a stylish building mainly based on amusement.

Kaikaro is the biggest tea house in Kanazawa.

In the evening, we are still playing tea ceremony at a gorgeous Japanese-style room.

We also have a plan called "Yoyukai", where people can experience Kaga cuisine as well as tea house playing for the general public.

This neighborhood is walking in a kimono figure.

To the east of Higashi Chaya-cho is a temple shop, UtaSu shrine has a ninja doll under the eaves.

It is a quite interesting setting.

Next, I will go to Kanazawa Castle Park.
In this park, I am lighting up at night.
It's cold, but you can enjoy a beautiful light up.
Maeda Toshiie's statue is dignifiedly set.

Next, I go to Nishi Chaya-cho.

Nishi Chaya-cho, about 10 years ago, roads were not maintained and it was not a sightseeing spot, but Kanazawa City cobbled the road, the houses were also renovated, now it is a wonderful as Nishi Chaya-cho I am reborn as a sightseeing spot.

I go to Nishi Chaya museum.
Admission is free.


The Nishi Chaya museum is a reproduction of the building at the time in the tea house "Yoshinoriro" , "Yoshinoriro" is the place that became the stage of the novel "ground" of Shimada Kijiro who became a writer.

On the second floor, there is a space between Maiko and Geisha, introducing the prosperity of the Edo period.
The wall of the eroded color is beautiful.

There are tours where you can see the arts and dance of Kanazawa Geisha.

In Kanazawa, the city is full of vigor, as the Shinkansen connected Kanazawa last year.

Please walk around Kanazawa's Chayamachi.

That's it.

Awara hot spring and Awara City walking trip

I would like to inform Awara city trip in Fukui prefecture.


I ride JR Thunder Bird super express for 2 hours from Osaka to Fukui.
I ride Echizen train from Fukui to Awara hot spring town station.

In front of the station, there are Awara Hot spring town.



There are Awara Hot spring town Restaurants, Fujino Genkurou museum, Leg Hot spring in front of this station.

Leg hot spring has 3types baths、low/middle/hot temperature bath, and many high school students and travelors.

I warm for a while.

Next I go to Hot spring town Restaurants.

I eat Oden and drink Sake.
Oden is very good.
I stay at Hot spring hotel.
This hot spring hotel has a good Hot spring.
I heal the tiredness of the trip by taking a hot spring.

Next morning, I walk around Awara hot spring town.

Center of this town, AshinoTori street is a beautiful street.

Walk around this city, then I go to Fujino Genkurou museum.

This museum was built with Fujino old house.


Genkuro-Fujino was a doctor, he educate Rojin, who is a chinese nobelist.
This old house has been beautifully rebuilt, and it is spectacular.

Next I go to JR Awara-hot-spring station by bus.

I go to Senzoku- Ichirizuka.
Walking from JR Awara hot spring station needs 30minutes.

This is a Milestone, that was set up every 1 ri (4 km) in the main roads across the country starting from the Edo Nihonbashi in the Edo period. There were mounds on both sides of the east and west, but they were destroyed, only the western mounds exist. There is a big Enoko on the embankment.


Next I go to Kanazu castle's house ruin.

This has only earthen wall.

Awara City is the city where Awara hot spring town station and Awara-hot-spring station are centered. Many hot spring customers visit from Kansai and Nagoya, and many of the inns at Awara Hot spring are full of reserved guests. Because there is no business hotel, please reserve the and relax in the hot spring hotel.

That's it.