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For Travel Agents SETOUCHI Tokyo JAPAN Kyoto 22 New Experiences Brush Up PROJECT 2018 Videos Information The reflection of ~Re-wind~ You are a Setouchi DMO Setouchi in your eyes vision of beauty at Setouchi Official Homepage To those who are considering traveling to Japan, Please enjoy these videos which illustrate the enchantment of travel to the Setouchi area. For Travel Agents To travel professionals planning for Japan, “Setouchi” is an area that is gaining attention as a new destination location in Japan. Eleven experts have refined and polished hitherto unknown charms of this gemstone of an area, and 22 new travel products have been produced. All of these products designed for foreign tourists visiting Japan have been made for professionals active in the tourism industry. In planning this “brush up” project, the advice and opinions of both domestic and foreign tourism industry professionals, land operators, and tourists from North America and Europe who have experience visiting Japan were taken into consideration. Please make use of this brochure which lays out “Unique Experiences in Setouchi” as new proposals for foreign customers visiting Japan. *The term “Setouchi” refers to the area comprised of the seven prefectures that surround Japan’s Seto Inland Sea. SETOUCHI DMO Chief Operating Officer Katsunori Murahashi 1 2 For Travel Agents Agawa Okayama Hagi Hyogo Tokyo Maneki-Neko Okayama 10 Kyoto Yamaguchi Museum Hiroshima Airport Imbe 3 (Bizen Pottery Village) 2 South Korea 12 Hiroshima （Busan） 4 Hiroshima Sta. 5 Yoshinaga Ruriko-ji Temple Pagoda Airport Okayama Sta. 9 Yamaguchi Miyahama Himeji Castle Onsen Saijo 17 Imbe Shin-Yamaguchi Sta. Miyajimaguchi 17 Shin-Kurashiki Chofu 8 Himeji Sta. 13 Shin-Shimonoseki Sta. Mihara Kurashiki Itsukushima Shimonoseki Fukuyama Shin-Iwakuni Sta. Shrine Tadanoumi Okada Honke Brewery Iwakuni Takehara Onomichi 21 1 Okunoshima Naoshima 11 Kojima Jeans Street Uno Karato Market Yamaguchi Ube Airport Island Shin-Kobe Sta. Iwakuni Kintaikyo Fukuzenji Temple Mt. Hoshigajo Airport 18 (Taichoro) 19 Kobe Shodoshima Island Abuto Kannon Temple 14 Shin-Osaka Sta. Hakata Sta. Fukuoka Kobe Airport Airport (Bandaiji Temple) Yashima Yukakutei Kintaikyo Bridge Takamatsu Iwakuni Art Museum Imabari 7 Parchez Kaori-no-Yakata 20 Takenaka Carpentry Kotohira Tools Museum Kotohira-gu Shrine Takamatsu Airport ZEKKEI restaurant Uzu-no-oka 15 Awaji Island (a superb view) Matsuyama Kagawa Sumoto Port Kansai International Airport Matsuyama Airport Matsuyama Castle Kaiteki Penguin-Mura Naruto Hotel New Awaji Plaza Iyaguchi 16 Awajishima’s hot spring Wakayama JR:Shinkansen 22 Tokushima Awaodori Airport 6 Oboke Ravine Pleasure Boat Night view of Mt. Bizan Tokushima JR:Conventional Lines Hijikawa-Arashi Sea route Tokushima Iyo-ozu Uchiko Highway Ehime From Kansai International Airport From Haneda Airport ………… ………… To Kobe Airport 30 min. To Kansai International Airport 1 hr. 20 min. Airplane Shinkansen 22 New Experiences To Himeji Sta. ………… 1 hr. 45 min. To Kobe Airport ………… 1 hr. 20 min. Conventional lines Limousine bus To Hiroshima Sta. ………… 2 hrs. 50 min. To Okayama Airport ………… 1 hr. 20 min. To Okayama Sta. ………… 2 hrs. To Tokushima Awaodori Airport ………… 1 hr. 20 min. Ship To Takamatsu Sta. ………… 3 hrs. 30 min. To Hiroshima Airport ………… 1 hr. 30 min. INDEX To Matsuyama Sta. ………… 1 hr. 15 min. To Takamatsu Airport ………… 1 hr. 30 min. San'in-Setouchi-Shikoku Expressway Pass (SEP) Recommended Recommended To Tokushima Sta. ………… 2 hrs. 50 min. To Matsuyama Airport ………… 1 hr. 40 min. Enjoy fixed prices at all highway toll booths! Nearby Spots Nearby Spots This drive pass offers the best deal for touring ………… ………… To Shin-Yamaguchi Sta. 3 hrs. 15 min. To Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport 1 hr. 45 min. the specified area by rental car during the 1 Unique special-order course at a 7 7 Immerse yourself in Kabuki at 21 To Shin-Shimonoseki Sta. ………… 4 hrs. To Yamguchi Ube Airport ………… 1 hr. 50 min. designated travel period. luxurious inn Japan’s oldest Kabuki playhouse To Sumoto Port 1 hr. 5 min. To Fukuoka Airport ………… 1 hr. 40 min. http://global.w-nexco.co.jp/en/sep/ Takenaka Carpentry Kotohira-gu Shrine Tools Museum Recommended Recommended Nearby Spots Nearby Spots 2 Feel “Real Japan” in this temple-stay 9 8 Japanese sake & cuisine 23 13 Try Japanese culture hands-on 33 18 Get close to the “Murakami Kaizoku”, 39 experience pairing party with a brewer and local cuisine at Kakurinji Temple the Navy Seals of the Sengoku Period Himeji Castle Okunoshima Okada Honke Brewery Matsuyama Castle 3 Cycle through Hiroshima, 11 9 Exciting swordsmanship demonstration 25 14 Visit Michelin 3-star Ritsurin Garden 34 19 Enjoy stunning scenery on 42 the City of Peace at a former feudal lord’s residence with a 40-year veteran gardener “Flower Island” from horseback Atomic Bomb Dome Karato Market Yashima Yukakutei Parchez Kaori-no-Yakata 4 Private shrine worship from the sea, 13 10 Dine on nouveau Japanese cuisine 27 15 See these miraculous whirlpools while 36 20 Try breaking tiles on Awajishima, 43 with Hiroshima oysters & craft gin in a beautiful old farmhouse picnicking on local sake and snacks producer of Japanese tiles! Itsukushima Shrine Imbe ZEKKEI restaurant Hotel New Awaji Plaza (Bizen Pottery Village) Uzu-no-oka (a superb view) Awajishima’s hot spring 5 Stroll through Kurashiki’s townscape 17 11 Goma Fire Ritual at this sanctuary 30 16 Cruise the Yoshinogawa River at 37 21 Experience a traditional sea 44 in a denim kimono in the sky sunset & enjoy regional cuisine fishing method in Tomo-no-Ura Kojima Jeans Street Mt. Hoshigajo Night view of Mt. Bizan Abuto Kannon Temple (Bandaiji Temple) 6 Create unique Japanese sake set 19 12 Learn Zen meditation in an 31 17 Cruise to two old port towns while 38 22 Explore deep mountain living with a 45 on this 2 days / 1 night adventure! off-the-beaten-track old temple enjoying island views nature guide Hijikawa-Arashi Ruriko-ji Temple Pagoda Fukuzenji Temple Oboke Ravine ⒸTatsuroh Kohno（Studio Mr.K） (Taichoro) Pleasure Boat 3 4 Kyoto Itsukushima Shrine For Travel photo:Agents Hiroshima Prefecture World Heritage sites are representative of Japan and are popular with foreign tourists. Special experiences such as a “deep visit” or approach from an angle that has hitherto been unavailable have been established. Himeji Castle Atomic Bomb Dome photo: Himeji City photo: Hiroshima Prefecture 5 6 Near World Heritage Sites World Near For Travel Agents Arima Onsen,Hyogo 03 - Visit a Japanese sake brewery in Kobe Visit the sake brewery that produces "Fukuju", the sake served at the Nobel Prize dinner ceremony. Sommeliers rich in overseas experience will explain the differences between wine and sake in English, as well as how to enjoy sake the Kobe way. As well as touring and learning about the brewery, guests can sample special sakes produced at the brewery and choose a sake to accompany their dinner using their five senses. Kyoto 04 - Luxurious time at the inn Based on the ingredients selected, the chef will prepare dinner while communicating with the customer to make a one-time, unique dinner for that guest only. Enjoy an exclusively, private natural hot spring of 6 million-year-old seawater. Unique special-order course HIGHLIGHTS 01 at a luxurious inn - Listen to the story of a producer of Kobe ocated north of Mt. Rokko in Hyogo Prefecture, Arima Hot Spring retains all the charms of the past and is an inn that has been providing beef resort town can be found at the base of a mountain in a valley excellent Japanese cuisine due to the skilled chef. The meals usually Lfilled with Japanese maples. In this hot spring area with abundant feature mountain-based ingredients, but in this tour the cuisine will The ancestor of high grade Wagyu beef is in Ojiro, in the northern part nature, such as Zuihoji Park which is famous for its Japanese maples, focus on high-quality ingredients from Hyogo Prefecture. Together of Hyogo Prefecture, where "Tajima-guro" beef was first produced and the Arima River which is enjoyable to stroll along, there is a "silver with the chef, guests will select fresh seafood that has been harvested under the Tajima beef brand. While protecting these cows threatened spring" which features clear spring water and a "golden spring" from Akashiura Fishing Port, as well as Kobe beef; the meal will be with endangerment up to the present time, the 15th-generation inn which features water that turns a reddish-brown when it makes order-made based on the type of cuisine the guest would like to eat. manager has fostered a friendship with the people of Ojiro town, and contact with air. It is also known as a spring well-loved by historical Additionally, guests will visit a sake brewery in the Nada area of this is the reason that high quality Kobe beef can be obtained. Guests figure Hideyoshi Toyotomi and is one of Japan's three oldest hot Hyogo and can enjoy selecting a fine Japanese sake to accompany can learn about the superior qualities of Kobe beef directly from the springs. As such, there are several very old inns, with the oldest inn in their meal with brewery staff. At Goshoboh, we’ve prepared a variety producer. Arima being Tocen Goshoboh Inn. Established about 800 years ago of ways to pass the time, including strolling through town with the in the Kamakura Period, history tells us that Yoshimitsu Ashikaga proprietress (who has been designated as a “Cool Japan 02 sojourned here, and remains indicate that Hideyoshi set up his palace Ambassador” by the National Cabinet Office), enjoying time with - in Arima. The current Tocen Goshoboh Inn has been refurbished but Arima ‘geisha’, trekking through Mt. Rokko, and more.
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