Published in March 2017 TEL/0736-22-0300 FAX/0736-22-6432 かつらぎ町ええとこ Planning/Editing: Katsuragi Town Office, Public Planning info＠town.katsuragi.wakayama.jp Katsuragi mini 2160 Oaza Chonomachi, Katsuragi-cho, Ito-gun, Wakayama Prefecturehttp://www.town.katsuragi.wakayama.jp/ 649-7192, Japan 月 Nov. 11 Aug. Time 4 hr 30 min 3 hr 30 min 1 hr 40 min 1 hr 10 min ０３００ - ２２ -

Kongo Ryokuchi Katsuragi Hiroba, ❖ ☎0737-26-0321 (Hanazono Branch, Katsuragi Office) Town KatsuragiLocal specialties from at the festival held featured are in Katsuragi Park. Many people flock to the event for dance and mini live music performances held at a special stage, and a 4-hour three-wheeler rigorous race at a site near the river. ❖Katsuragi Park Field ☎ ０７３６ A fireworks festival held in theA fireworks mountains. Powerful sound the launching of fireworks from the and echoes through roars mountains. Night stalls line the you can join where grounds athe bon dancing, to create exciting summer night. lively, (Katsuragi Industrial Festival Executive Committee) For charter bus/ Please contact below when planning a Please contact below when planning trip. group Other transportation Other transportation ■For taxi/ (0736-22-3333) Ariko Taxi ■ Hinomaru Kanko Bus (0120-77-6366) Katsuragi Sangyo Matsuri Hoshizora no Tsudoi Route 月 (JR Wakayama Line) → Myoji Station/Kaseda Station Wakayama → (JR Nov. 11 Aug. (Ikora Club (NPO)) ０３００ - . It also offers different different . It also offers ２２ - (JR Kansai Airport StationAirport → (JR Kansai Airport=Kansai → (airplane) → Kansai International Ito Water Purification Center Ito Water (start/goal) In this marathon, participants run along the Kino-kawa poems inRiver that inspired Manyoshu ❖ ☎0736-22-1023 ❖Katsuragi Park Field ☎ ０７３６ (Katsuragi Summer Festival Executive Committee) courses to accommodate stamina people with different and age, in addition to a relay style marathon event. The big summer event with bon-odori dances and taiko performances, night stalls The also very popular. are over the Kino-kawa fireworks truly breathtaking. riverbed are Tokyo Station → (Shinkansen) → Shin-Osaka Station Line) → Nanba Station → (Osaka City Midosuji → Tokyo Line) → Myoji Station/Kaseda Station Wakayama → Hashimoto Station(Nankai ) → (JR Haneda Airport Wakayama Line/) → Osaka Station→ Shin- → () → (Nankai Koya Line) → Hashimoto Station Line) → Myoji Station/Kaseda Station Wakayama → (JR Osaka → (Kinki Expressway) → Matsubara JCT → (Hanwa Expressway) Kishiwada-Izumi IC → (National → Routes 170/480) → Katsuragi Car Trains Trains Trains How Airplane Shinkansen

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Osaka There are also these other events How to get to Katsuragi http://www.town.katsuragi.wakayama.jp/top/bus.html Katsuragi Community Bus Katsuragi Community stations on JR Wakayama The community bus serves two in the town areas to different Line (Myoji/Kaseda), to connect Hanazono. including Amano, Shigo, and high school or older) 150 yen, child 80 yen adult (junior ■Fares: for schedules and routes. See the community bus website From where refreshing air will make your drive very relaxing and enjoyable. relaxing make your drive very air will refreshing Rich nature in the mountains and along the rivers and rivers and along the and the mountains in nature Rich Driving makes sightseeing in Katsuragi and the neighboring area easy. easy. area neighboring and the in Katsuragi sightseeing makes Driving

Kinokawa Manyo no Sato Marathon Katsuragi Natsu Matsuri FRUIT-PICKING IN KATSURAGI History and Culture, Fruit Kingdom Welcome to Katsuragi! Katsuragi, a town you feel familiar with when you visit Simple 3 steps of fruit-picking for the first time. Sky and mountains surround you, and a gentle breeze over the river invites you to be part of the environment. A town which has flourished alongside a World Heritage site, Mount Koya, yet is close to a city. Katsuragi offers you the blessing of a long history and Check the latest info Wear comfortable clothes rich culture, and abundant harvests of a wide array of on fruit-picking on the Once you know which to visit the farm! Happy colorful fruits. Yes, Katsuragi is a town of fruitage. Katsuragi Tourist Association farm you would like to fruit-picking♪ website. visit, call the farm to make a reservation. Click! * Weather and harvest conditions Click! may end the season/day early. Make sure to book in advance.

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Contact Katsuragi Tourist Association ☎0736-22-0300 (C/O Tourism Office, inside the Industrial Tourism Division Katsuragi Town Office) http://www.katsuragi-kanko.jp/fruitgari_kankonouen.html

Jabara-picking 1/8〜1/30 Strawberry-picking 1/10〜5/10 Plum-picking 6/1〜7/5 Shinoka Farm ☎0736-22-5830 Ichigoland-Kapuri ☎0736-54-3506 Sakaguchi Farm ☎0736-22-4944 Murata Farm ☎080-6155-8782 Tone Farm ☎0736-25-0015

Peach-picking 6/25〜8/13 Tomato-picking 7/15〜10/15 Pear-picking 8/10〜9/27 Sakaguchi Farm ☎0736-22-4944 Yamamoto Farm ☎0736-26-0378 Sakata Farm ☎0736-22-2129 Nayama Farm ☎0736-22-2508 Nakamae Farm ☎0736-26-0409 Nayama Farm ☎0736-22-2508 Hayashi Farm ☎0736-22-2072

Grape-picking Apple-picking Persimmon-picking 10/20〜12/5 【Katsuragi Highlights 100】 8/1〜8/25 (Tsugaru) 8/20 - 9/6 Onishi Farm ☎0736-22-5050 Sakaguchi Farm ☎0736-22-4944 Katsuragi Highlights 100 is a list of the top 100 items that features the aspects of Katsuragi that we can be proudest of and Kado Farm ☎0736-22-1788 Uegaito Farm ☎0736-22-2972 Hayashi Farm ☎0736-22-2072 boast about over a wide range of themes including people, objects, history, industry, and traditional culture. They were voted 8/22〜9/25 (Fuji) 11/1〜11/30 Kinoshita Farm ☎0736-22-1765 for through Twitter and Instagram posts. Both residents and non-residents of Katsuragi were asked to nominate their favorites Gose tourism information center Io Farm ☎0736-22-2466 between June 1 and August 1, 2016. The Selection Committee selected the top 100 from a total of 718 nominees. Haseba Farm ☎0736-22-2344 Nayama Farm ☎0736-22-2508 ☎0736-22-7737 This magazine is a digest version introducing 100 select spots in Katsuragi, ranging from famous places well-known even Uegaito Farm ☎0736-22-2972 outside the prefecture to hidden ones unknown even to the locals. * Featured data is as of March 2017. It may change without notice. Please contact the listings directly before your visit. Chestnut harvesting 9/12〜10/8 Sweet potato harvesting 9/29 - 11/20 Mikan orange-picking 10/1〜12/15 Please scan the QR code on right to download the data of this publication. Ura Farm ☎0736-26-0064 Hyakka no Sato ☎0736-22-1135 Sakaguchi Farm ☎0736-22-4944 http://www.town.katsuragi.wakayama.jp/top/katsuragi100.html Ikeda Farm ☎0736-22-2019 Hyakka no Sato ☎0736-22-1135

2 3 Katsuragi Katsuragi AMANO Peaceful, serene countryside Stroll the country of Amano Amano sprawls over the foot of Mount Koya. It is the holiest village in Japan, where the famous monk Kukai met the gods.

Meet the goddess in Amano no Sato Niutsuhime-jinja This is like a dream world ❖230 Kamiamano, Katsuragi-cho Hotaru (firefly) (Amano/Shiga) ☎0736-26-0102 Splendid auberge located in a One of most enchanting sites to see in Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine registered as part of a UNESCO World mountain village Amano is fireflies’ delicate, flickering Heritage site, Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Sanso Amano no Sato lights over ridgeways that reflect over Mountain Range, is believed to have been founded over 1700 Lodging facilities you will see on your left after the water-filled rice fields. Their twinkling years ago. Niutsuhime-jinja enshrines the Four Deities of Mount lights that illuminate summer evenings ➋ Amano Tunnel. Its restaurant serves lunch and Koya, which includes the goddess Niutsuhime-no-Okami, can be enjoyed everywhere in the ➌ dinner. A well-maintained lawn garden and cottages a sister deity of Amaterasu-Omikami, and Takanomiko-no- create a calming atmosphere for their guests. mountain areas in Katsuragi. Okami. It is also the head shrine of 180 other shrines around ❖1620 Shimoamano, Katsuragi-cho ☎0736-26-0753 Japan. Monk Kukai founded a training dojo for the Shingon Mikkyo esoteric Buddhism school at Mount Koya, part of lands Amano no Sato is which the goddess granted to him. He had the miyashiro shrine charming. built first to thank the deities. This is truly the embodiment of this unique concept, the fusion of Shinto and Buddhism beliefs, for ➊ ➍ which it has been selected as a World Heritage site. ➊The grand Romon Gate invites worshipers and visitors to its shrine grounds. ➋This rinkyo bridge is believed to have been dedicated by Yodogimi, for deities to cross over. Currently, it is also open to visitors. ➌Sacred lots with a guiding dog design, motifs of the white and black dogs which are believed to have guided monk Kukai to Mount Koya.

Walking the path monk Kukai walked. ➊ Views from Koya Sankei-michi ➋ Choishi-michi & Futatsu-Torii Choishi-michi is a pilgrimage route connecting Jison- in Temple and Mount Koya. Every 109 m (1 cho unit) marks a stupa-shaped stone, called choishi. A magnificent view of Amano can be enjoyed from the Futatsu-Torii Gates which you reach walking up the Hatcho-zaka slope from Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine. The restaurant was renovated from the ➊Ofuda amulets from old family home built by the owner’s Niutsuhime-jinja Shrine great-grandfather who was a miyadaiku at their Kamidana (specialist carpenter). You can see the ➋This hall is said to long history behind the building. have been founded by the monk Saigyo’s Forget time, and relax. Fluffy, perfect bowl of rice, Itadakimasu! wife and daughter who Café Kyakuden wished to see him Amano Bongu The owner opened his cafe in an old minka house to offer Leisurely morning walks A famous soba restaurant originally located in Osaka. Amano-mai rice. All dishes made with locally produced Open by reservation only, it serves guests to savor the Amano no Sato Walks soba course menu without rushing. The owner and his ingredients, including Amano vegetables, are delicious and Amano no Sato is peaceful, serene countryside. Its wife are known to enjoy their unique, fashionable lifestyles. nostalgic. village and fields gleam with cherry blossoms in spring, ❖204 Kamiamano, Katsuragi-cho ☎0736-20-6800 Stone Torii gates built side by side at a pass around the 120th choishi marker. ❖140 Kamiamano, Katsuragi-cho ☎0736-26-0372 hydrangea in early summer, and vibrantly-colored leaves 11:00 - 15:00 (By reservation only) Closed: Mon/Tue/Wed The original gates were said to be made of wood, built by monk Kukai. 11:00 - 17:30 Closed: Tue/Wed/Thu in autumn. In winter, its beautiful landscape is dusted with snow for us to enjoy. 4 5 Katsuragi Katsuragi HANAZONO Dinosaurs mark the spot!?

Gigantic! Enjoy outdoor activities to the full in Hanazono Shutter chance! Dive into adventures in Hanazono’s beautiful nature where calm mountains surround you and serene rivers flow by, while you romanticize its rich, ancient history.

Travel in time away from your everyday life Kobaradokutsu Kyoryu Land & Gokurakudo 5 courses to enjoy nature in Hanazono A dinosaur-themed leisure park built Hanazono Trekking Courses in a former mine tunnel. Deeper in A fireworks festival held Kaki-oji Course the tunnel, visitors will step into (approx. 8.9 km/Time required: 3 hours) Heaven and Hell. annually on 8/15 Momo-hime Course ❖1020 Hanazonoyanase, Katsuragi- Hoshizora no Tsudoi (approx. 12.7 km/Time required: 4 hours) cho (See the back-cover for details) ☎0737-26-0836 Nashi-jii Course (approx. 7.0 km/Time required: 2 hours) Get ingredients at the road station for BBQ. Budo Heidan Course Katsuragi Chamber of Commerce (approx. 5.6 km/Time required: 1 hour 20 minutes) Antenna Shop, Road Station Nishi Ichigo-musume Course (approx. 11.9 km/Time required: 3 hour 30 minutes) (See P14 for details) Inquiries: Katsuragi Town Office/ Industrial Tourism Division ☎ ０７３６ -２２ -０３００ Hanazono Branch ☎ ０７３７ -２６ -０５４４

BBQ and River Activities Campgrounds in Hanazono Hanazono has 3 campgrounds (Kitadera/Kongo Ryokuchi/Nakaminami Shinrin Park) where guests can enjoy clean air and a beautiful river. Contact Katsuragi Refresh yourself at natural hot springs Town Office Hanazono Shisho for reservation. Hanazono Onsen ❖http://www.katsuragi-kanko.jp/K/cak.html ☎ ０７３７ -２６ -０544 Kaho no Sato This new hot spring accommodation just opened in July 2016. In addition to its 12 guest rooms, it also houses a restaurant and ➊ hot springs open to day-use guests. ➊ ❖Hanazonoyanase, Katsuragi-cho Staying at a cottage is like staying in my ➋ ➊The cottages extend over ☎0737-26-0811 ➋ ➌ own vacation home. the slope, offering a great view. ➋Old minka style lodging with Hanazonomoriguchi Furusatomura a Japanese sunken hearth. A community cultural exchange facility operated by ➊Beautifully designed brand-new Moriguchi in Osaka and Katsuragi. Old minka and building exterior cottage style lodging offer visitors the chance to ➋A natural hot spring is drawn to large experience mountain village life in nature. bathrooms that also accommodate day-use visitors. ❖919 Hanazonoyanase, Katsuragi-cho ➌Enjoy dishes made with locally-grown ☎ ０７３７ -２６ -００２２ vegetables 6 7 Katsuragi Katsuragi SHIGOU

[Kushigaki] Each kushigaki string has 10 persimmons, placed in a You cannot miss these either! SIGHTS TO SEE IN KATSURAGI Savor fall fruits in Shigo, 2-piece-6-piece-2-piece order, with a word-play prayer in Japanese for peace and happiness in the family; “always smiling together (two and two), inside a harmonious PICK UP KATSURAGI the hometown of kushigaki couple until we grow old together (six on the inside).” Blue sky, mountains in lush green. Shigo embodies an image of a nostalgic Japanese home village, reminding us of Japan long ago.

Katsuragi Koen Heiwa Kinen Zo Hanazono Ajisaien Jigose no Kusunoki What catches your attention the most Located in highland along the Koyaryujin The largest tree in Wakayama, designated when you visit Katsuragi Park located on Skyline highway, 3,500 hydrangea a Natural Monument by the prefecture. Grand-opening this spring the banks of the Kino-kawa River is the 18 bushes blossom against the backdrop Reaching 20 m in height, the tree is m tall, Heiwa Kinen Zo (Peace Memorial of a beautiful sky. The park adorns the believed to be over 600 years old. It was Road Station Kushigaki no Sato Statue). Designed by Ryumon Yasuda, mountain with other seasonal beauties; referred as the Kusunoki of Jigose-myojin This new road station opened in April near the tunnel and built with support from then Foreign 1,000 shakunage rhododendron bushes from its proximity to Yakushi-do, Dainichi- on Route 480. It features fresh local vegetables, fruits, Strolling around Shigo no Sato Minister Aiichiro Fujiyama, a pebble with in spring, autumn leaves in the fall. do, and Jigose-myojin which enshrined processed products, fresh fish, and meats. Its bakery Kushigaki in Shigo a history was collected from 44 countries ❖364-26 Hanazonokuki, Katsuragi-cho 15 deities nearby. with handmade bread and restaurant also offer dishes When October comes around, Kushigaki around the world to be embedded into its ☎0737-26-0888 ❖Kasedahigashi, Katsuragi made with locally-grown vegetables; the road station making starts in Shigo. Under the eaves of foundation stone. is sure to become a popular spot to visit. each farmer’s house and any other drying ❖2530-10 Chonomachi, Katsuragi-cho ❖53-1 Taki, Katsuragi-cho ☎0736-25-0088 area, adorable-looking round persimmons in strings are hung; coloring the villages nestled in the mountains in lovely orange.

Don’t miss fruit- picking when visiting The lit-up oicho (great Katsuragi oicho ginkgo tree) looks elegant. Kaki Niusakadono-jinja (Persimmon) Katsuragi is Japan’s top no Oicho producer of persimmons. Niusakadono-jinja is one of Most farms offer all- If you’re feeling hungry stop the Niu Shrines dedicated to you-can-eat persimmon Kaya no Ki Bunzo no Taki Koya Sankei-michi Niutsuhime-no-Okami and picking. Enjoy fresh, tree- at a Chinese restaurant You can come face to face with the gigantic Bunzo no Taki Falls was long used for Koya-myojin. The great ginkgo ripened persimmons. Mitani-zaka Japanese Kaya (Japanese nutmeg-yew) training, suggested that even Mongaku Shofukutei tree, located right of the Also called chokushi-zaka, as it was used by tree, believed to be 900 years old, when shonin (The Venerable Mongaku) trained Come to Shofukutei for haiden prayer hall. The shrine chokushi (emperor’s messengers), as well as you follow the recommended Budo heidan here. It is still used for training, providing a Wakayama-style ramen. A variety looks even more magical when by the emperor’s son Kakuho-hosshinno of course of Hanazono trekking (see page nearby hall that enshrines Fudo-myoo as of combo lunch specials for your the area gets covered with a Ninnaji Temple frequently in the Heian period, 7). You may sense its magical power, a komorijo for trainees. empty stomach, and they also bright yellow carpet of fallen Enjoy seasonal this is a historically significant path. Important fruit-picking as if spirits of the holy tree are trying to ❖Higashitani, Katsuragi have seriously good tenshindon ginkgo leaves in late fall. historical structures along the path such communicate with you when you gaze at and gyoza. ❖631 Mitani, Katsuragi-cho as kasaishi (coping stones) and hokire-jizo the massive trunk. ❖1020 Saya, Katsuragi-cho remain in place in good condition. ❖Hanazonoyanase, Katsuragi ☎0736-22-3898 ❖Niusakadono-jinja Shrine - Niutsuhime-jinja 11:00 - 15:00/17:00 - 22:00 Shrine - Koya Sankei-michi Choishi-michi Closed: Mon Pilgrimage Route

8 9 Katsuragi Katsuragi Itadakimasu at a warm, relaxing cafe. Have strawberries picked by you made into delicious sweets After enjoying a walk in Katsuragi, take a relaxing break at a café. Taste good! Bring strawberries you picked at local strawberry farms Try a delicious meal and a dessert made with locally-grown fruits to the sweet shops (Isaki-tei/West Coast) where they will be transformed into delicious sweets. *strawberry-picking season only (reservations required)

Konnyaku Kobo The most popular dish is omuraisu (fried rice covered with a thin omelet) made with Amano-grown fresh tomatoes. You cannot miss trying their special cake topped with a ➊ generous portion of seasonal ➋ local fruits. ❖297-1 Hoshikawa, Katsuragi- cho ☎0736-22-3433 9：00 - 18：00 Closed: Year-end and New Year holidays

Isaki-tei Bistro Isaki-tei offers simple, delicious French home-style dishes ranging from vibrantly- colored sweets to a slow- cooked dish stewed in wine. Yes, you are also welcome to ➊ stop by and enjoy it as a cafe. ➋ ❖635 Higashishibuta, Katsuragi- West Coast Bread & Cafe Shiki Urara Utsuwato cafe mute.

cho A famous eatery that has been featured Shiki Urara’s bread is proudly made It seems that time flows at a slower ☎ 0736-22-1595 in media for great lunch and dessert. with domestic wheat flour and natural pace here in the cafe that is surrounded 8:30 - 21:00 Humongous fried shrimp and an array of yeast, through a long low-temperature by lush greenery. Other must-haves are Closed: Sun/Mon dishes in small Japanese bowls will surely fermentation process. The owner has built the owner’s original gratin and bagels. satisfy you to the fullest. its warm, wooden building that blends into This carefully picked selection of Utsuwa ❖108-1 Kasedahigashi, Katsuragi-cho the nature around it on his own. (dishes) is also available for purchase. ☎0736-22-5984 ❖394-12 Shimoamano, Katsuragi-cho ❖219-7 Hiroura, Katsuragi-cho ➊Reasonably-priced authentic ➊A large sign along National Route 480 with rush greenery leading to 11：00 - 18：00 Closed: Sun ☎0736-26-0237 ☎0736-26-3090 French home-style dishes Mount Koya ➋Cute log house-like exterior! ➋Handsome French owner chef. 11:00 - 17:00 11：00 - 18：00 Closed: Mon/Tue Closed: Open Sundays/Holidays only

Yamato-kaido Cycling Road A famous historical highway connecting Wakayama and Yamato regions, long used for Cycling on the cycling road along the Kino-kawa River gives you a good view for easy riding. The trail connects Wakayama to Walking course introduction significant events such as pilgrimage to Ise and traveling for sankin-kotai (for daimyo's Hashimoto; its flat route makes it a great bike path recommended even for beginners. alternate-year residence in Edo). Many cultural heritage sites still remain from those days ☎0736-22-0300 Katsuragi Town Office/Industrial Tourism Division on the highway. 10 11 Katsuragi Katsuragi Delicious finds in Katsuragi Also great for souvenirs Sushi I to K are available at the following sales outlets; If you want to find something good, find a place popular with locals. Katsuragi Chamber of Commerce Antenna Shop, and If you find your favorite, take some home with you. Road Station Katsuragi Nishi. (See P14)

Ａ Anpo-gaki G Croquette by Matsushita ❖1846-4 Myoji, Katsuragi-cho Seiniku-ten ☎0736-23-3112 ❖455 Myoji, Katsuragi-cho Joint Company Katsuragi Anpokaki ☎0736-22-0038 Processing Union Ｈ Goma-dofu by Daikaku Ｂ Kurumi-mochi Sohonpo ❖336-1 Higashishibuta, Katsuragi- ❖2357 Chonomachi, Katsuragi- cho G cho ☎0736-22-2019 H ☎0736-22-6613 A B Slightly sweet and delicious Chewy yet smooth texture Ikeki Shoten Ltd. Soft, dried seedless A local confection, mochi rice persimmon with natural Ｉ Kakinoha-zushi cake is covered with sweet paste sweetness Ｃ Canned mikan orange made of mashed edamame. ❖1165-2 Hirokuchi, Katsuragi-cho * Available at Happuno-Yu (see ☎0736-25-0022 P14) Kishu Shokuhin Co., Ltd. Ｊ Jako-zushi by Benkei Shokuhin ❖295 Nakaiburi, Katsuragi-cho Ｄ Icecream by Kamukamu ☎0736-22-6283 Bazaar ❖54-61 Terao, Katsuragi-cho Ｋ Ayu-zushi by Ichiriki ☎0736-22-8993 I J ❖2529-4 Chonomachi, Katsuragi- C D The aroma of the Jako is grilled without seasoning, cho Ｅ Papillo Butter Pan persimmon leaf whets your then cooked in sweet and salty broth ☎0736-22-0073 Canned mikan can be Handmade ice cream in peach, ❖118-3 Myoji, Katsuragi-cho appetite strawberry, and other flavors ☎0736-22-1489 enjoyed with or without any other processing. Ｌ Kishu Katsuragi Baker Shop Otani Kawakami-zake ❖85 Nakaiburi, Katsuragi-cho Ｆ Milk by Kimura Bokujo ☎0736-22-0005 ❖357 Kasedanaka, Katsuragi-cho Hatsusakura Shuzo Co., Ltd. ☎0736-22-1721 * Available at Happuno-Yu (see P14)

F E Natural, rich taste K You will surely be hooked L once you try it Ayu (sweetfish) is first grilled and cooked in sweet syrup to make Flavorful rice wine made in the upstream oshi-zushi Kino-kawa River

12 13 Katsuragi Katsuragi N Katsuragi - Pleasure-filled with hot springs and gourmet foods Welcome to PICK UP KATSURAGI Katsuragi town An extra excursion will take you to these amazing places

15 min by car

Katsuragi Onsen Kiikogen Golf Club Kaki no Chaya Happuno-Yu A prestigious golf club that also hosted Locally-grown fresh vegetables and fruits a National Athletic Meet. You can enjoy are available at affordable prices. You can This hot spring facility offers quintessential a leisurely round of golf in this serene get local info from shop keepers while Japanese style indoor and outdoor roten Hashimoto golf course surrounded by rich nature chatting at the cafe section. A new specialty dish is Hashimoto hot springs, accommodating both day adjacent to the Koya Sankei-michi ❖612-1 Nishiiburi, Katsuragi-cho Omuretsu (fried rice wrapped in thin use and overnight guests. Its restaurant Choishi-michi pilgrimage route. Hit a ☎0736-22-7024 omelet) made generously with local featuring locally-produced ingredients is perfect shot surrounded by the beautiful 9：00 - 17：00 Closed: Wed products. Try different restaurants also very popular. It makes a great base scenery of Katsuragi. for their own taste on the dish. location to tour around the Katsuragi area. ❖166-6 Koda, Katsuragi-cho ❖702 Saya, Katsuragi-cho 12 min by car ☎0736-26-0141 ☎0736-23-1126 10：00 - 22：00 (Last check-in at 21:00) Closed: None

Kudoyama The Taiga historical drama series Sanadamaru made the father and son, Masayuki and Yukimura Sanada, heroes. They lived here over ten years. 50 min by car Road Station Kinokawa Road Station Katsuragi Katsuragi Chamber of Manyo no Sato Nishi Commerce Antenna Shop, A road station along National Route 24. Its A road station located at inbound PA Road Station Nishi local produce store offers locally-grown on Keinawa Expressway. It houses a A road station located at outbound PA vegetables, etc. at discounted prices. The restaurant and sales local products; on Keinawa Expressway. You can also very popular kakinoha-zushi is available at vegetables/fruits, and processed local purchase local vegetables, fruits, and Mahoroba on the second floor. specialty items. souvenirs directly ❖487-2 Kubo, Katsuragi-cho ❖1271-28 Kasedahigashi, Katsuragi-cho ❖1270-22 Kasedahigashi, Katsuragi-cho ☎0736-22-0055 ☎0736-22-7810 Koya ☎0736-22-8880 9:00 - 20:00 8:30 - 18:00 (summer) 8:30 - 17:00 (winter) Store: 7:00 - 19:00 (summer) 8:00 - 18:00 (winter) Historical religious and environmental Closed: None Closed: None Dining: 10:00 - 19:00 (summer) 10:00 - 17:00 (winter) city in the sky, located at an altitude of 800 m. A sacred site that is always filled Closed: None with many worshippers and tourists.

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