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Visit Kiho Town to Enjoy Sightseeing and Leisure Activities! Let’s Fully Enjoy Local Specialties of Kiho Town.

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Kihoume Mehari Sushi Nameko Kihoume are additive- Mehari sushi is a Nameko are small, amber- Visitors can observe sea turtles and other free, healthy pickled local specialty of brown mushrooms used marine creatures swimming in the pool. Japanese plums that are the Kishu area, as a sticky, easy-to-eat made by processing which is composed and delicious ingredient natural Nankobai plums of a rice ball rolled for expensive meals. (a type of Japanese in takana leaves. You can fully enjoy That‛s because the sea apricots) grown in Kiho People in the area the exquisite taste of Town. They are also often make it at nameko grown in the here is so beautiful! worth trying. home. woods. Konouchi Shrine F - ４ Why do sea turtles come

here when they lay eggs? There are lots of adorable goods Mandarin Oranges Sanma Sushi Meyer Lemon Your trip starts here… related to sea turtles. Shichirimihama Beach F-5 Mandarin oranges Sanma sushi is a type of Meyer lemon is believed grown in the Nanki sushi consists of a rice to be a cross between UNESCO World Heritage Site area have a sweet ball topped with a slice a true lemon and a and delicious flavor of saury caught in the mandarin orange. It is as well as a fine Kumano Sea from autumn characterized by its fruity Kumano River fragrance. They are through winter. It is a flavor and juiciness. The Come Here to See Real Sea Turtles! UNESCO World Heritage Site available for delivery local specialty of all the Kinan area is the largest from Kiho Town areas along the Kumano producer of Meyer lemons throughout the year. Sea. in Japan. A major base for the protection of sea turtles and the promotion of educational activities Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park Tears sea turtles shed when laying eggs Information on Shell length:80 to 100 centimeters It looks as if sea turtles were shedding tears Contact Kiho Town Commerce and Industry Association for further information. loggerhead sea turtles Weight:100 to 150 kilograms while laying eggs. That is simply because they are trying to excrete unnecessary salt Phone: 0735-21-6475 We recommend them for they got in the sea from their bodies. Hisetsu Falls F-2 presents for someone Egg-laying site:Ida Beach Birth of baby sea turtles:Are they male or female?

Shinkansen Nozomi as well as for souvenirs Egg-laying period: Whether laid eggs hatch into male or female sea turtles depends Osaka Expressway Higashi-Meihan Nagoya Tokyo (1 hour 35 minutes) on the temperature of the sand on the egg-laying site. The number

JR rapid train Mie (about 55 minutes) late May to August

Kintetsu limited express for yourself. Nishi-Meihan Expressway Tomei Expressway of males and females is roughly equal at 29 degrees centigrade Eggs hatch into baby sea turtles (about 50 minutes) while the number of females increases at 30 degrees centigrade Toyokawa IC about 60 days after they are laid. Chubu Centrair Everybody will or higher and decreases at 28 degrees centigrade or lower. Local Museum Route 23 International Airport “Midori no Sato” E-4 Tenri IC be happy with Size of eggs: 28 degrees centigrade or lower 29 degrees centigrade 30 degrees centigrade or higher Yagi Route 259 The number of The number of The number of females Kintetsu limited express (1 hour 35 minutes) Route 25 Tsu Airport Line those excellent about 40 to 45 millimeters males increases. males and increases. Tsu (about 40 minutes)Tokoname females is

Mie Prefecture Ise-Seki IC Irago in diameter Mie minutes) 55 (about Ferry Isewan Slow Travels of roughly equal. JR rapid train Mie (about 15 minutes) products! Kintetsu limited express C -4 (about 20 minutes) Local Specialty Store Hiraoi Yakushi Temple Hisai IC Route 165 Kiho Town is full of attractive spots Number of eggs laid: Ise Expressway Route 23 Access Guide and products! You can possibly make approximately 120 table tennis This facility is a rest area for travelers. A wide variety of local products of Kiho Town are available for sale. Matsusaka IC ball-sized eggs at a time Kiho Town new discoveries if you come here. Matsusaka Sea turtles Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park E-5 Facility Information Mie Map Symbols By Car Route 42 Route 23 Atawa Seiwa-Taki JCT Shinkansen About 30 minutes from Kumano-Odomari Interchange (IC) on Kumano-Owase Road Opening Hours and Holidays Kii-Ida JR Kisei Main Line Ise-Futami-Toba Line JR ※From the interchange, drive in the direction of Shingu via Route 42. [Fureai Park] 9:00 to 17:00 ※Open 365 days a year Kisei Expressway [Admission] Free of charge Udono Ise Toba Kintetsu Owase-Kita Expressway and [Local Specialty Store] November to February: 8:30 to 18:00 Route 42 Owase-Minami automobile road Now it‛s time to set Shingu Kumano-Owase Road National road By Train and Bus It‛s fun! March to October: 8:30 to 19:00 out for the ocean! Wakayama Kumano-Odomari Local road ※Open 365 days a year 10 minutes by bus for Omata-Okubo Bus Stop on [Parking Lot] Available for 44 standard-sized vehicles and 5 large-sized vehicles Kiho Town Ferry route the Kumano-Shingu Line from JR Shingu Station Contact Information ●Roadside Station “Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park” Mifunejima Island G-3 568-7 Ida, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5711 Cherry blossoms in Chuo Park G-4 UNESCO World Heritage Site [Fureai Park] Phone: 0735-32-3686 324 Udono, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5701 [Local Specialty Store] Phone: 0735-33-0300 Fax: 0735-33-0301 Kiho Town Planning and Coordination Division ●Kiho Town Planning and Coordination Division http://www.town.kiho.lg.jp/ of Kiho Town 324 Udono, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5701 Phone: 0735-33-0334 Fax: 0735-32-1102 Phone: 0735-33-0334 Fax: 0735-32-1102

ID_kihou-kannkou-panf-5kakokugo-2017-3.indd 1 2017/04/03 15:55:19 Visit Kiho Town to Enjoy Sightseeing and Leisure Activities! Let’s Fully Enjoy Local Specialties of Kiho Town. Visit Kiho Town to Enjoy Sightseeing and Leisure Activities! Let’s Fully Enjoy Local Specialties of Kiho Town.

Make Lots of Wonderful Memories on Rice Boiled Whitebait Additive-Free Brown Rice Vinegar Make Lots of Wonderful Memories on Rice Boiled Whitebait Additive-Free Brown Rice Vinegar Rice brands from A lot of whitebait Brown rice vinegar from Rice brands from A lot of whitebait Brown rice vinegar from Kiho Town, such as (juvenile Japanese Kiho Town is made in a very Kiho Town, such as (juvenile Japanese Kiho Town is made in a very Aigamo Rice and anchovy) can be traditional “natural brewing Local products of Kiho Town are available for Aigamo Rice and anchovy) can be traditional “natural brewing Local products of Kiho Town are available for Your Visit to Sightseeing Spots Hisetsu Rice, are caught in the Kumano method” handed down sale at the Local Specialty Store in the park. Your Visit to Sightseeing Spots Hisetsu Rice, are caught in the Kumano method” handed down sale at the Local Specialty Store in the park. delicious and safe Sea that Kiho Town through generations, which delicious and safe Sea that Kiho Town through generations, which because they are faces. You should try effectively helps rice because they are faces. You should try effectively helps rice grown with the use them as healthy food ferment and ripen quite grown with the use them as healthy food ferment and ripen quite of fresh water from containing enough naturally. It is also worth of fresh water from containing enough naturally. It is also worth in the Middle of Nature. the Kii Mountains. calcium. trying. in the Middle of Nature. the Kii Mountains. calcium. trying.

Kihoume Mehari Sushi Nameko Kihoume Mehari Sushi Nameko Kihoume are additive- Mehari sushi is a Nameko are small, amber- Visitors can observe sea turtles and other Kihoume are additive- Mehari sushi is a Nameko are small, amber- Visitors can observe sea turtles and other free, healthy pickled local specialty of brown mushrooms used marine creatures swimming in the pool. free, healthy pickled local specialty of brown mushrooms used marine creatures swimming in the pool. Japanese plums that are the Kishu area, as a sticky, easy-to-eat Japanese plums that are the Kishu area, as a sticky, easy-to-eat made by processing which is composed and delicious ingredient made by processing which is composed and delicious ingredient natural Nankobai plums of a rice ball rolled for expensive meals. natural Nankobai plums of a rice ball rolled for expensive meals. (a type of Japanese in takana leaves. You can fully enjoy That‛s because the sea (a type of Japanese in takana leaves. You can fully enjoy That‛s because the sea apricots) grown in Kiho People in the area the exquisite taste of apricots) grown in Kiho People in the area the exquisite taste of Town. They are also often make it at nameko grown in the here is so beautiful! Town. They are also often make it at nameko grown in the here is so beautiful! worth trying. home. woods. worth trying. home. woods. Konouchi Shrine F - ４ Konouchi Shrine F - ４ Why do sea turtles come Why do sea turtles come

here when they lay eggs? There are lots of adorable goods here when they lay eggs? There are lots of adorable goods Mandarin Oranges Sanma Sushi Meyer Lemon Your trip starts here… related to sea turtles. Mandarin Oranges Sanma Sushi Meyer Lemon Your trip starts here… related to sea turtles. Shichirimihama Beach F-5 Mandarin oranges Sanma sushi is a type of Meyer lemon is believed Shichirimihama Beach F-5 Mandarin oranges Sanma sushi is a type of Meyer lemon is believed grown in the Nanki sushi consists of a rice to be a cross between grown in the Nanki sushi consists of a rice to be a cross between UNESCO World Heritage Site area have a sweet ball topped with a slice a true lemon and a UNESCO World Heritage Site area have a sweet ball topped with a slice a true lemon and a and delicious flavor of saury caught in the mandarin orange. It is and delicious flavor of saury caught in the mandarin orange. It is as well as a fine Kumano Sea from autumn characterized by its fruity as well as a fine Kumano Sea from autumn characterized by its fruity Kumano River fragrance. They are through winter. It is a flavor and juiciness. The Come Here to See Real Sea Turtles! Kumano River fragrance. They are through winter. It is a flavor and juiciness. The Come Here to See Real Sea Turtles! UNESCO World Heritage Site available for delivery local specialty of all the Kinan area is the largest UNESCO World Heritage Site available for delivery local specialty of all the Kinan area is the largest from Kiho Town areas along the Kumano producer of Meyer lemons from Kiho Town areas along the Kumano producer of Meyer lemons throughout the year. Sea. in Japan. A major base for the protection of sea turtles throughout the year. Sea. in Japan. A major base for the protection of sea turtles and the promotion of educational activities Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park and the promotion of educational activities Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park Tears sea turtles shed when laying eggs Tears sea turtles shed when laying eggs Information on Shell length:80 to 100 centimeters It looks as if sea turtles were shedding tears Information on Shell length:80 to 100 centimeters It looks as if sea turtles were shedding tears Contact Kiho Town Commerce and Industry Association for further information. loggerhead sea turtles Weight:100 to 150 kilograms while laying eggs. That is simply because Contact Kiho Town Commerce and Industry Association for further information. loggerhead sea turtles Weight:100 to 150 kilograms while laying eggs. That is simply because they are trying to excrete unnecessary salt they are trying to excrete unnecessary salt Phone: 0735-21-6475 We recommend them for they got in the sea from their bodies. Phone: 0735-21-6475 We recommend them for they got in the sea from their bodies. Hisetsu Falls F-2 Hisetsu Falls F-2 presents for someone Egg-laying site:Ida Beach Birth of baby sea turtles:Are they male or female? presents for someone Egg-laying site:Ida Beach Birth of baby sea turtles:Are they male or female?

Shinkansen Nozomi as well as for souvenirs Egg-laying period: Whether laid eggs hatch into male or female sea turtles depends Shinkansen Nozomi as well as for souvenirs Egg-laying period: Whether laid eggs hatch into male or female sea turtles depends

Higashi-Meihan Expressway Higashi-Meihan Osaka Expressway Higashi-Meihan Nagoya Tokyo Osaka Nagoya Tokyo (1 hour 35 minutes) on the temperature of the sand on the egg-laying site. The number (1 hour 35 minutes) on the temperature of the sand on the egg-laying site. The number

JR rapid train Mie (about 55 minutes) late May to August JR rapid train Mie (about 55 minutes) late May to August

Kintetsu limited express for yourself. Kintetsu limited express for yourself. Nishi-Meihan Expressway Tomei Expressway of males and females is roughly equal at 29 degrees centigrade Nishi-Meihan Expressway Tomei Expressway of males and females is roughly equal at 29 degrees centigrade Eggs hatch into baby sea turtles (about 50 minutes) Eggs hatch into baby sea turtles (about 50 minutes) while the number of females increases at 30 degrees centigrade while the number of females increases at 30 degrees centigrade Toyokawa IC Toyokawa IC about 60 days after they are laid. Chubu Centrair Everybody will or higher and decreases at 28 degrees centigrade or lower. about 60 days after they are laid. Chubu Centrair Everybody will or higher and decreases at 28 degrees centigrade or lower. Local Museum Route 23 International Local Museum Route 23 International Airport Airport “Midori no Sato” E-4 Tenri IC be happy with Size of eggs: 28 degrees centigrade or lower 29 degrees centigrade 30 degrees centigrade or higher “Midori no Sato” E-4 Tenri IC be happy with Size of eggs: 28 degrees centigrade or lower 29 degrees centigrade 30 degrees centigrade or higher Yagi Route 259 The number of The number of The number of females Yagi Route 259 The number of The number of The number of females Kintetsu limited express (1 hour 35 minutes) Route 25 Tsu Airport Line those excellent about 40 to 45 millimeters males increases. males and increases. Kintetsu limited express (1 hour 35 minutes) Route 25 Tsu Airport Line those excellent about 40 to 45 millimeters males increases. males and increases. Tsu (about 40 minutes)Tokoname females is Tsu (about 40 minutes)Tokoname females is

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Isewan Ferry (about 55 minutes) 55 (about Ferry Isewan Mie minutes) 55 (about Ferry Isewan Slow Travels of roughly equal. Mie Slow Travels of roughly equal. JR rapid train Mie (about 15 minutes) products! JR rapid train Mie (about 15 minutes) products! Kintetsu limited express Kintetsu limited express C -4 (about 20 minutes) Local Specialty Store C -4 (about 20 minutes) Local Specialty Store Hiraoi Yakushi Temple Hisai IC Route 165 Kiho Town is full of attractive spots Number of eggs laid: Hiraoi Yakushi Temple Hisai IC Route 165 Kiho Town is full of attractive spots Number of eggs laid: Ise Expressway Route 23 Access Guide and products! You can possibly make approximately 120 table tennis This facility is a rest area for travelers. A wide variety of local products of Kiho Town are available for sale. Ise Expressway Route 23 Access Guide and products! You can possibly make approximately 120 table tennis This facility is a rest area for travelers. A wide variety of local products of Kiho Town are available for sale. Matsusaka IC ball-sized eggs at a time Matsusaka IC ball-sized eggs at a time Kiho Town new discoveries if you come here. Kiho Town new discoveries if you come here. Matsusaka Sea turtles Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park E-5 Facility Information Matsusaka Sea turtles Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park E-5 Facility Information Mie Map Symbols By Car Mie Map Symbols By Car Route 42 Route 23 Route 42 Route 23 Atawa Seiwa-Taki JCT Shinkansen About 30 minutes from Kumano-Odomari Interchange (IC) on Kumano-Owase Road Opening Hours and Holidays Atawa Seiwa-Taki JCT Shinkansen About 30 minutes from Kumano-Odomari Interchange (IC) on Kumano-Owase Road Opening Hours and Holidays Kii-Ida JR Kisei Main Line Ise-Futami-Toba Line JR ※From the interchange, drive in the direction of Shingu via Route 42. [Fureai Park] 9:00 to 17:00 ※Open 365 days a year Kii-Ida JR Kisei Main Line Ise-Futami-Toba Line JR ※From the interchange, drive in the direction of Shingu via Route 42. [Fureai Park] 9:00 to 17:00 ※Open 365 days a year Kisei Expressway [Admission] Free of charge Kisei Expressway [Admission] Free of charge Udono Ise Toba Kintetsu Udono Ise Toba Kintetsu Owase-Kita Expressway and [Local Specialty Store] Owase-Kita Expressway and [Local Specialty Store] November to February: 8:30 to 18:00 November to February: 8:30 to 18:00 Route 42 Owase-Minami automobile road Route 42 Owase-Minami automobile road Now it‛s time to set Shingu Kumano-Owase Road National road By Train and Bus It‛s fun! March to October: 8:30 to 19:00 Now it‛s time to set Shingu Kumano-Owase Road National road By Train and Bus It‛s fun! March to October: 8:30 to 19:00 out for the ocean! Wakayama Kumano-Odomari Local road ※Open 365 days a year out for the ocean! Wakayama Kumano-Odomari Local road ※Open 365 days a year 10 minutes by bus for Omata-Okubo Bus Stop on [Parking Lot] Available for 44 standard-sized vehicles and 5 large-sized vehicles 10 minutes by bus for Omata-Okubo Bus Stop on [Parking Lot] Available for 44 standard-sized vehicles and 5 large-sized vehicles Kiho Town Ferry route the Kumano-Shingu Line from JR Shingu Station Contact Information Kiho Town Ferry route the Kumano-Shingu Line from JR Shingu Station Contact Information ●Roadside Station “Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park” ●Roadside Station “Kiho Town Sea Turtle Park” Mifunejima Island G-3 568-7 Ida, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5711 Mifunejima Island G-3 568-7 Ida, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5711 Cherry blossoms in Chuo Park G-4 Cherry blossoms in Chuo Park G-4 UNESCO World Heritage Site [Fureai Park] Phone: 0735-32-3686 UNESCO World Heritage Site [Fureai Park] Phone: 0735-32-3686 324 Udono, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5701 [Local Specialty Store] Phone: 0735-33-0300 Fax: 0735-33-0301 324 Udono, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5701 [Local Specialty Store] Phone: 0735-33-0300 Fax: 0735-33-0301 Kiho Town Planning and Coordination Division ●Kiho Town Planning and Coordination Division Kiho Town Planning and Coordination Division ●Kiho Town Planning and Coordination Division http://www.town.kiho.lg.jp/ of Kiho Town 324 Udono, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5701 http://www.town.kiho.lg.jp/ of Kiho Town 324 Udono, Kiho Town, Minamimuro County, Mie Prefecture 519-5701 Phone: 0735-33-0334 Fax: 0735-32-1102 Phone: 0735-33-0334 Fax: 0735-32-1102 Phone: 0735-33-0334 Fax: 0735-32-1102 Phone: 0735-33-0334 Fax: 0735-32-1102

ID_kihou-kannkou-panf-5kakokugo-2017-3.indd 1 2017/04/03 15:55:19 ID_kihou-kannkou-panf-5kakokugo-2017-3.indd 1 2017/04/03 15:55:19 Panoramic Views from Mount Oeboshi Ida Kannon Mount Oeboshi is the best scenic Ida Kannon is a golden statue of Set Out on A Trip to your Favorite Sites! site among the mountains in the Kannon, the Buddhist Deity of Higashi-Kishu area. From the top of Mercy, that is believed to have the mountain (362 meters above Niteno Pass sea level), you can fully enjoy been found at Ida Beach. It is A Lot of Attractive Events Are Held in Kiho Town! panoramic views of Shichirimi- famous for its “magical power to Fully Enjoy a Comfortable hama Beach and the Kii Mountains. drive away evil spirits.” Oni no Ninaiishi The greatest event Kiho Port Festival Ki no Takara Minatoichi Konouchi Shrine of Kiho Town! (held in mid-October) (held on the 2nd Saturday of every month) Map Symbols (Koyasunomiya Shrine) Trip at Your JR Line Scenic or historical site The Konouchi Shrine has a rock cave National road treasured as an object of worship at its center. Ushi no Se Park This shrine is also called “Koyasunomiya” and Ochiuchi Falls Prefectural road is famous as a Shinto shrine enshrining a Bathroom deity for safe deliveries of babies. The forest Local road of wild trees on its grounds is designated as a Own Pace. Shin-Onodani Tunnel Pilgrimage Route Bathroom for the disabled natural treasure by Mie Prefecture. on the River This market is held at the Port of Udono to sell fish, vegetables, Flower Road Ozato Water Park Hama Kaido Route Gas station Trekking course Site of the Former bento (boxed lunches) and many other local specialties of Kiho Town. Kiho Town is full of attractive cherry blossom viewing spots, This park has a natural swimming pool made by damming (about a 3-hour round trip) Mountain trail 10,000 people visit such as “Flower Road” with a splendid tunnel of cherry the Onodani River that is famous for its very limpid water. Kajihanaoji Gongen Shrine the festival every year. blossoms and “Ozato Water Park” with full-blown cherry Visitors can enjoy swimming and observe the mode of A small Shinto shrine called “Kajihanaoji Gongen” blossoms reflected on the surface of water. Spring Summer life of creatures such as minnows in nature. Onodani River Hiraoi Yakushi Temple used to be situated on this uniquely shaped huge rock. Oji (as shown in the name of the shrine) is Kiho Port Festival Autumn Winter the term for a place where pilgrims to the Hotaru Toro Lantern Festival Kuroshio Current Experience 906.7 meters Kumano Sanzan were allowed to rest and pray, and this shrine was one of the few oji on the (held in late May) Mount Nenotomari Kumano Kodo Iseji Route. Kiwacho, Onodani The site where this festival is held is Elementary School magically illuminated by lots of hotaru Kumano City Onodani Chuzaisho Ozato Tunnel Mihama Town toro (lanterns) painted by elementary Onodani Junior (small police station) High School Kinegadanisha Shrine school children in Kiho Town. Maybe I‛m unable Mount Nenotomari is rather Onodani Clinic To Kumano City to climb it… for experienced hikers. If The Three Deities of Kumano are believed to have you are a hardy hiker, you Ozato Water Park once been enshrined at this Shinto shrine after

can try about a three-hour To Kumano City they roamed around many provinces. According Ozato Natural Swimming Pool Line Main Kisei JR Udono Shrine round-trip trek here. Ida River to some old chronicles such as Teio Hennenki and

mandarin oranges here! trees called ogatamanoki (Michelia JR Kisei Main Line As a local specialty, delicious compressa) that are known as mandarin oranges can be Fukata Athletic Field 362 meters Bikishi-sama Kumano City Fire Department Senjigaeri harvested throughout the Mount Oeboshi Morotobune common jays’ favorite food. Kiho Branch You can pack as many mandarin oranges as you like. Illumination Festival in Kiho year in Kiho Town blessed Ida Kannon Shizen Park Bikunikorobi with a warm climate. Local Museum Kiho Town Sea Morotobune are sacred boats with a length of 13.4 The Kiho Port Festival is a great event held annually in mid-October in Kiho Town. Professional singers and comedians as well as The Illumination Festival is a fantastic event held every winter in Kiho Turtle Park meters and a width of up to 2.1 meters, which you can “Midori no Sato” Ida Shrine see at the Mifune Festival held as part of the Kumano Udono Elementary School amateur entertainers join the festival to give live performances in front of a large audience. Moreover, agricultural and seafood Town. From December to early January, the space in front of the Local Tashiro Park Hayatama Taisha Shrine Annual Festival. They are Konouchi River products from Kiho Town are available for sale, and some special events o ffer unique experiences to the participants. In short, you Museum is beautifully illuminated by about 200,000 light bulbs to create Mandarin oranges are cultivated believed to have become the prototype of whaling can fully enjoy four different things, namely “Viewing,” “Playing,” “Eating” and “Buying” at the same time if you take part in the festival. a magical atmosphere. everywhere in Kiho Town. Tashiro Gymnasium Hama Kaido Route ships used in this area, and have been designated as a Lifelong Learning Center Ida Community Center tangible folklore cultural property by Mie Prefecture. Udono Kindergarten Site of the former Honejima Site of the former Konouchi River Konouchi Shrine Udono Athletic Field Kii-Ida Udono Nursery School Kajihanaoji Gongen Ferry Port of Asari Kinan Special Nursing Home Kaimori-sama Shrine Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Ida no Ichirizuka (milestone) for the Elderly “Kirakuen” Mifunejima Island Routes in the Kii Mountains It is Definitely Fun to Walk Slowly on the Old Pilgrimage Routes Hiraoi Yakushi Temple Hisetsu Falls Flower Road Nakaso Park Hirujima Island Kii-Ida Post Office This island, which belongs to the Welfare Center Fureai Hall This Buddhist temple was constructed in the 11th century Yokote Enmei Jizo Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, has when ex-Emperor Shirakawa (1053 - 1129) visited the Ida Elementary School been registered as a UNESCO World Tours to Experience Kumano Sanzan and gave a prayer to deities. A statue of Konouchi the Kumano Kodo Enjoying the Landscapes and Historical Sites Around. Onodani River Heritage site. It is the stage for the Udono Library Yakushi Nyorai has been enshrined at the temple as its Elementary School Okimi Jizo sacred boat race called “Hayabune principal Buddhist image: it is one of the three most Chuo Park Fureai Park Hisetsu Falls Health Center Kyoso” that is held annually at the Walking Route along the Coast Bikishi-sama Sailing Route along the Kumano Hisetsu Falls important Buddhist statues of Kumano and believed to Shichirimihama Beach Mifune Festival as its climactic event. Udono Kiho Police Station have a mystical power to heal head and neck diseases. Camp Site Nakayoshi Park River with Scenic Views Wow! Nunobiki Falls Konouchi Welfare Center Kiho Town Sea Udono Post Office Hama Kaido Route Tsuriganeishi Lifelong Learning Center About 7 kilometers 2 hours 40 minutes Turtle Park Pilgrimage Route on the River Site where the camphor tree in the birthplace of Waterfalls make people Welfare Center Chuo Park Kinegadanisha Shrine The Kumano Kodo Iseji Route is full of slopes About 15 kilometers 1 hour 30 minutes Ushi no Se Benkei, a Buddhist warrior monk, used to stand Funada Farming Ida no Ichirizuka feel relaxed because Very rich because it has lots of mountain passes. However, The Kumano River has been registered on the Senjigaeri Ushi no Se (literally, the “Cow’s Village Park Kaimori-sama The Kumano Sanzan consists of the Kitagawa Park Udono Gymnasium (milestone) they emit a lot of Site of the former three Shinto shrines of Kumano, namely, Yabuchi Junior High School the Hama Kaido Route is quite exceptional: it is a UNESCO World Heritage List as a “Pilgrimage Back”) is a one-meter-wide path Ushihana Shrine Kiho Bypass in history! Port of Udono Route on the River.” negative ions. Kajihanaoji Gongen Shrine the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, To Shingu City Kiho Town Hall flat road that connects Shichirimihama Beach on a steep rock created by nature Kiho Tunnel Narukawa famous as a long sandy beach and the Kumano Yokote Enmei You can have a Hirujima Site of the former Elementary School Udono Library the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine and the River via a hill with a view. You can try this route if Jizo pilgrimage experi- Island over a long period of time. As its Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine, and the Udono Shrine name shows, it really looks like the Ferry Port of Ushihana Narukawa Koban (small police station) deities enshrined at those shrines are Local History Park Hokyointo you head to the Kumano River. ence via this old traditionally called “Kumano Gongen.” back of a huge cow. You can feel refreshed Udono Morotobune (stone pagoda) sailing route with Mifunejima Kamejima Island Okimi Jizo an amazing view of physically and mentally! Mifunejima Island Kiho Town Hall Port of Udono Hokyointo Site of the former Kishu Factory of Hokuetsu the Kurikyo Valley. Island Site of the former Ferry Port of Narukawa Panoramic Views from Mifune Hokyointo (stone pagoda) (stone pagoda) Ferry Port of Asuka Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. Kinan Special Nursing Home Post Office Kinegadanisha Kaimori-sama Site of the former Ferry Mount Nenotomari Morotobune It was occasionally difficult for boats Port of Otomo You can enjoy amazing panoramic views for the Elderly “Hojuen” Kumano Hayatama Shrine to sail smoothly on the Kumano River from the top of Mount Nenotomari, the Taisha Shrine Udono Shrine when its mouth was filled with sand. Kumano Hayatama Kumano Hayatama highest mountain in Kiho Town (906.7 meters Shingu City, To the detailed map Hokyointo is a stone pagoda (with Kumano River Yokote Enmei Jizo Taisha Shrine Sandanbo(three-masted river boat) Taisha Shrine above sea level). You will see the Kumano Sea Site of the former Ferry Port of Otomo 3,000 stone sutras buried under it) that is part of the Pacific Ocean in the south Wakayama Prefecture Shingu Kumano River that was built in prayer for safe sailing. On foot By boat and the Kii Mountains and the Kumano River Kumano River flowing just like a kimono sash in the north. To Nachikatsuura Town

ID_kihou-kannkou-panf-5kakokugo-2017-3.indd 2 2017/04/03 15:55:46 Panoramic Views from Mount Oeboshi Ida Kannon Mount Oeboshi is the best scenic Ida Kannon is a golden statue of Set Out on A Trip to your Favorite Sites! site among the mountains in the Kannon, the Buddhist Deity of Higashi-Kishu area. From the top of Mercy, that is believed to have the mountain (362 meters above Niteno Pass sea level), you can fully enjoy been found at Ida Beach. It is A Lot of Attractive Events Are Held in Kiho Town! panoramic views of Shichirimi- famous for its “magical power to Fully Enjoy a Comfortable hama Beach and the Kii Mountains. drive away evil spirits.” Oni no Ninaiishi The greatest event Kiho Port Festival Ki no Takara Minatoichi Konouchi Shrine of Kiho Town! (held in mid-October) (held on the 2nd Saturday of every month) Map Symbols (Koyasunomiya Shrine) Trip at Your JR Line Scenic or historical site The Konouchi Shrine has a rock cave National road treasured as an object of worship at its center. Ushi no Se Park This shrine is also called “Koyasunomiya” and Ochiuchi Falls Prefectural road is famous as a Shinto shrine enshrining a Bathroom deity for safe deliveries of babies. The forest Local road of wild trees on its grounds is designated as a Own Pace. Shin-Onodani Tunnel Pilgrimage Route Bathroom for the disabled natural treasure by Mie Prefecture. on the River This market is held at the Port of Udono to sell fish, vegetables, Flower Road Ozato Water Park Hama Kaido Route Gas station Trekking course Site of the Former bento (boxed lunches) and many other local specialties of Kiho Town. Kiho Town is full of attractive cherry blossom viewing spots, This park has a natural swimming pool made by damming (about a 3-hour round trip) Mountain trail 10,000 people visit such as “Flower Road” with a splendid tunnel of cherry the Onodani River that is famous for its very limpid water. Kajihanaoji Gongen Shrine the festival every year. blossoms and “Ozato Water Park” with full-blown cherry Visitors can enjoy swimming and observe the mode of A small Shinto shrine called “Kajihanaoji Gongen” blossoms reflected on the surface of water. Spring Summer life of creatures such as minnows in nature. Onodani River Hiraoi Yakushi Temple used to be situated on this uniquely shaped huge rock. Oji (as shown in the name of the shrine) is Kiho Port Festival Autumn Winter the term for a place where pilgrims to the Hotaru Toro Lantern Festival Kuroshio Current Experience 906.7 meters Kumano Sanzan were allowed to rest and pray, and this shrine was one of the few oji on the (held in late May) Mount Nenotomari Kumano Kodo Iseji Route. Kiwacho, Onodani The site where this festival is held is Elementary School magically illuminated by lots of hotaru Kumano City Onodani Chuzaisho Ozato Tunnel Mihama Town toro (lanterns) painted by elementary Onodani Junior (small police station) High School Kinegadanisha Shrine school children in Kiho Town. Maybe I‛m unable Mount Nenotomari is rather Onodani Clinic To Kumano City to climb it… for experienced hikers. If The Three Deities of Kumano are believed to have you are a hardy hiker, you Ozato Water Park once been enshrined at this Shinto shrine after

Onodani Post Office Beach Shichirimihama Fuso Ryakuki, those deities later moved to the This shrine has a rare temperate Mount Oeboshi Hiking Trail Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine and the Kumano forest that consists of a wide Jawada Falls I love sweet-sour Hayatama Taisha Shrine to be enshrined there. variety of wild plants including Konouchi Post Office Kiho Bypass mandarin oranges here! trees called ogatamanoki (Michelia JR Kisei Main Line As a local specialty, delicious compressa) that are known as mandarin oranges can be Fukata Athletic Field 362 meters Bikishi-sama Kumano City Fire Department Senjigaeri harvested throughout the Mount Oeboshi Morotobune common jays’ favorite food. Kiho Branch You can pack as many mandarin oranges as you like. Illumination Festival in Kiho year in Kiho Town blessed Ida Kannon Shizen Park Bikunikorobi with a warm climate. Local Museum Kiho Town Sea Morotobune are sacred boats with a length of 13.4 The Kiho Port Festival is a great event held annually in mid-October in Kiho Town. Professional singers and comedians as well as The Illumination Festival is a fantastic event held every winter in Kiho Turtle Park meters and a width of up to 2.1 meters, which you can “Midori no Sato” Ida Shrine see at the Mifune Festival held as part of the Kumano Udono Elementary School amateur entertainers join the festival to give live performances in front of a large audience. Moreover, agricultural and seafood Town. From December to early January, the space in front of the Local Tashiro Park Hayatama Taisha Shrine Annual Festival. They are Konouchi River products from Kiho Town are available for sale, and some special events o ffer unique experiences to the participants. In short, you Museum is beautifully illuminated by about 200,000 light bulbs to create Mandarin oranges are cultivated believed to have become the prototype of whaling can fully enjoy four different things, namely “Viewing,” “Playing,” “Eating” and “Buying” at the same time if you take part in the festival. a magical atmosphere. everywhere in Kiho Town. Tashiro Gymnasium Hama Kaido Route ships used in this area, and have been designated as a Lifelong Learning Center Ida Community Center tangible folklore cultural property by Mie Prefecture. Udono Kindergarten Site of the former Honejima Site of the former Konouchi River Konouchi Shrine Udono Athletic Field Kii-Ida Udono Nursery School Kajihanaoji Gongen Ferry Port of Asari Kinan Special Nursing Home Kaimori-sama Shrine Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Ida no Ichirizuka (milestone) for the Elderly “Kirakuen” Mifunejima Island Routes in the Kii Mountains It is Definitely Fun to Walk Slowly on the Old Pilgrimage Routes Hiraoi Yakushi Temple Hisetsu Falls Flower Road Nakaso Park Hirujima Island Kii-Ida Post Office This island, which belongs to the Welfare Center Fureai Hall This Buddhist temple was constructed in the 11th century Yokote Enmei Jizo Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, has when ex-Emperor Shirakawa (1053 - 1129) visited the Ida Elementary School been registered as a UNESCO World Tours to Experience Kumano Sanzan and gave a prayer to deities. A statue of Konouchi the Kumano Kodo Enjoying the Landscapes and Historical Sites Around. Onodani River Heritage site. It is the stage for the Udono Library Yakushi Nyorai has been enshrined at the temple as its Elementary School Okimi Jizo sacred boat race called “Hayabune principal Buddhist image: it is one of the three most Chuo Park Fureai Park Hisetsu Falls Health Center Kyoso” that is held annually at the Walking Route along the Coast Bikishi-sama Sailing Route along the Kumano Hisetsu Falls important Buddhist statues of Kumano and believed to Shichirimihama Beach Mifune Festival as its climactic event. Udono Kiho Police Station have a mystical power to heal head and neck diseases. Camp Site Nakayoshi Park River with Scenic Views Wow! Nunobiki Falls Konouchi Welfare Center Kiho Town Sea Udono Post Office Hama Kaido Route Tsuriganeishi Lifelong Learning Center About 7 kilometers 2 hours 40 minutes Turtle Park Pilgrimage Route on the River Site where the camphor tree in the birthplace of Waterfalls make people Welfare Center Chuo Park Kinegadanisha Shrine The Kumano Kodo Iseji Route is full of slopes About 15 kilometers 1 hour 30 minutes Ushi no Se Benkei, a Buddhist warrior monk, used to stand Funada Farming Ida no Ichirizuka feel relaxed because Very rich because it has lots of mountain passes. However, The Kumano River has been registered on the Senjigaeri Ushi no Se (literally, the “Cow’s Village Park Kaimori-sama The Kumano Sanzan consists of the Kitagawa Park Udono Gymnasium (milestone) they emit a lot of Site of the former three Shinto shrines of Kumano, namely, Yabuchi Junior High School the Hama Kaido Route is quite exceptional: it is a UNESCO World Heritage List as a “Pilgrimage Back”) is a one-meter-wide path Ushihana Shrine Kiho Bypass in history! Port of Udono Route on the River.” negative ions. Kajihanaoji Gongen Shrine the Kumano Hayatama Taisha Shrine, To Shingu City Kiho Town Hall flat road that connects Shichirimihama Beach on a steep rock created by nature Kiho Tunnel Narukawa famous as a long sandy beach and the Kumano Yokote Enmei You can have a Hirujima Site of the former Elementary School Udono Library the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine and the River via a hill with a view. You can try this route if Jizo pilgrimage experi- Island over a long period of time. As its Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine, and the Udono Shrine name shows, it really looks like the Ferry Port of Ushihana Narukawa Koban (small police station) deities enshrined at those shrines are Local History Park Hokyointo you head to the Kumano River. ence via this old traditionally called “Kumano Gongen.” back of a huge cow. You can feel refreshed Udono Morotobune (stone pagoda) sailing route with Mifunejima Kamejima Island Okimi Jizo an amazing view of physically and mentally! Mifunejima Island Kiho Town Hall Port of Udono Hokyointo Site of the former Kishu Factory of Hokuetsu the Kurikyo Valley. Island Site of the former Ferry Port of Narukawa Panoramic Views from Mifune Hokyointo (stone pagoda) (stone pagoda) Ferry Port of Asuka Kishu Paper Co., Ltd. Kinan Special Nursing Home Post Office Kinegadanisha Kaimori-sama Site of the former Ferry Mount Nenotomari Morotobune It was occasionally difficult for boats Port of Otomo You can enjoy amazing panoramic views for the Elderly “Hojuen” Kumano Hayatama Shrine to sail smoothly on the Kumano River from the top of Mount Nenotomari, the Taisha Shrine Udono Shrine when its mouth was filled with sand. Kumano Hayatama Kumano Hayatama highest mountain in Kiho Town (906.7 meters Shingu City, To the detailed map Hokyointo is a stone pagoda (with Kumano River Yokote Enmei Jizo Taisha Shrine Sandanbo(three-masted river boat) Taisha Shrine above sea level). You will see the Kumano Sea Site of the former Ferry Port of Otomo 3,000 stone sutras buried under it) that is part of the Pacific Ocean in the south Wakayama Prefecture Shingu Kumano River that was built in prayer for safe sailing. On foot By boat and the Kii Mountains and the Kumano River Kumano River flowing just like a kimono sash in the north. To Nachikatsuura Town

ID_kihou-kannkou-panf-5kakokugo-2017-3.indd 2 2017/04/03 15:55:46 Visit Kiho Town to Enjoy Sightseeing and Leisure Activities! Let’s Fully Enjoy Local Specialties of Kiho Town.

JR rapid train Mie (about 55 minutes) late May to August

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