Sacred spot of Japanese swords Bizen swords are the proud heritage of historical Japan and known as the number one producer in National Route 2 Hometown of Yumeji and Kinosuke volume and quality. Osafune is the production home To OsakaTo Osaka Shining Beautiful of Bizen swords, and called the “Sacred spot of Japa- → There are soothing cultural landscapes and seascapes Nature colorfully lit by the bright sunlight of Setouchi, and shining nese swords.” There also remain sword related histori- such as the Sencho Plain where rural areas extend and sea and rivers on which light re ects. Moonlight and stars, light cal sites throughout the area, and swordsmiths and 2 Yukie Shrine (Tennousha token no mori) Mushiage Bay where oyster rafts oat. This town has ickering from sea re ies and sea sparkles, witness-reported lights artisans even now produce Japanese swords which also produced many excellent cultural celebrities of UFOs in the night. An abundance of fascinating lights. Osafune including Taisho period romance painter, Yumeji Take- Light “will never break or bend, but are always beautiful.” Oku Yoshiigawa 1 Bizen Osafune Token no sato (sword village) (Bizen Osafune sword museum) hisa, and puppet master, Kinosuke Takeda. River Saihoji Jigenin Temple 3 Sunrise in Seto (100 best sunrises in Japan) 1 Bizen Osafune Token no sato (sword village) (Bizen Osafune sword museum) 8 Yumeji Seika, Syonen Sansou (Yumeji Art Museum Bunkan) A Sunrises on the sea This is a sword museum dedicated to Yumeji Seika where Yumeji Takehisa was where oyster rafts

preserving nationally recognized rare born and lived until he was 16 years old and oat create a

swords, sword smiths and workshops, Syonen Sanso was restored with an atelia To OkayamaTo Okayama→ magnicent sight. where you can see not only exhibitions but Yumeji designed by himself. There is also an This is a noted also the craft of swordsmiths up close. exhibition of Yumeji artworks and local place referenced in Traditional forgery to beat out Tamahagane nature which cultivated arts of Yumeji's. waka poetry written (steel made from iron sand) is held on the during the Heian second Sunday of each month. The sound period. and spark from the hammering is a must-see.

TEL 0869-66-7767 (Bizen Osafune sword museum) Osafune Utsukushiimori TEL 0869-22-0622 (Yumeji Seika, Syonen Sansou) B Sunset in Ushimado (100 best sunsets in Japan) Yukie Shrine (Tennousha token no mori) 3 Saihoji Jigenin Temple A family temple View beautiful 2 which has been Bizen Fukuoka Kyodokan (folk museum) 9 Kinosuke Gallery (in Setouchi City Library) sunset colors of the It is said that holding memorial sky and sea in true services for the * Scheduled to open in June 2016. swordsmiths in 7 To BizenTo Bizen red around Osafune prayed for souls of sword- Fukuokanoichi Dolls which were produced by Ushimado Port and smiths in Bizen 6 Nakazakitei Okayama Blue Line protection of their Kinosuke Takeda and commemo- → from the Maejima eyes at this shrine Osafune. This rative tokens are exhibited. There observation Tower. temple has a 4 because shogun 5 Kyoisan Myokoji Temple is also a corner of “Setouchi Ashikaga Takauji temple bell donated Bizen Fukuoka Journey Road” which introduces prayed and was by a swordsmith, the history and cultural artifacts of cured when he Yokoyama the city in the library. suffered from eye Motonoshin Setouchi City Hall Osafune Branch trouble. Sukesada. JR Osafune Station Yumetopia Osafune Ohirayama IC TEL (Jigenin) C Ushimado Moon Road 0869-66-8979 TEL 0869-24-8900 (Setouchi City Library) Okayama Ikoinomura Osafune cho Kominkan Osafune B&G Marine Center Moonlight glimmer- This is said to be the ing on Moon Road 4 Bizen Fukuoka largest mercantile city 5 Kyoisan Myokoji Temple appears on the sea along the medieval surface, which is Here the tombs of Kuroisan Botanen visible before and Sanyo road, and the the Kuroda family “Market of Fukuoka” after a full moon. and Ukita family The scene is both scene depicted in the that later became Osafune Sports Park Michi-no-eki Kuroisan Green Park national treasure 19 romantic and feudal lords in this A mysterious. “Ippen Shonin Eden" temple are kept. (Illustrated Biography Ohicho Big Ginko of Monk Ippen) is Tree is more than famous. There 400 years old and remains a city showcases beauti- Ojinotaki Falls structure which ful autumnal colors. re ects what this city TEL 0869-34-9500 looked like in the TEL 0869-26-2024 (Setouchi City Tourism Association) past. (Myokoji Temple) 6 Nakazakitei Residences of a major landowner A which were built about 100 years ago. These Mushiage IC structures were Suekodaikan Nagashima Aiseien rebuilt and the residences and local artifacts are open to public. MAIL [email protected] (Bizen Fukuoka Old Fork House Revitalization Project) Nagashima Island

7 Bizen Fukuoka Kyodokan (folk museum) Regional artifacts and medical exhibits are on display in a Oku Komyoen one-time hospital built in 1914. Don’t JR Oku Station miss the digital exhibit of the national treasure “Ippen Shonin Eden" Kadota Kaizuka Historic Site Park (Illustrated Biogra- phy of Monk Ippen). Setouchi City Hall MAIL [email protected] Setouchi City Library (Bizen Fukuoka Kyodokan (folk museum)) JR Odomi Station 9 Central Kominkan Oku IC

（ （ 8 Ipponmatsu IC Setouchi City Area Map Yumeji Seika, Syonen Sansou (Yumeji Art Museum Bunkan) Michi-no-eki Ipponmatsu Observation Tower Yokeiji Temple 20 Setouchi IC SET chan 16Sabukaze Togeikaikan (pottery museum) Oku Sports Park Oku B&G Marine Center

Joenji Temple → Michi-no-eki19Kuroisan Green Park 20Ipponmatsu Observation Tower Enjoy seasonal Get a bird’s-eye Toishijo Castle Site vegetables, fruit and view of the beautiful To OkayamaTo Okayama seafood purchased Seto Inland Sea. at a farm-fresh Enjoy a mini-railway market. In addition, park where you can a gallery, children’s ride mini-SL and Ogashimaji Temple pool and orange playground picking are equipment, a available. restaurant and a Kinkai Salt Field Vacant Lot Nezumishima farm produce stand. (The largest mega solar power plant in Japan is under construction.) TEL 0869-25-0891 (Kuroisan Green Park Yuyu Koryukan) Lover’s Sanctuary Ushimado Recommended ! Sightseeing Course Guide

Ushimado with a beautiful view of the many islands is a well-known sanctuary for lovers. There are secluded cafes and this is a popular spot among both couples and groups. Ushimado allows you to also enjoy marine sports and A B C happiness spot visits. Ushimado Olive Garden “Happiness Bell” Japanese Aegean Sea History, culture Family enjoyment 10Ushimado Olive Garden “Happiness Bell” 11Kuroshima Venus Road 12Setouchi City Museum of Art 10 Course course course Olive Garden Market Ushimado Date Visiting Leisure Ushimado Olive One path connect- Works of painter, Ushimado Shrine Setouchi City Museum Shiomachi Karakoto Street Michi-no-eki, Kuroisan Green Park Garden is a scenic ing the islands Toku Satake, called Setouchi City Museum of Art 15 spot overlooking the emerges at low the “painter of Appreciating paintings Take a walk along Enjoy the children’s many islands tide, allowing you olives” who painted 12 Kameyama Park of painter, Satake, of streets steeped in the pool in summer, through olive access to visit the Ushimado Olive Ushimado Kaiyubunkakan olive. atmosphere of the port orange picking in leaves. Your dreams other small island. Park and an C town, Ushimado. autumn, and buying may come true Why not look for exhibition which Setouchi City Hall Ushimado Branch (marine culture museum) Ushimado Bathing Resort seasonal specialties. when ringing the heart-shaped in uenced trends in Ushimado cho Kominkan Osaka Castle Stones Excavation Site “Happiness Bell.” stones on the small the art world are Ushimado Morning Market Shiomachi Karakoto Street 5 minutes by car 15 minutes by car 35 minutes by car island? popular. Honrenji Temple 13 TEL 0869-34-2370 (Ushimado Olive Shop) TEL 0869-34-5500 TEL 0869-34-3130 (Setouchi City Museum of Art) Koboji Temple 14 Ushimado Olive Garden Yumeji birthplace, Shonensansou Osafune Utsukusiimori (beautiful forest) (Sightseeing boat: HOTEL Limani) B Okayama Prefecture Ushimado Torodo C Why not ring the Soak in Taisho Enjoy a barbecue Ushimado Yacht Harbor Setouchi Kirarikan “Happiness Bell” at the romance at the lunch. Shiomachi Karakoto Street Ushimado Kaiyubunkakan (marine culture museum) Ushimado Shrine Local Shinto deity of 17 C sanctuary for lovers birthplace of Yumeji 13 14 15 Ushimado. This shrine (Tourism center) Machikado Myuze Ushimado Bunkakan while viewing olives and Takehisa. Shiomachi This museum is said to be known for (Former Chugoku Bank Ushimado Branch) the beauty of the many Karakoto Street exhibits artifacts of also answering prayers B Aoshima Island islands in Setouchi? preserves the cultural exchange when it comes to appearance of the with the Korean matchmaking. The main Maejima Ferry Maejima Observation Tower 20 minutes by car and ferry 20 minutes by car 20 minutes by car port town that Emissary which hall proves the positive prospered long called at the port. effects of the shrines Sea kayaking Bizen Fukuoka Sabukaze Togeikaikan (pottery museum) ago. This street Ushimado oats matchmaking power 18 Maejima Island gives a reminiscent parade through the with the multitude of B Why not experience Take a walk in Bizen Pottery experience in feeling. city during the wedding ceremony kayaking on the Fukuoka, commercial cooperation for autumn festival. photos on its walls. tranquil sea surface of town which was parents and children. Kameyama Park on the Ushimado? You may prosperous during Look forward to encounter a nless Japan’s medieval TEL TEL TEL path to this shrine gives nishing your own 0869-34-9500 0869-34-5505 0869-34-5197 a bird’s-eye view of the Kuroshima Venus Road porpoise. period. crafted work. (Setouchi City Tourism Association) (Ushimado Kaiyubunkakan (marine culture museum)) (Ushimado Shrine) Seto Inland Sea. 5 minutes by car 10 minutes by car 15 minutes by car 16Sabukaze Togeikaikan (pottery museum) 17Okayama Prefecture Ushimado Yacht Harbor 18Maejima Island 11 Experience pottery The largest yacht Island full of Maejima Observation Tower Bizen Osafune Token no sato Yacht sailing such as clay harbor in western greenery about 5 Kuroshima Island Kishima Island View Ushimado from Touching artistic Treasure a sunset on kneading and Japan. Yacht races minutes by ferry. the island. You can see handicrafts in Osafune the Seto Inland Sea painting. Artifacts and yacht classes Cycling, camp, sea a beautiful evening sun of Japanese sword from the sea. exhibited have been are also held. kayaking in addition as it set in the Seto village. excavated from the to landscapes and Inland Sea during the national historic site seascapes can be early evening. Sabukaze old pottery enjoyed. Nishiwaki Sunbathing Resort and artworks of potters around 1：40,000 Sabukaze are also exhibited and sold. TEL 0869-34-5680 TEL 0869-34-5160 TEL 0869-34-9500 500m 0 500 1000 1500 *Times are only a guide. (Sabukaze Togeikaikan (pottery museum)) (Okayama Prefecture Ushimado Yacht Harbor) (Setouchi City Tourism Association) This map is a duplication of the electronic map 25000 published by the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan with approval of the Director General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan. ( Approval number 2015 Jofuku No.1000) All or a part of this map may not be duplicated or used without permission of the author.