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Kinosaki Onsen Izushi Kinosaki Onsen Is Located in Toyooka City, to the Northwest of Kyoto Tourist information of KINOSAKI Kinosaki Onsen Izushi Kinosaki Onsen is located in Toyooka city, to the northwest of Kyoto. It is famous for its seven public hot springs and tradition of wearing yukata.Nearby is the historic town of Izushi, home to a three hundred year old castle. There is so much traditional Japanese scenery and culture in this one area, why don’t you come and discover it for yourself? The Station is the Front Door and the Town, One Ryokan Michelin Green Guide Japan Kinosaki has welcomed tourists as one ★★ town since old times with the mentality that, “The whole town is a ryokan (Japanese inn), the inns are its guest Onsen Town rooms, the hot springs the baths, and the roads the hallways.” Everyone can relax in yukata, even outside because Kinosaki Yukata Village after all, the roads are the hallways of one big ryokan! In the 2013 Michelin Green Guide Japan Kinosaki Onsen was awarded two stars as a‘place to visit on a side trip’. The view from the top of the Kinosaki ropeway was awarded one star. Kinosaki Yukata Charter 城崎ゆかた憲章 一、ゆかたにあらざれば、装いにあらず。 If you’re not wearing yukata, you’re not dressed properly. If you’re not wearing a yukata, you’re not properly dressed. Yukata is the official attire in Kinosaki Onsen. Be sure to change into a yukata before you go out and while visiting the public onsen. 一、ゆかたを以て尊しとなす。 Cherish the yukata. In Kinosaki Onsen, wearing a yukata brings you respect. The first step is to put it on, and after that enjoy coordinating it with your own style. 一、ゆかたを温ねて、新しきを知る。 Discover something new by exploring yukata. By wearing yukata, discover a new charm you didn’t notice before. You’ll even notice new things about acquintances when they put on a yukata. 一、ゆかた姿、一日にして良き想い出を宿す。 Yukata will create a day of precious memories Find the goodness and pleasure of Japan that Yukata Rental can’t be found in the big cities by wearing yukata At the ryokans of Kinosaki Onsen for a day and creating everlasting memories. yukata are lent to guests staying for free.They will show you how to put 一、ゆかたは、豊かな心を育む。 one on, and will offer tips for wearing Yukata enriches your heart. it while walking around the town. You Yukata will remind you of the natural beauty inher- can rent a yukata at Kinosaki Arts and ent in all things. By wearing yukata you not only Literature Museum. Visitors not staying look great, but open up your heart as well. at an inn can still enjoy strolling around in yukata! Rental costs 2,000 yen per yukata. 2 3 The History of Kinosaki Onsen Course Guide e C d The most popular sight-seeing course in Toyooka City o 1 ui urse G includes both the yukata village Kinosaki Onsen and the 城崎温泉 Kinosaki It has been said of Eight Great Bodhisavatta for 1000 days, castle town Izushi. It is highly recommended, especially for Onsen that the hot springs the water rushed forth from the ground. 竹野 Station first time visitors. Takeno of Kinosaki were In the old times, people who came to discovered in the Kinosaki to visit the hot springs for their Asuka period, when health visited Onsenji Temple, the main an oriental white temple of Kinosaki, first. There, they Kinosaki 山陰本線 Train Sanin e Main Line stork was seen worshipped the spirit of Dochi Shonin and C d o 1 ui healing its wounds after receiving a ladle and learning the urse G in the waters. But manners of bathing went to the public hot e the official history springs. The ladle is the substitute for the C d o 2 ui of the town doesn’t sacred hands of Dochi Shonin. urse G 豊岡 Toyooka start until the Nara period. Kinosaki Onsen gained widespread fame 神鍋 Station According to legend, Kinosaki’s waters in the Edo period. A great doctor named Kannabe were discovered by a priest named Dochi Kagawa Shutoku praised Kinosaki as “the Bus Shonin. He received a vision from the village best in Japan” in his book Yakusen. Since guardian god Shisho Myojin, and after then, the name “Kinosaki” became known 江原 performing the secret prayer of the Mandala nationally. In 1909, the Sanin Main Line Ebara Bus opened as far as Kinosaki, and the town Station prospered even more. It was loved by many 出石 Train Izushi writers and artists. Among them was the Bus Stop great writer Shiga Naoya, who wrote a book It takes about 2.5 hours from Kyoto Station to Kinosaki Onsen about his time in Kinosaki which lead to the 但東 town becoming even more well known. Station by limited express train. The train departs from platform 31 Tanto of Kyoto Station. If you include routes with changes at Fukuchiyama ↓ Station or Toyooka Station, there are approximately 30 trains a day From Kyoto to Kinosaki. Train Kinosaki Kyoto Onsen 京都 2.5 hours 城崎温泉 Izushi e C id To get from Kinosaki to Izushi, first you o 2 u u rse G must take a train to Toyooka Station. There, change to a bus bound for Izushi. It takes about 10 minutes from Kinosaki Onsen Station to Toyooka Station by train. There are approximately 20 trains a day. It takes about 30 minutes on bus from Toyooka Station to Izushi. There are approximately 20 buses a day. Train Bus Kinosaki Toyooka Izushi Onsen 豊岡 出石 城崎温泉 10 minutes 30 minutes 4 5 Kinosaki Course Recommended spots e Many visitors enjoy walking around this traditional town and visiting the public C d o 1 ui urse G hot springs while dressed in yukata. The Sea of Japan Onsenji Temple Autumn Festival Geo Canoe Kei no Hama Beach 城崎温泉 Kinosaki Onsen 竹野 Station Takeno 山陰本線 Train Sanin Main Line Park of the Oriental 豊岡 White Stork Toyooka 神鍋 Station Kannabe To Izushi Founded by Dochi Shonin in 738, the name Held every year on October 14 and 15th. It is a ↓ “Onsenji Temple” was granted by Emperor special festival for Kinosaki, and even people Bus Shomu and designated “the guardian temple who have moved away to the cities return for of Kinosaki Onsen”. It is located halfway up this event. The festival itself tells a story. Mount Daishiyama. The view from the top A mikoshi (portable shrine) and its guard car 江原 of the mountain was awarded 1 star in the collide and jostle with the obstructing large Ebara Bus “Michelin Green Guide Japan”. danjiri (wooden cart sculpted in the shape of TakenoStation shrine) at many places around the town. And 出石 the climax of the story is the battle fought on Train Izushi Access the Ohashi Bridge in front of Ichino-yu. This Bus Stop Get off at the middle station of the Kinosaki gorgeous and thrilling festival is certainly worth Onsen Ropeway. seeing. 但東 Tanto Lunch & Break Spots Yukata Village There are many types of restaurants in Kinosaki Onsen. C e You can enjoy Japanese-style meals, such as sushi, tempura, soba Geo Canoe o id and donburi (a bowl of rice with food on top). At most restaurants, u1 u they serve Japanese tea for free during lunch hour. There are more Enjoy the scenery of the “San’in Kaigan r Kinosaki Onsen se G than 10 restaurants with English menus available. After having a Geopark” from a sea kayak. meal, take a break at the “Kiyamachi Koji” shopping arcade or on Under instructor guidance you can enjoy a bench by the taiko bashi bridges. the clear waters of Takeno, and from Highlights May to September the waves are gentle the sea is a beautiful emerald green. Sotoyu (Public Hot Springs) In Kinosaki’s onsen town, there 二 三 are 7 public hot springs called Mandara-yu Kouno-yu “sotoyu.” Each hot spring has Toyooka its own distinct atmopshere and 一 Goshono-yu style. Visitors staying at local Kiyamachi Koji ryokan get free tickets to visit sotoyu as many times as you like until 10 a.m. of your checkout Best Seasons day. If you haven’t tried onsen 四 Ichino-yu 五 Yanagi-yu yet, come to Kinosaki Onsen Rows of Cherry Kei no Hama and experience the ultimate in Spring Summer relaxation and comfort. Blossom Trees Beach Oriental White Stork Park 六 Jizo-yu 七 Satono-yu Highlights The oriental white stork became extinct in Japan in the late 20th century, but Traditional Wooden Ryokan Toyooka City has spearheaded a project to breed, preserve and return them to There are only a few traditional style onsen towns, which retain the the wild. Today, there are 164 storks look and atmosphere of old Japan left in the country. A street lined living. At this park you will learn about From Kiyamachi Street to the foot of the The beach nearest to Kinosaki Onsen. Many the restoration process and get a chance with traditional three storied wooden ryokans and shops running Onsenji Temple, cherry blossom trees are foreign tourists come to swim in the sea from to see the birds up close. along the small “Otani River.” planted along the Otani River. May to October. It takes about 15 minutes on In the central area, there are no modern large hotels, and the Paper lanterns are lit up at night, creating an rental bicycle from Kinosaki Onsen. beautiful townscape of old times is preserved. Over the Otani River, elegant and beautiful atmosphere. The sight of there are many “taiko bashi” (arched bridges) which were built in sakura petals scattered by the wind and floating on the river surface is not to be missed! 1926.
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