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Cave Ikura

4.0

55 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Nimishi Ikura 409

A limestone cave 1,200 meters long and with a total elevation difference of 90 meters located in scenic Ikura Gorge in Ikura, Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture. The entrance to the cave is on a 240 meter tall limestone precipice. The cave was formed by rainwater erosion and features such as a 50 meter tall waterfall and icicle-like stalactites give the cavernous spaces within it a mystical quality. Visitors can view some 30 rare and unusually shaped stones and rock formations that are both strange and beautiful, such as the “Silver Screen,” “Water Clothing,” and “Jellyfish Stone.” Arisa no Miya, a shrine dedicated to a woman who suffered unrequited love and who is now revered as a goddess granting worshipers luck in love and marriage, stands at the cave’s exit.

This is a really fun outing for families. Keep in mind that it requires walking on slippery surfaces, and you have to watch your head if you are tall. They gave us an English flyer, and we enjoyed...
Maki-do Cave

4.0

35 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Nimishi Toyonagakouma 2276-2

A limestone cave on a karst plateau in Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture designated a Natural Monument by Okayama Prefecture. Said to have been found by a hunter in the Edo period, the cave’s name, meaning “full of mysteries,” is derived from a poem written by married poets Tekkan and Akiko Yosano in 1929. The cave is around 450 meters long in total and 25 meters wide at its widest point, and its graceful spaces are filled with sights to see, including one of Japan’s best examples of a rimstone terrace formation; an underground lake named the “Palace of Dreams;” and countless soda straws, stalactites, and stalagmites.

ここは、横溝正史の八つ墓村の舞台となった所。千枚田と言われるリムストーンプールに、小竹・小梅婆さんが水死しているシーン。この満奇洞が撮影地。明治の俳人、与謝野晶子が「奇に満ちた鍾乳洞」と歌に詠んだことから名付けられたそう。その名のとおり、地底湖と様々な鍾乳石の幻想的な世界が広がります。鍾乳洞の博物館とも言われ、様々な鍾乳石の形が見られます。
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Uchisange 1

Bitchu Matsuyama Castle stands at the highest elevation above sea level in Japan at 430 meters as a castle which has a surviving keep. The castle was originally built on Omatsuyama by an Ukan town feudal lord, Akiba Shigenobu during the Kamakura period It was restored by Mizunoya Katsumune in 1683 and retains that castle keep appearance to this day. You can see the vestiges of a castle that was called impregnable, a solid wall of rock rising up to the mountain top. It is also famous as you can observe the apparition of a sea of clouds floating by in the early morning from the end of September to early April. Bitchu Matsuyama Castle was used in the opening shot of the “Taiga” (a long running historical drama on NHK) drama series called “Sanada Maru”.
Raikyuji Temple

4.0

54 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Raikyujichou 18

"A 15-minute walk from Bitchu-Takahashi Station on the JR Hakubi Line. This is one of the Ankokuji temples established by the shogun Ashikaga Takauji. The temple is the 13th temple on the Setouchi 33 Kannon Pilgrimage and its principal object of worship is a statue of Avalokitesvara. The temple's central rock garden, featuring a symbolic depiction of legendary Mt. Penglai, was created around 1605 by Bitchu Province magistrate Kobori Masakazu and was designated a National Place of Scenic Beauty in 1974. Nicknamed ""The Crane and Tortoise Garden,"" the garden features symbolic depictions of a crane island and two turtle islands floating in a sea of white sand, with pruned satsuki azaleas representing waves; Mt. Atago stands in the distance, providing a stunning backdrop."

The temple is modest, the garden is gorgeous :400 years old and still respecting the creators design
Roadside Station Kamogawa Enjo

3.5

19 Reviews

Transportation

Okayama Pref. Kagagunkibichuouchou Uedanishi 2325-1

This roadside station is located along National Route 429 in the Uedanishi area of Kibichuo Town, Kaga County. It has direct sales shops selling fresh local vegetables and a rest area. Besides offering menu items such as kimchi udon noodles using special Chinese cabbage, the cafeteria is where you can taste the local specialty of “Kusagina no Kakemeshi” (rice with young kusagina harlequin glorybower buds) with a reservation. In addition, the adjoining Shinanoya serves local cuisine using local ingredients, set meals and soba buckwheat noodles.

山の中の温泉へ行く途中に立ち寄りました。やさい、特に白菜がたくさん売られていました。値段はもちろん安いので、車でしたから、いくつか買ってしまいました・・・どうして食べましょうね。
Roadside Station Kayo

3.5

20 Reviews

Transportation

Okayama Pref. Kagagunkibichuouchou Kita 1974

This roadside station is located along National Route 305 in the Kita area of Kibichuo Town, Kaga County. Besides shops with specialty processed goods and everyday items and a direct sales shop selling fresh local agricultural products and processed goods, there is a restaurant that has a free salad bar with local fresh vegetables as well as handmade soba buckwheat noodles and set meals. In addition, it also holds experiential learning workshops to make miso and soba buckwheat noodles (reservation required).

田んぼに囲まれた長閑な雰囲気ですが、農作物直売所、物産館、レストラン、フードコーナー、コンビニ（ローソン）と施設は充実しています。ブルーベリーの栽培が盛んな土地柄ということで、ブルーベリーを使用したジュースやジャムなどの加工品のほか、テイクアウトできるソフトクリームやたい焼きもありました。
Hirokane Residence

4.0

40 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Nariwachounakano 2710

"A 55-minute drive from the Kayo Interchange on the Okayama Expressway. This building was the residence of the Hirokane family, whose members served as the village heads of Onoro and amassed a vast fortune around 1800. The residence' stone walls were built at the end of the Edo period, their majesty a match for the romon-zukuri style residence. The residence was made famous nationwide when it was twice used as a shooting location for filming different versions of ""Village of Eight Gravestone"" in 1977 and 1996. Here visitors can experience the residence' luxurious, movie-like atmosphere and learn about the history of the estate and the Hirokane family, who prospered thanks to the Koizumi Copper Mine and the production of melanterite (a component used to make ferric oxide pigment)."

辺鄙な場所にあるせいか観光客が誰もいませんでした。こちらは映画「八つ墓村」のロケ地。そういう先入観があるせいか、何ともいえない因習深い湿った感じが横溝作品にぴったりな印象を受けました。屋敷は広く、厩舎もありました。大きな庄屋であったことが窺えます。水を流すと涼し気な音が鳴る筒があり、柄杓が置いてあり自由に水を流すことが出来ます。そこだけが爽やかな感じでした。
Takahashi Nariwa Museum of Art

4.5

19 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Nariwachoushimohara 1068-3

Takahashi Nariwa Museum of Art is located along National Route 33 in Shimohara, Nariwa-cho in the city of Takahashi. It houses the works of Torajiro Kojima, a native of the area, known as one of Japan's principal Impressionist painters, along with Kojima's personal collection of some 500 items, mostly Egyptian relics. The museum also contains a collection of fossilized plants discovered in the Nariwa region.

建築家安藤忠雄氏設計の美術館です。玄関が奇抜で異空間に入る感がありとても良いです。児島虎次郎の古代エジプト蒐集記とモネの池の蓮の花を見ました。日曜日で小学生がクイズ企画？で館内が賑やかでした。
Takahashi Christian Church

3.5

27 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Takahashi-shi Kakinokicho 26

This church is a 15-minute walk from JR Takahashi station. Built in 1889, it is now the oldest church building in the prefecture, and is the second oldest protestant church in Japan after the chapel at Doshisha University. It stands out for its balcony and belfry on the roof, and is a designated prefectural historic site. It is free to enter, and you can tour any time between 9 am and 5 pm, except for Sunday mornings. Christian missionary work began in Takahashi in 1879, but took off in earnest in 1880, when construction began on this church. This was the congregation that nurtured Fukunishi Shigeko, who founded the prefecture's first women's college.

高梁の市街地を武家屋敷が続く通りを南に向かうと、頼久寺を過ぎて間もなく、紺屋川がありました。その紺屋川沿いに、こちらの教会、高梁基督教会堂が建っていました。このレトロでかわいい教会は、明治22年に建てられた岡山県最古の教会堂なんだそうです。キリスト教伝導の跡をたどることが出来るだけでなく、明治の洋風建築としても貴重な建物です。
Sasaune Kodo

4.5

18 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Takahashi-shi Nariwacho Fukiya 1987

This facility is about a 40-minute drive from Nimi Interchange off the Chugoku Expressway. Inside Fukiya Furusato Village, it reconstructs a mine that flourished from the Edo through the Taisho periods, and allows tours of the mineshaft. The air is naturally cooled to 15 degrees centigrade year-round. The mine was managed by Mitsubishi Metals from the Meiji period onward, and was known as one of the three largest in Japan. Even now, it's surrounded by the old townscape, including the Bengara-kan and Old Katayama House. It's perfect to step back in time and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Fukiya's townscape, potter's houses, and more.

平安初期に発見され、明治期には近代的な採掘方法を取り入れ随分と繁栄しました。現在は観光用として受け入れています。中は細い道筋、高さも低いので出来るなら入口で貸し出しているヘルメットを着けた方が良いですよ。
Nishie Residence

4.5

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Takahashi-shi Nariwacho Sakamoto 1604

This important historical and cultural building left from the height of the Edo period is about a 25-minute drive from Nimi Interchange off the Chugoku Expressway. In the Edo period, the Nishie house fell under direct control of the government and became an official location for the local government representative. The structure retains its condition from the Meiji period. After the family lost their positions, they took up work in iron oxide dye (or red ocher) making for paints and pigments, with apparently great success. In addition to experiencing the novel forms, fresh color, and original melanterite designs, you can try red ocher dyeing yourself.

You will be excited to find the residence is the origin of Bengara ,a kind of red color painted in Imari Porcelain which is very famous to export to Europe in 19 century. Ukiyoe was painted the paper...
Takahashi City Local Museum

3.5

13 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Takahashi-shi Mukocho 21

This museum is about a 10-minute walk from JR Bitchu-Takahashi Station. The main building was the old Takahashi Combined Elementary and Higher Elementary School, which was built in 1904, and is now a designated municipal Important Cultural Property. It was preserved as an important representative of early Meiji architecture in 1972. Inside, it holds a collection of over 3,000 pieces of daily life items gathered with help from residents, and range from the Edo period through the early Showa eras. They offer a tangible sense of history. The ceiling of the meeting hall, with its Momoyama-style double-height stepped construction, offers a grand sense of the Meiji period.

説明書からですが、明治３７年旧高梁尋常高等小学校として造られた明治洋風様式の建物です。現在は市の重要文化財として指定され、地元の諸道具などが展示しています。
Niimi Museum of Art

3.5

9 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Nimishi Nishigata 361

This art museum is located in Nishigata, Niimi City. Centered on about 80 pieces by the literary painter Tomioka Tessai, It holds approximately 1,100 works of art such as modern Japanese paintings, Western paintings and crafts by artists in connection with their hometown. You can interact with the natural of Niimi throughout the four seasons through the garden in the museum and the view from the cafe.

ＪＲ新見駅から栄えている方と反対側にあります。駅からぐるっと回って行く感じになります。館内に来ている人は数人でしたのでゆっくりと観賞できました。石灰を使用したライムアート展が開催されたました○
Former Katayama Residence

4.0

8 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Nariwachoufukiya

This is the mansion of Katayama family who gained wealth from the manufacture and sales of red iron oxide. In the red iron oxide warehouse, there are manikins recreating the production of iron oxide which is interesting. In 2006, it was designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

説明書からですが、18世紀半ばからベンガラの製造販売を手掛けた老舗のお家です。建物そのものはいつのものか分かりませんが、母屋や蔵などが見学出来ます。重要文化財として平成18年に指定されました。映画にも使われたみたいですよ。
Bengarakan

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Takahashishi Nariwachoufukiya

"A 40-minute drive from the Niimi Interchange on the Chugoku Expressway. A museum operating out of a renovated Meiji period ferric oxide (known by the Dutch-derived term ""bengara"" in Japanese) factory in Fukiya Furusato Village. Fukiya Furusato Village was designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1977 and it was ferric oxide production which created the village's foundation. The museum presents how the factory made ferric oxide, which was developed as a red pigment. The elegant museum building's walls are painted with ferric oxide paint; inside visitors can get a taste of the village's heyday when ferric oxide production was at its height and experience the quiet passage of time through the surrounding old townscape."

ベンガラを精製しているいわば工場群といったところです。とは言え当時のこと随分と人力が必要のようです。駐車場も広いので行き易いと思います。
Ibuki no Sato Ski Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Pref. Nimishi Chiyahanami 1336-1

This ski resort is located along National Route 180 in the Chiya Hanami area of Niimi City. Besides having five courses, a snowboard park and kids park, there are facilities such as restaurants, rental houses and nursery rooms. It is also adjacent to the Niimi Chiya Onsen Ibuki no Sato hot spring accommodation facility that can be used for day-trips.
Osayama Auto Camping Ground

4.5

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Okayama Niimi-shi Osa Kominami 1

キャンプ場としてはレンタルもありよいと思います。子供が遊ぶ遊具もあります。晴れていれば夜、星がよくみえます。大佐山山頂の天文台やテニスコートが閉鎖されたり、遊歩道が荒れていたり、キャンプ場以外はどんどんさびれていく感じがあります。
Bicchu Matsuyama Castle sea of clouds Observatory

Travel / Tourism

Okamaya cho, Takahashi-shi, Okayama-ken

This observatory is located in the Okumanda-cho area of Takahashi City. Known as a popular place for seeing a sea of clouds, it is also called the Sea of Clouds Observatory. The clouds occur from late September to early April from dawn to 8 a.m. in the morning (depending on conditions such as weather), and you can see the fantastic sight of Bizen Matsuyama Castle floating in the sea of clouds.
Kibi Kawakami Fureai Manga Museum

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Takahashi-shi Kawakamicho Jito 1834

This manga art museum is in Kawakami-cho, Takahashi City, which has used manga for community building since 1988. This facility, unusual even for Japan, serves as a place to spread and familiarize manga culture, offer community interaction, and more. The building holds a manga storehouse with over 120,000 volumes, and displays 60,000 ranging from around 1960 to the present day, which you can browse at will. In addition to exhibits of original works and collections by manga artist and honorary Takahashi citizen Ichiro Tominaga, they display grand prix works from the city's Manga Contest, and more, to make this a museum sure to please visitors of all ages.

常時６万冊が揃えてあり、１階の漫画読書室では、いつでも読めるようになっています。２階のごろごろ読書室では寝転がって読めますが、うっかり寝込んでしまう人もいるそうです。名誉館長が富永一朗さんです。30数年前、東京でお目にかかったことがあります。人のいいおじさん、という感じを受けました。入館料は400円。旅の途中でじっくりとマンガを読むというわけにはいきませんが、富永一朗さんの原画が常時展示されていま...
Yatakayama Park Camping Ground

Leisure / Hobbies

Okayama Takahashi-shi Kawakamicho Koyama 4301-1

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