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Trip to the Seaside in Summer (Part 2)
01 December 2007
       
  1.

Kyoto ~ Shiga

 
Episodes
Inns With Secret Hot Springs (Pt 2)
Inns With Secret Hot Springs (Pt 1)
Inns With A Local Specialty (Pt 2)
Inns With A Local Specialty (Pt 1)
Trip To Seasides In Summer (Pt 2)
 
     
  - "Kifune Shrine", traditional shrine toGod of Water & Matchmaking.
http://kyoto.kibune.or.jp/jinja
     
  - Takashima-city, no.1 fan producer with 90% share of the Japanese market for 300 years.
http://www.d9.dion.ne.jp/~t-kankou/souvenir01.html
     
     
  2.

Iwate, Iwaizumi ~ Miyako

     
  - Iwaizumi-town is the biggest town in mainland (Honshuu) of Japan (992.92sq.km). 78.5% of the area is mountains and forests. In this town surrounded by greenery and nature, there is a limestone cave,  named "Ryusendo". The spring-water in there is clear and shining (they say "Dragon-Blue"). People say that  once a person drinks this water, he will live longer by another 3 years. http://www.kurobatei.com
     
     
  3.

Kumamoto , Minami Aso ~ Miyazaki, Takachiho

     
    Trolley train limited for weekend rides through nature in   Minami Aso. Most exciting spot is the railway bridge, 60m above a big ravine.
http://www.mt-torokko.com/railwayguide/index.html
     
    "Tarutama Onsen, Yamaguchi-ryokan" (hotel), was established in the Edo period, and many famous Japanese writers stayed in this hotel.
http://www.tarutama.jp
     
     

Accommodations/Restaurants
     
  1.

Ryori-ryokan Hirobun (hotel)
Kifune-chou, Kurama, Sakyou-ku, Kyoto
Tel : 075-741-2016

     
  2.

Kurama-onsen Hourokuyu
520 Kurama-honchou, Sakyou-ku, Kyoto
Tel : 075-741-2131

     
  3.

Furusato Yakuzen Ryokujyu (restaurant)
48 Otomo, Iwaizumi-chou, Shimohei-gun, Iwate
Tel : 0194-22-5220

     
  4.

Ryusendo-onsen Hotel
48 Iwaizumi, Iwaizumi-chou, Shimohei-gun, Iwate
Tel : 0194-22-4141

     
  5.

Kyoudo-ryouri Dengaku no Sato
2685-2, Takamori, Takamori-chou, Aso-gun, Kumamoto
Tel : 0967-62-1899

     
  6.

Tarutama-onsen Yamaguchi ryokan
2331 Kawayou, Minami-Aso, Aso-gun, Kumamoto
Tel : 0967-67-0006