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Rabbityama Says: The Yumeji Seika is the birthplace and childhood home of Yumeji Takehisa, a famous early 20th century Japanese artist known for his paintings of beautiful women although he actually has a much wider range of works. His childhood home is small and modest but interesting. You...
Rabbityama Says: The former Bizen Province spanned the area of southern Okayama Prefecture from Bizen to Okayama City and the area that is now Setouchi was where the famous Bizen swords were produced. Back in the days of the samurai, Bizen swords were considered to be among the best quality...
Rabbityama Says: Yokeiji Temple is a historic temple dating back to 1570. It's built atop Ueterasan (Mt. Uetera) The main hall is small, but the temple complex is larger with many buildings, including the pagoda which was built in 1815 and has been designated an Okayama Prefecture Important...
Rabbityama Says: Joenji Temple is the temple on Mt. Yokoo. The others that you'll find on the mountain are subtemples of Joenji. Joenji is a historic temple dating back to the 17th century. The pagoda has been designated an Important Cultural Property by Okayama Prefecture. The temple...
Rabbityama Says: Komyo-in is a subtemple of Joenji Temple. It was built in 1829. The temple grounds contain scattered small statues, a pond, and a statue of Kannon. The Kannon Statue is part of a the Bokefuji 33 Kannon Temple Pilgrimage. Komyo-in is the 16th temple. This pilgrimage seems to...
Rabbityama Says: Yukie Shrine is said to be the shrine of local swordsmiths. It is also dedicated to Ashikaga Takauji (the first shogun of the Muromachi Period). He stopped to pray here after suffering a defeat and his prayers and donation to the shrine are said to have revitalized him.The...
Rabbityama Says: Jigan-in Temple is a rather non-descript temple however, it is said to be the temple of the Osafune swordsmiths, so those visiting the area for the Osafune sword sites may want to come here and pay their respects to the deceased swordsmiths.Entrance to the temple grounds are...
Rabbityama Says: Anraku-in is a subtemple of nearby Joenji Temple. The stones on the pathway to the smaller building to the right of the Hondo each have numbers representing the 88 temples of the Shikoku Pilgrimage. You visit half when you walk to the building and then the other half when...
Ushimado International Villa: Reasonable Accommodation In Ushimado
tigerjapan Says: The vaulted ceilings and large plate glass windows offer a spectacular view of the sea. Special Features * 5 Western-style twin rooms* Max.occupancy 10* Private bath & toilet Kitchen and living area for shared use.
Rabbityama Says: There are 3 stations in Setouchi. All of them are located on the JR Ako Line, reachable from Okayama to the west and Banshu Ako Station to the east. Each of these stations provides access to different sites (Oku Station's are not all within walking distance of the station,...
tigerjapan Says: ACCESS * JR RAILWAY SERVICE From Okayama Station, proceed on JR Ako Line to Oku Station (25min.). From Oku, proceed by bus or taxi (see below).FROM OSAKA : 3hoursSanyo Expressway (Exit at Bizen I.C.) => Okayama Blue Line (Exit at Oku I.C.) => Take Route 39 for Ushimado...
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When we stayed at the Ushimado Villa we had a car. The first day we went to the beach and it was fine, but after lunch we decided to take a drive. There are a lot of places to take a walk etc and we parked the car at a car park in the national park (am thinking it was a national park??) and set off to find our own stretch of beach. A little walk thru some bushes, along a path led us to a beautiful spot... no sand, but rocks to bake on and swim off. No-one was around and we could enjoy the rest of the day there.
We did the same on the next day, rather than heading to the beach we drove to a different spot and found a new rock and swam, ate and were merry!
Written Oct 20, 2004
"Stretching along the shores of Japan's sparkling Seto Inland Sea, Ushimado dates back to the 8th Century Manyo Period where industrious fisherman and their simple boats brought prosperity to this...
Although tourist guides to the area still call it Ushimado, the city is actually Setouchi. Ushimado is really only the coastal area, but that's also the most famous part of Setouchi which is probably...
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