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Mt. Hamaishi (Hamaishi-dake) is the highest peak of the mountain range extending northward from Satta Pass. It is 707 meters(2319 feet) above sea level. There are a number of routes up to the mountain but vast majority of people start the climb from Yui station and the most of the rest from Satta Pass. Several routes to the summit from Okitsu are mostly used for descending routes. The photo is taken at Ojima Jinya, a quasi castle about five kilometers north of Okitsu post station. Ojima Jinya is often the goal of the hike using either Tadanuma or Tachibana routes.
Updated Jan 18, 2012
Minobu Road is the nickname of the highway linking Suruga province (currently central part of Shizuoka Prefecture) and Koshu (currently Yamanashi Prefecture) about eighty kilometers long from Okitsu to Kofu. It is officially named as Koshu Okan(from Shizuoka side) and Sunshu Okan(from Yamanashi side). Many people call the highway "Minobu Road" because it is also the pilgrimmage trail to Minobusan Kuonji temple, the head temple of Nichiren sect of Buddhism and Mt. Shichimen (1982m in elevation), also a religious place just like Koyasan. Okitsu is the one end of the old highway. Route 52 is running along the Minobu highway but some old trails still remain and some area still has the traditional countryside landscape. To get to Ojima Jinya, a quasi-castle, turn left at the road signpost and follow along the Minobu highway about one hour from the signpost. In the midstream of Fuji river, the route is divided into three ways one reaches to Okitsu, the others Yui and Iwabuchi (currently westernmost part of Fuji city).
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Updated Jan 12, 2012
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Kurokawa Shizen-en of the Shimizu Forest Park Yasuragi No Mori is a place so that the visitors can learn and feel about the nature around the pond, pure spring water used for wasabi horseradish fields.
Updated Nov 1, 2011
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Shimizu Forest Park is a complex of a number of facilities such as a day-trip onsen, biotopes, observatory and hiking trails. Its nickname is "Yasuragi No Mori", meaning "stress-relieving forest".
When I first went there on July 23rd. I did not have enough time so I could take photos of places around YAMASEMI NO YU, a day-trip onsen and one of the most popular facilities of the forest park.
Updated Jul 24, 2011
Phone: +81-54-395-2999
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Jinya is literally a fortified house but it is recognized as sub-castle or quasi-castle. It was used as a residence of feudal lord, Matsudaira Takiwaki clan with the domain of 10,000 koku(1,800 metric tons of rice) between 1704 and 1868 before Tokugawa Gvernment was overturned by the Meiji Restoration. Because the domain district is not large enough(building a castle had been allowed to the feudal lord worth 20,000 koku of rice) to justify the castle it was allowed to build a Jinya. During Edo Period building a new castle is next to impossible due to the order of One-castle-per-domain. It was designated as a National Historical Site in 2006.
Updated Jul 23, 2011
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Seikenji Temple is a popular place for railway photographers because the railway line runs between the gate and the temple buildings uphill. Particularly the photo frame of running train under the bell tower is popular.
Updated Apr 26, 2011
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The Villa of early-20th-century politician Kinmochi Saionji who retained great political influence even after having been retired from his premiership was recently reconstructed. The inn-like villa was used as an accommodation for big shots who sought counsel from a retired old man.
Updated Apr 26, 2011
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Once a grand inn of Okitsu-shuku, and brimmed with latter-day glory brought by the book "Japanese Inn" the inn closed silently in 1985. Then in 1999 a part of former grand inn was open to public, free of charge, showcasing the items used in Minaguchiya Inn and the photo of Okitsu which has changed so much without a trace. The large part of former inn has been used as a corporate training center.
Open: from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. except on Mondays and yearend and new year holidays.
Updated Apr 25, 2011
Address: 38 Shimizu-Okitsuhonmachi, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka
Phone: +81-54-369-6093
Website: http://www.shizuoka-cvb.or.jp/tour_guide/en/maps/o_o_r_k.php
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Found in front of many temples. When you say your wish while turning the wheel downward, a wish for the afterlife will be granted.
When you turn the wheel upward, a wish for your present life will be granted.
Updated Feb 26, 2006
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The garden was built in the 18th Century, and is designated as the
"SCENIC SPOT OF JAPAN"
There are statues of 500 Disciples of the Buddha priests (made in the 18th Century)
These are people who have been credited for editing the buddha books...They were also students of SHAKA NYORAI..
These statues were carved in the EDO era but no one knows who did it..
The statues come out in the last scene of the Novel called SAKURA NO MINO JUKUSURU TOKI by Shimazaki Toson.
....the popular belief is that if you look closely, you will find at least one that looks like someone you know...:)..
Updated Feb 25, 2006
Reviews and photos of Okitsu attractions posted by real travelers and locals. The best tips for Okitsu sightseeing.
The garden was built in the 18th Century, and is designated as the "SCENIC SPOT OF JAPAN"There are statues of 500 Disciples of the Buddha priests (made in the...
Q: Does the Minaguchi-ya Inn still exist? It was written about in Oliver Statlers 1961 book, Japanese Inn: A Reconstruction of the...
A: hello The inn is close many years ago but the building still stand and their is a gallery which you can see.all information in japanese..open from 10-4..free of...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Okitsu. I'd love to share with you the 10 tips I've written, the 15 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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Satta Pass Trail used to have been the hardest place to cross for travelers. Until the Tokaido Route was developed the travelers had had to pass the road through the precipice risked to get washed...
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