dbooton Says: There are several places around Hagi to rent bicycles, most are around 1000yen, if you go to the tourist information center at Hagi station you can get a sheet of coupons but this is only useful if you can read Japanese.We rented bicycles at the tobacco shop behind the bus...
tabibito-x Says: It's a typical Youth hostel - a bit rundown but clean. Amenities as usual. There seems to be not much choice in Hagi. The only good point about this Hostel is the bicycle rental - 100 Yen per hour and 500 Yen per day. The manager is quite friendly. However, 3990 Yen without...
dbooton Says: The food was good but with a name like Beer City I was hoping for something other than the normal big three of Japan. Hagi has two independant micro-brewers, neither of which is sold at this restaurant. I was only there once and had the katsu curry rice lunch set. It was...
dbooton Says: There is a bus service in Hagi but it only has two buses that go in different directions. To get anywhere you get on a bus and take it the whole distance, there is no bus going in the other direction, just one giant loop. It is easier to rent a bicycle, it may be a little...
Hard to choose - hard to carry
Tomoe Says: Take the circular bus to the pottery district, which is near the castle ruins. There are several large outlet shops where you can pick up pieces of all shapes and sizes Hagi pottery is amongst the best in Japan, buy a traditional tea ceremony bowl, a mug, a vase, small...
Tomoe Says: Make sure you have plenty of warm clothes, especially if visiting in winter. Despite appearing further south than Tokyo, it is actually much colder in the winter, with snow and cold winds
dbooton Says: While trying to find something to eat on our way to the Castle we came across this little treasure just down the street from the castle.
tabibito-x Says: Walking along the tiny Aiba canal in the Southeast of the town center is a good idea - even better is to hire a bicycle. Not only that you will find many nice samurai residences and other old houses - you will also be accompanied by countless koi's of all colour and seize....
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Make sure you have plenty of warm clothes, especially if visiting in winter. Despite appearing further south than Tokyo, it is actually much colder in the...
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Hagi is Hagi is a castle town located in delta between Hashimoto River and Matsumoto River which these flow into Japan Sea, has an interest combination of temples and shrines, fascinating old samurai...
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A nice day or two on the seaside

A lovely town to visit. The bus from Osaka takes 10 hours so you arrive around 8:30 in the morning. You can wander around the old samruai city, or better yet rent a bicycle and bike around, you can......
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Pottery, art and old lady farts

Monday 28th. Nice journey on slow train to Hagi, lovely scenery from the window. Found minshuku with a little help, I can't understand why I there is no sign on the outside in Romaji saying Minshuku...
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Visitors to Japan usually stick to the Eastern coastline with its famous places Tokyo, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Himeji and so on. The East coast is heavily industrialised, but not the West coast. Hagi is......
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