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K I BI C H UO M A RCH E

Rural Development Cooperation Volunteers came up with the idea of
MARCHE, which is opened once every two months. This event is theplace to meet local producers, and find handmade goods and fresh
vegetables from Kibichuo Town.
Address: 4860-6 Yochikawa, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun Okayama Pref.
(Parking lot of Kibi Plaza front entrance located in Kibikogen-toshi )Event Date: The second Sun. of odd-numbered months ( Jan. Mar. May, Jul.
Sept. Nov.)
Business hours : 8:00~12:00（Hours are subject to change）

Road side Re st A re a

A r r a bbi at a M a m m a( It a l i a n C u i s i n e r e s t a u r a n t)

Arrabbiata Mamma has opened inAugust 2015 to provide a space and an
opportunity for thoughtful interaction, aplace for people to meet and talk. The
restaurant serves Italian Cuisine such as
fresh pasta made from rice powder, andpizza baked in the wood-fired kiln, whichis also used to roast abundant locallys o u rced vege t ab l e s , a n d ga m e m eat(called jibie in Japanese) such as wildboar, dabbling duck, etc.
Address: 1074-4 Shimogamo, Kibichuo-cho,Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0867-34-9033
Business hours: 11:00~15:00, 18:00~20:00(advanced reservations required on Sunday,
Wednesday, and Saturday evenings)
Closed: Mon. Tue.
Parking available

K ib i c hu o Tow n l o c at e d i n a r i c h n at u r a l e nv i r o n m e nt h a s m a ny l o c a l s p e c i a lt ie s .

“Kamogawaenjyo”

Roadside Rest Area
“Kayo”

Address: 2325-1 Ueda-nishi,
K i b i c hu o - c h o, K aga- g u n ,Okayama Pref.
Business hours: 8:30~17:00
Closed: From Dec. 30 afternoon
to Jan. 5
Access: Approx imately 25
minutes by car from Okayama
Expressway, Kayo IC

Address: 1974 Kita, Kibichuo-cho,Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Business hours: 9:00~18:00
Access: Approximately 3 minutes
by car from Okayama Expressway,
Kayo ICOn October 1st this festival, which has been observed for generations, starts bychoosing those for the leading role in the festival called tohzashi, and proceeds
for one month. The “Main Festival Event” is held every year on the fourth
Sunday in October. This festival is a Shinto ritual designated as a Significant
Intangible Folk Cultural Asset by Okayama Prefecture. Retainers wearing the
Edo-per iod kamishimo (ceremonial dress of the warr ior class) and thetoban-sama (designated leaders of the festival) wearing white clothing walkthrough the streets. The festival is, so to speak, not like reality but like looking
at an illustrated handscroll. It creates an aura of mystery, attracting many
tourists yearly to the Yoshikawa Hachimangu Festival.

K a mo Ta i s a i Fe s t i va l
Kamo Taisai Festival has a tradition of 950 years, and is an extremely rare styleof festival called yosemiya-sai (Yosemiya Festival). Eight mikoshi (portableshrines) including the Kamo Shrine, Kegi Shrine, Matsuo Shrine, Hiyoshi
Shrine, Susanoh Shrine, Hachimangu Shrine, Amahakari Shrine, and theSansho Shrine proceed in order from their chinzachi, (place of enshrinement)
to the Sojagu Shrine. Then the Main Festival with nine shrines including the
mikoshi of Sojagu Shrine is held. The festival lasts an entire day from 6:00 a.m.
to 3:30 p.m. yearly on the third Sunday in October. A cheerful yet sacredambient atmosphere per vades the entire town and this festival has been
designated a Significant Intangible Folk Cultural Asset by Okayama Prefecture.

1-2 Toyono, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Prefecture, JAPAN 716-1192
Phone: 0866-54-1301 Kyodo-Suishin Ka, Kibichuo Town
Fax: 0866-54-1311[Open] 8:30~17:15 p.m. (except for Sat., Sun., National holidays, Year-end and New Years from December 29~January 3)

Two of Ok ay a m a P refe c t u re’st h re e m a i n fe s t i v a l s a re held i n K ibic huo Tow n

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S o M u c h To S e e I n
K I B I C H U O T OW N

KIBICHUO TOWN

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Encounter t he Unusua l Superb Views
Enjoy the fresh atmosphere of being surrounded by the pleasant countr yside of K ibichuo Town.
How about putting some time aside to take advantage of the natural atmosphere of
K ibichuo to enjoy an experience that can only be found here.
Spend a wonderful weekend with your special someone or family as you rela x both your mind and body.

Astro Cottage “GALILEO”
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Sitting atop the peak of a hill 370 meters above sea level this astronomical observatory
provides an accommodating place to experience local nature and enjoy a 360-degree
panoramic view of the surrounding area. In a 1995 national ministry survey, the townof Kamogawa was ranked the 5th best location for beautiful stargazing views. Thisevaluation provided the critical boost essential to establishing the Astro Cottage“Galileo.” The facility is divided into two sections facing each other across the main
entrance hall. On the north side, there are two guest rooms; one 4.5 mat Japanese style
room and one 8 mat wester n st y le room. The south side hou ses the celest ial
observatory. The computerized, 30-centimeter reflector telescope is set up within theobservation dome on the second floor of the celestial observatory. It is possible tooperate the telescope just by viewing the attached operation manual, but there is noneed for beginners to worry because it is also possible to have a guide assist you if areservation is made in advance.
The facility is also equipped with a kitchen so you may bring and prepare all your own
meals. Each room can only be reserved by one group at a time so you can enjoy yourown BBQ under the starry sky without any interruption. We recommend spending thisone and only special time lying in the hilly grasslands gazing at the star sprinkled sky
with family and friends. Distant stars can also be viewed with the telescope. There is amagnificent v iew from dusk until dawn, and depending on the season, the earlymorning sea of clouds can also paint an impressive scene.

Address: 1506-150 Shimogamo, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama
Pref.
Phone: 0866-54-1301 Kyodo-Suishin Ka, Kibichuo Town
Business hours: 15:00〜10:00 of Next day[Room rate] Overnight rate 5,140 yen, Elementary school students
and older - 1,030 yen[Telescope fee] dome charge 2,060 yen, compact mobile 1,030 yen
Capacity: 5 persons
Access: approximately 40 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway,
Okayama IC / approximately 30 minutes by car from Okayama
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Fre e you r spi r it r id i ng hor s ebacka s you fe el t he bre ez e of t he open w i lder ne s s .

Okayama Horseback Riding Club
Horses have an all-knowing eye and a beautifully sculpted
body that is attractive to watch and therapeutic to touch.
Were you aware of these healthy benefits? At roughly thesame 370-meter altitude of the Astro Cottage “Galileo” theOkayama Horseback Riding Club cares for about 50 horses
in an open pasture env ironment. At this, the largest,horseback riding club in western Japan you can enjoy
watching famous racehorses in comfortable retirement
while trekking through a beautiful natural environment.
Kibichuo Town, as a “therapy resort town,” aims to ease
the heart of visiting patients through horse therapy. People
c a n f e e l r e l a x e d a r o u n d h o r s e s b e c a u s e t h eir bodytemperature of 37 to 38 degrees Celsius is the same as thatof human amniotic fluid. This method of therapy is ar e c o g n i ze d m e d i c a l t r e at m e n t c o v e r e d b y m e d i c a linsurance in various countries around the world. It wasalso found after World War II that soldiers who were
responsible for caring for horses were able to overcomet h e i r em o t i o na l t rau ma . Us i ng t h e m o st u p to d ate
instruments available at Okayama Horseback Riding Club
we can diagnose physical disorders within 5 minutes, andthe proceeding horse therapy is endorsed by academic
government authorities. Please do not hesitate to take ahealing step into horse therapy.

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Address: 2393-11 Uedanishi, Kibichuo-cho,Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0867-34-9911
Admission : Field trekking・30 minute visitor
co u r s e 5 , 0 0 0 yen , K i b i n o m o r i B o t an i c a l
Garden 90 minute trekking course 12,000 yen.
Access: 40 minutes by car from Sanyo
Expressway, Okayama IC / 30 minutes by carfrom Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

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SU PER B U N USUA L
VIEWSSupernal Botanical Garden

which can commandas far as Mt. Daisen

Kibinomori Botanical Garden
Kibinomori Botanical Garden location has a great standview of Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture on a clear day. The
garden utilizes the slope of the mountain and an
observatory and there are white swings in the garden. In
addition to flowers for all four seasons, there is a strollingcourse where tourists can enjoy the superb view of thesurrounding Chugoku Mountain range. From spring toearly summer, approximately 100 kinds of fragrant roses
such as Delberd (the so-called French rose) are in bloomon the edge of the waterfront and in summer lotus blooms
w ith its large flowered blossoms in a biotope garden(pond). Approximately 300 kinds of flowers greet visitorswith all kinds of expressions. One of the features of thisgarden is that visitors cannot only view the flowers but cantake part in many activities.
Let’s enjoy athletic sliding on the grass in the kid’s garden
using a sliding board and take a rest at the café with its fineview. You can experience many different events at ourrecommended garden such as seasonal flower arrangements
and concerts. In collaboration with Okayama Horseback
Riding Club the gardens are offering garden therapy thatconsists of trekking in the company of a pony. Relieve yourdaily stress through breathing deeply under the sky whileconnecting with the flowers. Without a doubt there will bea definite bounce in your step when you leave the garden.

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Address: 1506-109 Shimogamo, Kibichuo-cho,Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Admission fee: Adults: 500 yen, Junior high andhigh school students: 300 yen, Children
elementary school age and under: 200 yen
Park hours: 9:00~16:00
Regular holiday: Wed. (winter holidays during
Dec~Mar)Access: 40 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway,
Okayama IC / 30 minutes by car from Okayama
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Encounter t he Fa mous Histor ic a l
Hot Spr i ngs

A hot spring country inn with

Kibi’s landscape and its spirit of harmony

Saginosu Hot Spring

HOT SPR I NG

Yu m o t o -y a Ryok a n

Saginosu Hot Spring, founded in 1934, has been protecting its traditions for over 80 years. Since
olden times this hot spring area has been loved and referred to by locals as yuba (hot springsanatorium), and may have been discovered by the seventh-generation emperor, Kourei. The legendof Momotarou is written about the conflict between Emperor Korei’s third imperial prince
Kibitsuhiko no mikoto of the ancient Yamato Administrations and Kibi country. When Kibitsuhikono mikoto realized that Japanese oni (ogres) were healing their battle wounds in the hot springs
and returning to battle he closed up the hot spring to remove their otherworldly power and wasable to defeat them. It is said that from that day forth the spring went from hot to cold.
Long ago when Sanyo Rai and Hokoku Yamada visited the area, Hokoku took a hot spring bath andleft a Chinese-style poem he composed about the beautiful Takesho region. This Chinese-style
poem is currently on display in the parking lot for all to see.
The pH level of the spring water from this well is quite high, which gives it the notable feature offeeling thicker. The hot spring has been titled “the bath of beautiful skin” because after bathing in itskin becomes moist and smooth. It is also very popular because there is no chill felt after exiting
the bath. Even the faucets and showers in the room enjoy the luxury of 100% fresh hot spring waterthat is drawn up from natural springs. Japanese homemade cuisine is prepared with local products
and careful thought is given to seasonal flavor. This accommodation is managed proudly by three
generations of a single family that will guarantee you feel as comfortable as if you were really at
home.

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Hot springs relieve the weariness of the journey and daily fatigue.
Enjoy the hot spring at this sanatorium that has been loved by the local people since early times.
You will feel gradually rela xed with the okami ’s (female manager) hospitalit y at the hot-spring inn.

Address: 492-2 Takesho, Kibicyuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-54-1355
Room rate：8,650 yen with two meals/night, lunch 1,000 yen, leisurely soak (12:00~17:00) Adult 700 yen,Children 400 yen, Reserved 1,000 yen per person
Hot spring quality: hypotonic alkaline cold mineral spring
Access: 40 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway, Okayama IC / 15 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway,
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Yu n o s e H o t S p r i n g
This hospitable hot spring country inn is operated by a second-generation okami (female manager) andhas been in business since 1921. The pure alkaline rich spring flowing from the river bed has attracted
widespread popularity as a therapeutic bath because of its multiple medicinal properties. The naturally
29 degree Celsius hot spring water is heated and pumped without being filtered to the faucets andshowers in the bath. The hot spring has a higher than usual pH level of 9.7, which has a potent
moisturizing effect that, as expected, leads to more beautiful skin. Leisurely soaks without overnightreservations are available and many regular customers from Okayama City continually visit to enjoy abath that leaves you warm even after getting out. At dinner time okami tenderly serves botannabe (hotpot with boar meat), kamonabe (hot pot with duck), and fresh water fish dishes. Guests are especiallysurprised by the pleasant taste of wild boar meat on their first time trying botannabe.
From April to November, there is a bungalow-style campsite available across the Toyoka River thatflows behind the inn. Beginning around May guests can enjoy bird watching, campfires, and fishing in
the river. Then in June the fireflies are flitting about making it the best season to enjoy the fantastic
atmosphere. Since there are almost no private homes around the hot spring and campsites it is the best
location to rest easily. Once in a while take off your watch and get away from the hustle and bustle ofeveryday life to enjoy time moving a little slower.

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Address: 245 Komori, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun,Okayama Pref.
Day time use: Sundays~Thursdays 11:00~17:00 /Fridays, Sundays, National Holidays 11:00~18:00 /Saturdays 11:00~19:00* No scheduled holidays* B u s i n e s s o n l y o p e n f o r d ay t r i p u s e d u e t oreconstruction as of March of 2017
Spring quality: Alkaline simple spring
Access: 40 minutes by car from Sanyo Expressway,
Okayama IC / 20 minutes by car from Okayama
Expressway, Kayo IC

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Address: 1538-1 Toyooka-shimo, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun,Okayama Pref.
Room rate: 9,500 yen per night with two meals
Leisurely soak (9:00~20:00) Adults 500 yen, Children 400 yen
Access : A pprox imately 15 minutes by car f rom Ok ayama
Expressway, Kayo IC

Bijin-no-yu Hot Spring(a hot spring of beauty)

welled up from the riverbed

A Famous Healing Hot Spring Originatingin the Edo Period in Kibi.

Komori Hot Spring
Tsugumasa Ikeda, the lord of Okayama, ordered this hot
spring be built as a healing spot during the Edo period.
At t hat t i me, a la rge a mount of money a nd a la rge
work force were allocated to this grand project, which
took a whole yea r to accompl ish. Un for t u nately, t h isfacilit y once had to close down soon after that becauset he w a t e r t e m p e r a t u r e w a s lo w e r e d b y i n fl o w f r o manother spring. A survey of the field conducted in 1953,
revea led abu nda nt hot spr i ng water, wh ich led to t hep r e s e n t b a t h h o u s e b e i n g b u i l t . Th e b o tt o m o f t h eoriginal caldron used during the Edo era and discovered
during the rebuilding is displayed beside the front gate.
You can experience histor y standing along the corridor
with the view of original ishigaki (stone walls), which isa must-see attraction. Stepping into the bathhouse afterl e a v i n g y o u r s ho e s a t t h e f r o nt g a t e , y o u w i l l s e e acorridor over the river. You can enjoy watching fireflies
fluttering about from the guest room window facing theriver. This place is blessed with great nature so that you
can hear birds chirping and view breathtak ing seasonal
scener y. The water here gently touches your skin, and isa good hot spring for onsen (hot spring) beginners. The
water at the source is flowing at 28℃ from the tap while
the water in the bathtub is heated.
At this time the bathhouse is only open in the day time
because of ongoing renovation. They plan to reopen as aryokan ( Japanese inn) in the summer of 2017.
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HOM E -STAY
Just an ordinar y life for local people could be a precious experience for v isitors.
Come and experience the local lifest yle for a couple of days!

Encounterwa r m-hea r ted l ife

Ya m a t o
Th is minshuku (farm-inn) called “Yamato” is r un by Mr. Nanba, who works to
rev italize this tow n for tourism. He offers you the oppor tunit y to ex periencesea sona l field work . R ice fa r m i ng is a popu la r ac t iv it y i n wh ich you ca n t r y
d r i v i n g a t r a c t or, a c o m bi ne , a nd a r ic e - pl a nt i n g m a c h i ne . He w e lc o me selementary school children with open arms to these extracurricular lessons. Try
other activities as well, such as creating bamboo ware with materials cut downfrom the back hill and cook ing & eating freshly picked mushrooms along w ith
other edible wild plants. These activities will make you feel closer to the earth.

Address: 2242 Miyaji, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-55-5725
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen, Junior high school andElementary school students 4,500 yen, (Dining is self or jointly prepared. Ingredients areprovided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 8 persons
Access: Approximately 10 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

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Konashi-ya
This is a historical minshuku (private home/inn providing lodging for travelers) run by a farm family which hasprospered in this tow n since olden times. Not only do they sell various k inds of fr uits and vegetables at theroadside market, but also ser ve meals at the restaurant next door. At the inn you can experience mak ing ricecakes w ith a stone mortar and a mallet all year round. R ice har vesting, potato digging and mak ing jam w ith
blueberries you pick yourself are also offered as field work activities. More activities are planned for the futureas the facility is being expanded. Visit here if you want to try the best fresh local food!

Address: 513-5 Ueda-nishi, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama
Pref.
Phone: 0867-34-0326
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen,
Junior high school and Elementary school students 4,500 yen,
(Meals are self or jointly prepared. Ingredients are provided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 6 persons
Access: Approx imately 25 minutes by car from Okayama
Expressway, Kayo IC

Ta e k o
M r. & M r s . Ued a c h a nged to work i ng e x c lu s i ve l y i n a g r ic u lt u re a ft er
hav i ng been i n da i r y fa r m i ng for 4 0 yea rs (si nce 1968). I n su m mer t h isfarm is filled with visitors har vesting corn. The corn variety named ‘Mirai
360’ is the sweetest of corns and edible even if it is uncooked. Surprisingly,
once a v isitor ate seven ea rs of f resh cor n at one ti me. You ca n meet t hecows in pasturing season and goats in the farmyard any time, which is oneof it s att rac t ion s . W hy don’t you come a nd e x per ience t he r ic h nes s ofnature here and enjoy a heart-warming time with the Ueda’s hospitality?

Address: 110 Suwatani, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-55-5415
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen, Junior high schooland Elementary school students 4,500 yen, (Meals are self or jointly prepared.
Ingredients are provided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 6 persons
Access: Approximately 10 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

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Mitchan-chi
The landlady of this minshuku, M itchan, sells delicious mackerel sushi, sushi
rolls and steamed rice with wild plants at a roadside market. She is well-known
as a good cook. Her homemade boxed lunches are so popular among local people
that she caters for ceremonial meals and minimal orders. You can learn country
cook i ng w it h seasona l vegetables a nd w i ld boa r meat. She has k nowledge of*Halal and prepares meals follow ing Halal. It can be fun to play around in thelarge beautif ully-maintained grass garden. Th is place is amusing and rela x ing
for both children and adults.

Address: 535-2 Yoshikawa, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen, Junior high school andElementary school students 4,500 yen, (Meals are self or jointly prepared. Ingredientsare provided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 5 persons
Access: Approximately 15 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC※Halal refers to food which Islamic people are allowed to eat. The people in Kibichuo Town are
working to create food which follows these guidelines, such as rice flour bread.

Yu k i - c h a nThis minshuku offers a variety of activities, such as harvesting vegetables,
mushrooms, Japanese yams and wild plants in the mountains, which will give
you an opportunity to experience seasonal rural life. In the summer private
bungalows are available. You can enjoy half-day camping including a bonfire,
BBQ and swimming in the river. The house is traditional Japanese style with anostalgic atmosphere. You can relax on comfortable tatami mats. A brazier isplaced in the living room in winter. Comfortable tatami mats and a relaxing
atmosphere will make you feel at home. The owner is well-experienced inentertaining many foreign visitors. Have a once-in-lifetime stay there!

Address: 3649 Suwatani, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-55-5467
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen, Junior high schooland Elementary school students 4,500 yen, (Meals are self or jointly prepared.
Ingredients are provided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 4 persons
Access: Approximately 15 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

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IkenokamiThis minshuku provides experiencing a stay at the main house which was built
120 years ago. It has been renovated into a spacious, bright home with awoodstove in the kitchen. The same family over many generations has offered
black soybeans to the indigenous god every New Year’s Eve. Visitors can join a
cooking class to make sushi, pudding and sweet jelly with those legendary
beans. Take a stroll to v isit the small neighboring shrines, Ashio-sama,
Haita-jizo, and Mimiita-jizo. This short pilgrimage could bring you good luck!
Discovery of the folk customs here will make you feel at peace.

Address: 1355 Ueda-higashi, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen, Junior high schooland Elementary school students 4,500 yen, (Meals are self or jointly prepared.
Ingredients are provided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 5 persons
Access: Approximately 30 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

Buppo-soEndangered wild Oriental dollarbirds flock to Kibichuo Town. You will have a chance
to see chicks being raised in a birdhouse in the garden from May through August.
Japanese visitors also travel here from all over the country just to observe this. This
main house was built in Edo period, and has been renovated many times. Most recently
it was remodeled into a house with an irori (central fireplace in the floor). Cooking at
the fire and chatting with your friends and family will be a precious and relaxing
moment in your life. You can learn from the owner how to cook wild herbs growing in
the mountains and fresh seasonal vegetables. It will be an exciting experience!

Address: 855 Mihara, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Room rate: Adults 7,000 yen, High school students 5,500 yen, Junior high school andElementary school students 4,500 yen, (Meals are self or jointly prepared. Ingredients areprovided.)
Guest Room: Capacity 5 persons
Access: Approximately 20 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

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A H ISTOR ICA LPER SONAGE

T he m a iden work of M i rei Sh i gemor i
wa s t h i s t e a r o om wh ic h e x h ibit s

Address: 3930-8 Yoshikawa, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-56-7020 (Yoshikawa Komin-kan)
Access: A pprox imately 20 minutes by car from Ok ayama
Expressway, Kayo IC

Come a nd L ea r n
About a Great Ma n

W ho i s “ M i re i S h i ge m o r i ” ?
Mirei Shigemori was born in the Yoshikawa district, Kibichuo Town in 1896. He devoted himself to mastering the traditional Japanesearts of tea ceremony and flower arrangement. As a renowned landscape designer in the Showa Era, he distinguished himself by creatinglandscape designs which have been handed down for posterity. It is believed that he influenced the famous landscape designer andsculptor Isamu Noguchi.

Bui lt w hen Shigemor i was only 18, it
exhibits his desire to make the most oft h e tea cerem o ny. Th e s t r u c t u re wa s
moved here from his birthplace. You can
see the distinctive techniques unique to
Mirei Shigemori everywhere, such as thea r c h e d s e n t e i - t e n j o (s h i p - h u l l s t y l eceiling), three alcoves, and the irregular
geometr ic design of the sliding shoji
paper doors. The pathway outside theceremonial tearoom was constructed at
the time of relocation, and there is anadded dynamic due to the adjacent
Yoshikawa Hachimangu Shrine which isdedicated to the gods of the sea. Be sure
to visit the Mirei Shigemori Memorial
Hall, and tearoom.

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Nishitani-tei

Appr a i s e d h i g h l y a s a m a s t er pie c e ofM i rei’s ol de s t g a rden i nc or p or at i n gr el at i ve b e aut yb or r owe d l a nd s c ap e s

Kudoku-an was designed by Mirei Shigemori when he was 64 years old.
It was first built as a private tea house in Okayama City in 1963 andmoved to Omura-ji Temple in June 2004 after being acquired from Mr.
Tatsuoka, the owner. This tea house is constructed of materials such as
Japanese cedar (Kitayama sugi) which Mirei carefully chose, and its
relative beauty is immensely appreciated as his best work. If you stroll
around inside Omura-ji Temple, you will see the garden he designed
and a 360-year-old black pine tree.

Kyokuraku-tei, using the borrowed landscape of the mountains to thesouth, was constructed by Mirei Shigemori at the request of Mr.
Nishitani, an acquaintance before he had earnestly begun his study ofgardens. At that time, despite the fact that there were no devices toconvey large rocks, he created a tremendously brilliant rock garden.
One of its highlights is the use of mushagaeshi style (similar to thecrescent-shaped stone walls of Japanese castles that enemies cannot
scale) as the hedge surrounding the garden resembles a stone wall. The
garden is said to be his third work. However, it is the earliest existingremains of Mirei’s extant works.

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Address: 5600 Kamitake, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Access: Approximately 10 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC*Advanced reservation to enter is required.

Data
Address: 509 Kuroyama, Kibichuo-cho,Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-54-1301 Kyodo-Suishin
Ka, Kibichuo Town
Access: Approximately 20 minutes by
car from Okayama Expressway, KayoIC
*Advanced reser vation to enter isrequired.

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No s t a l g ic t houg ht s of
M i rei’s b elove d Kyot oDataAddress: 680-1 Kuroyama ,K i b i c h u o - c h o, K a g a - g u n ,Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-54-1301
Kyodo-Suishin Ka, Kibichuo
Town
A cce s s : A p p ro x i m ate l y 2 0
minutes by car from Okayama
Expressway, Kayo IC* A dvan ced reser vat i o n fo r
entry is required.

Data
Address: 1-2 Toyono, Kibichuo-cho, Kaga-gun, Okayama Pref.
Phone: 0866-54-1301 Kyodo-Suishin Ka, Kibichuo Town
Access: Approximately 15 minutes by car from Okayama Expressway, Kayo IC

Thi s garden w hich was or iginal ly
constructed at Kyoto Yurin Kaikan in
1 9 6 9 w a s r e l o c a t e d t o t h e K ay o
Building of Kibichuo-cho in 2002.
The garden was named yurin-no-niwa(Yurin Garden), combining yu fromthe name of Yuzensai Miyazaki who
perfected the Japanese yuzen dyeing
technique, and rin from the name of
Kor in Ogata w ho wa s a Japanesepainter of the rinpa school in the Edo
Era. It is a chisen kanshoshiki teien(pond appreciation style garden),and is a modern pond garden design
based on noshi (thin paper ornaments
a tt a c h e d t o g i ft s f o r s p e c i a lo c c a s i o n s ) . Th e p o n d w a t e r i s
shallow, making it flow spirally withhigh transparency, and the northerngarden view is said to resemble thatof Amanohashidate in Kyoto.

Yu r i n no -n iwa (G a r de n of Yu r i n)

The garden of Ogura-tei Residence named
Kyokutou-tei was created in 1951. Mirei andhis craftspeople created it in just 2 days. Threeishigumi (stone work arrangements) enclosed
in hair moss in a beautifully organized garden
can be seen from the shoin (the study). The
three stone work groupings are the hourai
which is a formal (shin) grouping visible fromthe depth of the shoin. On the left is the hojo
which is a semiformal (gyo) grouping, and on
the right side is the eiju which is an informal( s o ) g r o u p i n g . Th e m u s i c o f s o n g b i r d s
emanating from the mountains and theirborrowed landscape are incorporated
naturally. Horai Shinsen’s view of the world
applies the Japanese sense of the beauty of the
SHIN・GYO・SO in a new treatment of the
traditional tea ceremony garden.

Og u ra-te i Re side nc e

b e aut y i n a pr i vat e re s idenc e