One 7m length Minibus ( 21 + 6 seats *no trunk ) and crews (*include an English speaking guide )
*Accommodation fees for our crews
Toll and parking fees
* Hotels you book in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Pref. Your payments must be made by yourself.
Meals and drinks
Entrance fee of "Hagimeirin Center and Museum": ¥300 (≒2-3 USD)/adult
Entrance fee of AKIYOSHI-DO Cave: ¥1300 (≒10 USD)/adlut
*If it's summer, the 1-hour cruise ship from Omijima: about 10-20 USD/adult
Overview
It is a chartered bus trip of 1 night and 2 days from somewhere in Fukuoka to Miyajima, a World Heritage Site in Hiroshima.
* Conversely, it is possible to change to the same route from Miyajimaguchi Station to Fukuoka.
You can enjoy nature and historic sites that you wouldn't be able to experience if you traveled between Hakata and Hiroshima by bullet train!
You can start from Kyushu, the westernmost point of Japan, and efficiently visit the tourist attractions of Yamaguchi Prefecture in a two-day, one-night trip!
This includes the World Heritage site of "Hagi," where you can stay at hot spring inns.
And at the end of this two-night trip, you can get off again in Miyajima, home to the World Heritage site of "Itsukushima Shrine," so you can make the most of your precious travel time in Japan!
* We support the "Western Golden Route" policy being promoted by Fukuoka City.
Itinerary
Fukuoka Prefecture
[DAY-1] 08:00 < Pick Up > Your hotel or HAKATA Station, HAKATA Port, KOKURA Station, KITA-KYUSHU Airport in Fukuoka At the airport, a driver with a name board will meet you at the arrival gate and guide you to the bus parking lot. If you can apply, please let us know your [arrival flight number] in advance.
15 minutes
Mojiko Retro
[DAY-1] 9:30-1015 < guided walk > Mojiko Retro Area, 9 Minatomachi, Moji Ward, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka The Port of Moji (Mojiko) is an international trade port opened in 1889 and located at the northern edge of Kyushu . Its prosperity as a transport hub attracted many Western-style buildings housing shipping companies and trading firms around it. The Mojiko Retro district is a restored reproduction of the district around the port in olden times. In this district, various buildings have been preserved and are open to visitors, including the iconic Mojiko Station, former Moji Mitsui Club, where Einstein stayed, and former Kyushu Railway Headquarters (currently Kyushu Railway History Museum). You can immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Japan in the late 19th to early 20th centuries here.
45 minutes
The Site of Dannoura Battlefield
[DAY-1] 10:30-10:45 < historic sites > Dannoura Battlefield, 21 Mimosusogawa- cho, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi This is a battlefield mark of the battle of Dan-no-ura, the last war between Heike and Genji in 1185. Heike(Taira clan) got defeated in this battle by Genji. The family was destroyed by the death of emperor Antoku by drowning himself as an 8 years old child along with his grandmother Nii-no-ama. The buke society which will last until the Edo period was built by the Genji family after this battle. The statue of Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Genji) and Taira no Tomomori(Heike) is standing with the handprints of famous actor Takizawa Hideaki and actress Nakagoshi Noriko who played in the drama about this battle of Gempei in Mimosusogawa park located in the front of the battlefield ruins.
15 minutes
Fukutokuinari Shrine
[DAY-1] 11:45-12:00 < view spot > Fukutoku Inari Shrine, 2960-1 Toyouracho Uka, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Ever had places you weren't intending to visit on your travels which end up more memorable than what you were headed to see? That was the case for us recently with Fukutoku Inari Shrine. We were driving up the coast of Yamaguchi from Shimonoseki to visit Tsunoshima Bridge and Motonosumi Inari Shrine, but saw this gem sitting up on a clifftop. We made a detour so we could stop in, and were so glad that we did!
15 minutes
Michi-no-Eki Kitaurakaido Hohoku
[DAY-1] 12:15-13:00 < lunch 1 > Wakuwaku-tei, 314-1 Hohokucho Kandakami, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi At“Michinoeki Kitaura Kaido Houhoku”, located by the sea in Houhoku-cho in Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi prefecture , we not only offer fresh vegetables and seafood from local farmers and fishermen, but also there is an attached restaurant where you can enjoy dishes using fresh fish from Kitaura whilst watching the sea of Houhoku. This station has good access from the surrounding tourist areas, and it takes approximately 10 minutes by car and 13 minutes by bus to reach the impressive Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge with the cobalt blue sea and the white structure of the bridge. There is also a bus stop in front of this station, so be sure to drop by when taking a break from your sightseeing. https://michinoeki-houhoku.jp/inbound/
45 minutes
Tsunoshima Ohashi Bridge
[DAY-1] 13:15-13:30 < photo spot > Tsunoshima Observatory, Hohokucho Kanda, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Tsunoshima is an island with a population of 900, located in the northwest of Yamaguchi Prefecture, poking up from the Sea of Japan The beautiful scenery here looks less like the Sea of Japan, and more like the beaches of lands to the south. The Great Tsunoshima Bridge is one of the longest (1,780 m) bridges featuring a general road without a toll in Japan. It is also a famous location in many movies and TV shows.
15 minutes
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[DAY-1] 14:15-15:00 < 100 Torii Gates > Motonosumi Inari Shrine, 498 Yuyatsuo, Nagato, Yamaguchi *close:-16:00 Motonosumi Shrine was selected by CNN Travel as one of the "31 Most Beautiful Places in Japan." The shrine's remarkable location makes for a striking contrast between the red of its gates and the cobalt blue of the waves below. This shrine was built to honor a white fox spirit, to whom visitors prayed for financial success, success in fishing , and safety on the seas. Nowadays, a wide variety of wishes are fielded by the fox god, including good fortune & wealth, childbearing, marriage, traffic safety, success in school.
45 minutes
Omijima
[DAY-1] 15:45-16:45 < strange rocks > OMIJIMA Maritime Alps, Senzaki, Nagato, Yamaguchi *If it's summer, you might be able to catch the 1-hour cruise ship departure from Omijima (last departure at 4pm )... (please make your own reservation) It costs about 10-20 USD per adult. https://www.omijimakankoukisen.jp/ https://www.setouchi.travel/en/see-and-do/spot /YG9013/ Omijima Island off the coast of Yamaguchi, is at the center of Kita-Nagato Quasi-National Park. The island has a number of striking rock formations, cliffs, and caves, and these are known collectively as the “Maritime Alps. ” One of the best ways to see the formations is by boat. Sightseeing boats depart from the Omijima Kanko Kisen boat pier in Nagato City. Routes depend on the weather and the tides, and take around 50 to 80 minutes.
1 hour
Hagi
[ Day-1 DROP OFF ] 17:45 < guest inn > e.g.) RYOKAN Hagi Komachi, Hagi, Yamaguchi * Hotels you book in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture * Your hotel arrangements and payments must be made by yourself. https://travel .rakuten.com/ The next day we will leave at 8am. The driver will pick you up at your hotel.
15 minutes
Hagi
[ Day-2 PICK UP ] 8:00am < guest inn > e.g.) RYOKAN Hagi Komachi, Hagi, Yamaguchi The driver will pick you up at your hotel.
15 minutes
Hagi Meiringakusha
[DAY-2] 08:15-9:45 < guided walk > "World Heritage Route", Hagi, Yamaguchi ~ < bus wating > Hagimeirin Center Parking Lot, 560-4 Emukai, Hagi, Yamaguchi This serial nomination encompasses 23 sites across 8 prefectures and 11 cities, located mainly in Yamaguchi Prefecture and Kyūshū. In the Hagi area, there are five proto-industrial heritage sites based on imported technical expertise. About Serial Nomination Serial nomination provides for sites dispersed across a wide geographical area to be considered together as a historical or cultural group. This allows disparate sites with universal value to be nominated from all across Japan. https://www.hagishi.com/en/world-heritage/
1 hour 30 minutes
Akiyoshidai Karst Observatory
[DAY-2] 10:30-11:00 < National Park > Akiyoshidai, 11237-862 Shuhocho Akiyoshi, Mine, Yamaguchi Akiyoshidai is the largest karst plateau in Japan, spread in the middle and eastern part of Mine City. It was designated as a National Monument (Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park) in 1955 and a special natural monument in 1964. The limestone that makes up the magnificent landscape of Akiyoshidai is about 350 million years ago in the southern sea. It was born as a coral reef, and over the years has formed a karst plateau like today.
30 minutes
Akiyoshidai Kurotani Information Center
[DAY-2] 11:15-12:00 < adventure! > Akiyoshido Cave [ KUROTANI ] Entrance, 1237-739 Shuhocho Akiyoshi, Mine, Yamaguchi *Entrance fee￥1300 (≒10 USD)/adlut *The cave runs from north to south. You can enter through the entrance and exit on the other side "one way". The bus will drop you off at the entrance and wait for you at the exit. Akiyoshido is one of the largest limestone caves in Japan, which opens at the southern foot of the Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park 100 meters underground. Passing through the chilly cedar grove that cools the skin, you will find the entrance to Akiyoshido. https://akiyoshidai-park.com/en/spot/akiyoshi- do.html
45 minutes
Rurikoji Temple
[DAY-2] 12:45-14:30 < Lunch 2 > Restaurant "Choshuen", 1-6 Kimachi, Yamaguchi ~ < guided park > Rurikoji Temple, 7-1 Kozancho, Yamaguchi https://choshuen.co.jp / This pagoda was commissioned by Ouchi Morimi, one of the heads of the Ouchi clan that ruled Yamaguchi from the 14th to 16th centuries. Morimi had the pagoda built as a memorial to his older brother Ouchi Yoshihiro, who died leading a revolt against the country's central government in 1399. The pagoda was completed in 1442 and is lauded as the most outstanding structure surviving from the middle of the Muromachi period, which ran from approximately 1336 to 1573. It is designated a national treasure. The pagoda is 31 meters tall, or about 102 feet. Its roofs are made of multiple layers of cypress bark held in place with bamboo nails. Moving upward, each story is progressively narrower, contributing to the structure’s balanced appearance.
1 hour 45 minutes
Kintai Bridge Experimental Bridge
[DAY-2] 16:00-16:30 < Historic sites > Kintaikyo Bridge, 1-5 Iwakuni, Yamaguchi It is a very valuable wooden structure. The five-arched, wooden Kintai Bridge, was constructed of cypress, chestnut, zelkova , pine, cypress, and oak. It spans the Nishiki River in Iwakuni City , in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The bridge's aspect changes significantly depending on the season and time of day, attracting photographers and artists such as Hokusai. Cross the bridge and enter Kikko Park , which brings to mind the homes where samurai families once lived.
30 minutes
Hiroshima Miyajimaguchi Tourist Information Center
[DAY-2] 17:15 < DROP OFF > Miyajimaguchi Station, 1-3-23 Miyajimaguchi, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima *For this tour, you must get off at Miyajimaguchi Station, the closest station to Itsukushima Shrine, a World Heritage Site. - Your option 1: Book a hotel in this area and start touring Itsukushima Shrine tomorrow morning. https://travel.rakuten.com/ - Your option 2: From Miyajimaguchi Station, where you get off the bus, it takes about 30 minutes by train to Hiroshima Station. Hiroshima City is a big city, so the Sanyo Shinkansen also runs through it.
15 minutes
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