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Guest House Yu

The accommodation is 100 yrs old traditional house located close to Miyama's Roadside Station Fureai Hiroba. if you stay at "Yu" (= meaning "enjoy playing"), you can experience various outdoor and indoor activities, including cooking, fishing or other activities to enjoy rural Japan lifestyle. Meals include BBQ, domburi (rice bowl dish), dutch oven cooking, rice cooked by kamado hearth etc.etc... You can also experience cooking by yourselves if you like.

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Matabe Thatched B&B

Matabe is a thatched house accommodation providing a tranquil and relaxing place to stay. It's located within the Miyama's thatched village. Visitors are encouraged to freely make use of this inn as though it were their own family home. They also prepare traditional Japanese food for you to savor. Come and experience the countryside hospitality.

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Rice Planting Festival in Miyama’s Thatched Village

Shinto ritual to pray for rich harvest and rice planting performance by rice-planting maidens which is held on the second Sunday of May every year in the Kita Village of Miyama Town, known as the Thatched Village (kayabuki-no-sato).
After praying for abundant crops at the Hachimangu Shrine by Shinto priest, rice-planting maidens in traditional garments with sedge hats aligned in one line start the rice planting. Enjoy viewing of authentic rural Japan landscape of Thatched Village in vivid green of the Spring foliage. No fees but your donation for the preservation of this intangible cultural property is highly appreciated.

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TRAVEL GUIDE KYOTO ~Discover your own Kyoto~

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It’s This Easy to Reach Kyoto’s Beautiful Woodland Areas!

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Rural Escapes: Journeying to Two Traditional Japanese Inns

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Exploring the Idyllic Onsen of Woodland Kyoto

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Kyoto Miyama Satoyama Stay 3-day Plan

In this tour, you’ll find one of Japanese cultural heritage and their sustainable way of life. Thatched village is composed of 39 old thatched houses in which people still live today. Despite its close distance to central Kyoto, the place feels far removed from modern-day life. Stay overnight at a well-established traditional house for 2 day and enjoy the scenic landscape in the beautiful area. the ryokan lies on the “mackerel road” a famous route which was used to connect central Kyoto and fishing villages. The plan takes you to fisher market near the area. Make some specialty of Miyama with locals.

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The Oni Trail Highlight Short

The Oni Trail follows ancient lore and oni (demon/ogre) legends across a 100km-long trail with a variety of routes that stretches across northern Kyoto prefecture all the way to the Sea of Japan. It traverses ancient pilgrimage routes, mountain paths, forest trails, village streets, castle towns, and a UNESCO Global Geopark. Park hiking, part walking; explore slowly on foot, get to know Japan, and help the planet at the same time.
The Highlight Short version is a half version of the Oni Trail from day1 to day 4, an adventure travel on your feet walking about 44 kilometers of the Miyazu Kaido route from Ooeyama to Amanohashidate.

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The Oni Trail

The Oni Trail follows ancient lore and oni (demon/ogre) legends across a 100km-long trail with a variety of routes that stretches across northern Kyoto prefecture all the way to the Sea of Japan. It traverses ancient pilgrimage routes, mountain paths, forest trails, village streets, castle towns, and a UNESCO Global Geopark. Park hiking, part walking; explore slowly on foot, get to know Japan, and help the planet at the same time.

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Escorted Cycling Tour Road to Kyoto

After enjoying cycling along the Japn seaside, we were finally ready to head into the mountains. Our destination is central Kyoto. Which is the ancient capital of Japan with its elegant traditional culture.
cycling south to central Kyoto, seeing the life of the countryside in northern Kyoto in where people living with the sea, mountains, and nature. The landscape you'll see such as shape of houses, towns is in the same Kyoto Prefecture, but there is a big difference. That big gap of culture which have been nurtured by each environment is the real charm of Kyoto.　
The moment you enter the city of Kyoto, you may feel nostalgic, as if you have come back to your hometown.

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Escorted Cycling Tour Kyoto to the Sea

The city of Kyoto has inherited its elegant and ancient traditions. After tasting the land that every traveler in Japan yearns for, the next thing to look at is the beautiful life that remains in Japan, especially in the countryside of Kyoto. As you leave the bustle of Kyoto and travel up valleys, over mountain passes, and down mountain streams, you will see scenery that reflects the lives of people who have lived in nature and with nature. The harmony of the houses, fields, and satoyama will give you a sense of the love and pride that people have nurtured for the region. The Sea of Japan is the goal. From the mountains to the sea, the road to the sea leads you to think about how people have made the most of the environment in their respective places.