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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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Waterfall Trekking Tour in KYOTO MIYAMA

Here is the chance to have a forest bathing and have a break in a hidden forest trekking course. This course is usually closed, but our local guide will take you to a secret trail for you.
The trail goes deep into the Miyama forest and leads you to an impressive 60m Otodani waterfall. You can see the waterfall from 3 ways, the top, bottom, also from a part of trails to have a full picture.

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Thatched Village Guided Walk in KYOTO MIYAMA

Strolling along the village with detailed explanation by local English speaking guide.
The local guide share the history and tradition in Miyama in this 90 min tour.
You will have a chance to visit Miyama Folk museum which was built over 200 years ago.
Find more about the village and our sustainable way of life.
This tour is absolutely a great option when you visit thatched village!

The ticket is available by the day before.

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E-bike Picnic in Kyoto Miyama

E-bikes make bicycle travel easier and more efficient! You can travel hills and mountains in Miyama farther with less effort. Also, you can enjoy picnic lunch prepared by local restaurants in Miyama. Start from Road-side Station Fratto Miyama (Kyoto-Tamba Kogen Quasi-National Park Visitor Center) and pick up your lunch box with picnic set (a basket, drinks in thermo bottle and a blanket) at the restaurant of your choice (3 options!) to enjoy outdoor lunch. Visit Miyama's thatched village (kayabuki-no-sato) and explore other scenic landscape before and/or after your lunch.

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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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Deep Kyoto 1 Day Countryside Cycling

Only one hour by train from Kyoto Station.
This tour takes you on a bicycle tour with a local guide through the countryside where villages, mountains and rice fields are next to each other.
Before and/or after the tour, you can stay at farmhouses and enjoy the local food. Visit the site where the food is grown and taste it to your heart.
This is a two-day tour where you can experience local life as it is, rooted in the land.

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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.