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Travel in Japan - Obon Festival (August Break)
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items You can follow us on our road trip during Obon Festival -
8/11- Off to Fuji Subaruland, Fuji Q Highland
8/12 - Oshino Hakkai, Lunch at Fuji Tempura Idaten, Camp at Moroyama Machi Yuzu no sato, Moominvalley Park
8/13 - Yoshimi Hyakuana, Oya Town, Heiwa Kannon, Ooyaji Temple, Oya History Museum, Camp at Nikko Takatoku Camp Station
8/14 - Edo Wonderland, off to Fukushima, stay at Toyoko Inn Fukushima
8/15 - Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum, Sazae Temple, Tokani for Lunch, Tsuruga Castle, Ouchijuku, Shirakawa Fukushima, stay at Smile Hotel Shirakawa.
8/16 - Matsugamine Church, Utsunomiya Castle, Yakult Cafe and Gallery, Tomioka Silk Mill, stay at Hotel Resol Yokohama.
8/17 - Yokohama surrounding, Kamakura Enoden Line, Kamachi-dori, Tsuragaoka Hachiman Shrine, Kotoko-in Daibutsu Temple, Hasedera Temple, Kamakura Koko Mae Station, Enoshima Island.
8/18 - Mt. Omuro Climbing Chair Lift
8/11- Off to Fuji Subaruland, Fuji Q Highland
8/12 - Oshino Hakkai, Lunch at Fuji Tempura Idaten, Camp at Moroyama Machi Yuzu no sato, Moominvalley Park
8/13 - Yoshimi Hyakuana, Oya Town, Heiwa Kannon, Ooyaji Temple, Oya History Museum, Camp at Nikko Takatoku Camp Station
8/14 - Edo Wonderland, off to Fukushima, stay at Toyoko Inn Fukushima
8/15 - Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum, Sazae Temple, Tokani for Lunch, Tsuruga Castle, Ouchijuku, Shirakawa Fukushima, stay at Smile Hotel Shirakawa.
8/16 - Matsugamine Church, Utsunomiya Castle, Yakult Cafe and Gallery, Tomioka Silk Mill, stay at Hotel Resol Yokohama.
8/17 - Yokohama surrounding, Kamakura Enoden Line, Kamachi-dori, Tsuragaoka Hachiman Shrine, Kotoko-in Daibutsu Temple, Hasedera Temple, Kamakura Koko Mae Station, Enoshima Island.
8/18 - Mt. Omuro Climbing Chair Lift
Map
Sections
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Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 1
Off to Fuji Subaruland, Fuji Q Highland
Forested park at the base of Mount Fuji with a maze & a simple, kid-friendly adventure course.
Fuji Subaruland
Best known for its thrilling, record-breaking roller coasters and elaborate, anime- themed rides and attractions.
Fuji-Q Highland
Day 2
Place to be to stroll around and check out the eight ponds of Oshino Hakkai that are the beautiful byproduct of historic eruptions and intense volcanic activity.
Oshino Hakkai
Sizable portions of TEMPURA with a reasonable prices
Fuji Tempura Idaten
Welcome to the world of MOOMIN!!
MOOMINVALLEY PARK
Day 3
The Yoshimi Hundred Caves is a cluster of corridor-type kofun tombs dug in artificial caves in a tuff cliff of located in the town of Yoshimi, Saitama.
Yoshimi Hyakuana
A museum where history is set in stone. Former quarry with a network of monumental underground chambers now used for exhibitions & concerts.
Oya History Museum - Historic Quarry Mine
Huge statue of the goddess Kannon was carved into the wall of a former Oya stone quarry and stands 27 meters tall. It was entirely hand carved as a prayer for those who have fallen in battle and as a hope for world peace.
Heiwa Kannon
The Ooyaji Temple has been built surrounded by a cavern. Within the temple are 10 stone carvings of buddha carved directly into the cavern wall.
Ōya Temple (Oya Kannon)
Day 4
Theme park recreating town life during the Edo Period (1603-1868), built in Edo style architecture and populated by townspeople in period costume, and has been used as the setting for period TV dramas. Park guests have the opportunity to dress up as ...
Edo Wonderland Nikko Edomura
Day 5
Dr. Hideyo Noguchi was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist of legendary stature the first scientist and whose portrait was printed on a Japanese bank note (the thousand yen note).
Hideyo Noguchi Memorial Museum
Wooden temple from 1796 with a unique double-helix structure & a spiral staircase.
Sazae Temple
Tsuruga Castle, also known as Aizu Castle or Aizuwakamatsu Castle, is famed as an impregnable fortress that withstood a month-long siege by the newly formed government during the Boshin war in 1868.
Tsuruga Castle
Ōuchi-juku was a small post station in Japan's Edo period and part of the Aizu Nishi Kaidō and is famous for the numerous traditional thatched buildings from the Edo Period that line its main street.
Ouchijuku
Very clean, spacious and convenient hotel in a lovely little town, Shirakawa Fukushima
Smile Hotel - Koriyama
Day 6
Romanesque-style church completed in 1932 & made of igneous Oya stone, with a large pipe organ.
Matsugamine Catholic Church
Japan’s first Yakult café offers unique probiotic ice cream with a view of a historic castle.
Yakult Cafe & Gallery
This 19th century silk factory is a UNESCO World Heritage site that played a pivotal role in Japan's industrial revolution.
Tomioka Silk Mill
Strategic location, boutique hotel, awesome breakfast - what can you ask more….
HOTEL RESOL YOKOHAMA SAKURAGICHO
Day 7
If you are a big fan of SLAM DUNK, you will know Kamakura Enoden Line - recommended to buy a one DAY PASS or you can also use your IC Card to aboard the train.
Enoden Line
A street in Kamakura that is filled with yummy stuffs - leading up to the Kamakura Buddha Temple
Komachi-dori Street
The 800-year-old shrine that is the heart of Kamakura and edicated to Hachiman, the guardian deity of samurai.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
The Great Buddha of Kamakura
Kotoku-in
Hasedera (長谷寺) is a temple of the Jodo sect, famous for its eleven-headed statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy.
Hasedera Temple
Small island to the west of Kamakura
Enoshima Island
Day 8
At 580m above sea level, Mt. Omuro is one of the largest volcanoes of the Izu Monogenetic Volcano Group.
Mount Omuro