Mizube Park

Mizube Park borders the Takeno River in Yasaka and in the spring it is overcome by Sakura Cherry Blossoms and Shibazakura flowers, making it a perfect spot for Hanami (flower viewing) picnics. Even outside the blossoms, there are various colourful flowers dotted around the park, making it a great...

Otome Jinja Shrine

Otome Jinja can be found at the foot of Mt. Isanago in Mineyama and is associated with the Legend of Hagoromo. The legend has many retellings but tells the tale of a Tennyo (heavenly woman) who decends to earth and has her hagoromo (feather cloak) stolen. The Legend of Hagoromo at Otome Jinja say...

Kyotango Mairingen Distillery

Set in a mountain forest on the Tango Peninsula where more than 300 kinds of medicinal herbs and medicinal tress grow wild. In the rich forests of Tango Amanohashidate Oeyama National Park plants are hand-picked in the morning and distilled while fresh. This craft gin contains the forest's bounty...

Nyoiji Temple

The large, well-kept grounds of Nyoiji Temple are covered in various flowers, trees, and wild plants. Its beauty shifts continually from early spring until autumn. You are free to explore within the temple's gates. In spring, around April, about 10,000 bulbs of Mitsuba Tsutsuji, three leaved azaleas...

Kotohira Jinja Shrine

Established in 1811, Kotohira Jinja Shrine, attracts people from all over Tango who pray here for business prosperity, scholastic excellence, marriage and more. In the autumn the shrine is decorated with beautifully colored leaves. This is the only shrine in Japan with Komaneko (guardian cats). T...

Hanago Okada (Flower Garden)

Hanago Okada will be open from April 18th - May 15th, and again from May 25th to June 10th in 2024. Hanago Okada is a large flower garden in Amino with an area of 75,000 square meters. The garden is filled with colorful flowers set up in elegant arrangements. Throughout its open season the focal fl...