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You can experience Japanese nature, food, food culture and agriculture

near Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe.

The Kinki Region is the leading tourist spot in Japan, with Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe

supported by their long history and culture, and has been welcoming large numbers of

tourists from all over the world every year. The fact is that there are some unknown

agricultural, mountain and fishing villages featuring attractive nature, food and food

culture located near these tourist attractions, in which people can experience Japanese

daily life, agriculture and traditional culture. For example, for daily life experience, Hino

Town (Shiga Prefecture), located to the east of Kyoto, offers tasting of country-style

cooking, making of Japanese confectioneries, and working with bamboo-ware. For an

agricultural experience, Tanabe City (Wakayama Prefecture), located to the south of

Osaka, offers mandarin picking and jam making, while staying in farmhouses. For

traditional cultural experiences, Chado (tea ceremony) and Kado (Japanese flower

arrangement) can be experienced in Kyoto City.

Why not experience “Japanese culture” only available in Japan?

Notes

1. Information in these articles was current at the time they were edited. Therefore, it

is recommended that up-to-date information about each activity or facility should

be confirmed (e.g. web links).

2. New articles will be updated.

March 18th, 2016

Promotion Council for Inbound Tourism of Food and Agriculture in the Kinki Region*

* The promotion council was established in July, 2015 in order to strategically connect

the needs of inbound tourism with that of farmers and agricultural districts, aiming at

regional job creation and revitalization. It consists of agricultural organizations, farmers

and tourism-related businesses, and prefectures, cities/towns and relevant ministries,

and has been making efforts at integral promotion of inbound tourism of food and

agriculture in the Kinki Region.

Contact:

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Kinki Regional Agricultural

Administration Office, Planning and Coordinating Department

Email: [email protected]

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Siga Prefecture①Exchange network of Ohmi Hino,Inc：

‘Hino-cho’ offering a local farm home stay and a farm life experience

Kyoto Prefecture

②Gekkeikan Sake Co.,LTD.：The Sake Museum introducing sake brewing and the history of sake in famous brewery place Fushimi

③Ikenobo：Experience Japanese traditional culture “Ikebana” at the head of the flower arrangement④Chado Urasenke：Experience Japanese traditional culture “Chado” at the head of the tea ceremony⑤Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms：Rich fregrant Ujicha - producing district offering tasting Japanese tea tours

Osaka Prefecture

⑥Kuromon Ichiba Market：The shopping street which is a symbol of “Kuidaore (eat until you drop) city Osaka” offering a variety of eating around food

Hyogo Prefecture

⑦Restaurants serving delicious beef delighting the palates of people around the world: Kobe beef & Tajima beef⑧Toyooka city, Hyogo prefecture：

Rich tourist attractions such as eco-friendly rice cultivation and Kinosaki Onsen⑨Harikai Himeji-jo restaurant：

Bar restaurant serving seafood (e.g. oysters and red breams) from the Sea of Harima in the Inland Sea

Wakayama Prefecture

⑩Mekkemon Hiroba：The leading direct sale shop in Kansai region, selling local seasonal vegetables and fruits⑪Agricultural Corporation Akizuno：

Exchange facility of urban and rural ‘Akizuno Garten’ offering agriculture and rural life experience

You can experience Japanese nature, food, food culture and agriculture near Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe.

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Rich fragrant Ujicha - tea producing district offering Japanese tea tasting tours: Kyoto Obubu Tea

Farms

Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms is located in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, a district that is famous for its green tea

production, with a history of over 800 years. Not just by selling its tea online, Obubu is very unique in

promoting its products, offering special features such as Tea Club memberships and tea picking events.

In addition, in 2012 Obubu started an international internship programme that is dedicated to

cooperate with young people coming from all over the world. From tea brewing to tasting, the young

team guides the tea tour participants through the event.

[Services]

Selling tea online

Tea picking events

Tea Tours

Tea Club membership

[Tea tour] (Available on Tuesday and Thursday)

Tea Tour

Duration: 4.5 hours (11am-3:30pm)

Fee: 12,000 JPY/person

Schedule: Visiting scenic tea fields and processing factories, enjoying a meal of own choice (e.g. locally

produced green tea soba noodles) and learning all about the traditional art of brewing tea.

More than 300 people from the U.S.A. and Europe join the tour every year.

[Access]

Directions to JR Kamo Station from Osaka or Kyoto:

Take the YAMATOJI RAPID SERVICE from JR Osaka Station to JR Kamo station

(approx. 1 hour). Take the MIYAKOJI RAPID SERVICE from

JR Kyoto Station, changing at JR Kizu Station for

JR Kamo Station (approx. 1 hour).

Directions to Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms from JR Kamo Station:

Take Bus 66 and get off at Higashi-Wazuka (530 JPY).

*Alternative option: taxi (about 2000 JPY)

[Contact]

2 Sono Otsuka, Soraku-gun, Wazuka-cho, Kyoto 619-1201

Tel: +81-774-78-2911 (Japanese/English)

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.obubutea.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KyotoObubuTeaFarms/

[Tourism office]

Iitoko Wazuka ‘Chagenkyo’: http://wazukanko.com/ (Japanese)

Taxi or bus

56 min.by train

60 min. by train

Kyoto

Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms

Kamo Osaka

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Experience Japanese traditional culture “Ikebana” at the head of a school of flower arrangement: Ikenobo

Ikenobo, with a history in Ikebana of over 550 years in Kyoto,

offers Ikebana experience to foreign tourists and international

students to learn about Japanese culture. The Ikebana experience

is offered at both the Ikenobo Hall in Kyoto and the Ikenobo Tokyo

Hall, and can be viewed on its website.

[Services]

Ikebana experience, Introduction of Ikebana culture

[The contents of the Ikebana experience]

In the Ikebana experience, the history of Ikebana and various topics in flower arrangement are explained. After a

demonstration of Ikebana by an instructor, each participant actually arranges flowers, and then the instructor

gives some suggestions on his or her flower arrangement work. When wishing to apply for the Ikebana experience,

it is necessary to contact by e-mail or phone 3 weeks before the day that you wish to participate. The Ikebana

experience class is held during opening hours of the Ikenobo Hall between 9am and 5pm on weekdays. (except

national holidays, New Year holidays, summer holidays and during exhibitions of Ikebana) In addition,

participants need to pay a fee for the instructor and

flowers. Foreign participants basically need to be

accompanied by an interpreter.

[Access]

Directions to the Ikenobo Hall from Osaka or Kobe:

Take the rapid service of the Kyoto Line from JR Osaka Station to JR Kyoto Station (approx. 28 min.).

Take the rapid service of the Kobe Line from JR Kobe Station to JR Kyoto Station (approx. 56 min.).

Transfer to the Karasuma subway line and get off at Karasuma-oike Station. Walk 3 min. from Exit 5.

Directions to the Ikenobo Tokyo hall

Take the JR Chuo-Sobu Line to Ochanomizu Station and walk 5min. from the Ochanomizubashi gate.

Take the Marunouchi Line of the Tokyo Metro to Ochanomizu Station and walk 6 min. from Exit 1.

Take the Chiyoda Line of the Tokyo Metro to Shin-Ochanomizu Station and walk 8 min. from B1 Exit 1.

[Contact]

The Ikenobo Hall: 248 Donomae-cho, Nishi-iru, Higashinotoin, Rokkaku-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8134

Tel: +81-75-221-2686 (9:00-17:00 on weekdays)

Website: http://www.ikenobo.jp/english/ (English)

The Ikenobo Tokyo Hall: 2-3 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062

Tel: +81-3-3291-9321 (9:00-17:00 on weekdays)

[Tourist information]

Kyoto City Official Travel Guide http://kyoto.travel/en (English)

Kyoto City Tourism Association http://www.kyoto-magonote.jp/en/ (English)

5 min. by subway, then 3 min. on foot

28 min. by train

Kyoto Osaka Kobe

Ikenobo

28 min. by train

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Experience Japan’s traditional “Way of Tea,” chado, at the Kyoto headquarters of the Urasenke

chado tradition

Urasenke has been dedicated to spreading chado worldwide, through its

167 chapters in Japan and 109 associations in 36 other countries and

regions. During exhibition periods at the Urasenke Center, Kyoto, visitors

receive with their admission ticket a free ticket to be served a seasonal

Japanese-style confectionery and matcha tea. In addition, an

introductory lesson is available at no extra charge (reservation required).

[Services]

Chado-related exhibitions, introductory chado lesson, information about the cultural realm of Japan’s

traditional “Way of Tea.”

[Details]

Information about the exhibition theme and schedule, and also about the introductory lesson, is provided

on the Urasenke website. Reservations are required at least a week in advance for the lesson. Participants

learn the basic how-tos for making and serving matcha tea, and the basic etiquette for guests. Informative

leaflets are available in several languages, including English, Chinese, and Korean. Moreover, some staff

members are native speakers of English, Chinese, and Finnish, so in case of a need for an interpreter, it is

possible to consult the Urasenke Center’s Chado Research Center when placing the lesson reservation.

Teachers of the introductory lesson are happy to teach not only the how-tos, but also to deepen visitors’

understanding of the customs of Japan which are represented in chado. Visitors can find out about the

effectiveness of tea, the hospitality and gratitude expressed in chado, the arts and crafts which are

involved, and more.

[Access]

By train from Osaka: Take the “special rapid” train on the Kyoto

Line from JR Osaka Station to JR Kyoto Station (30 min.).

By train from Kobe: Take the “special rapid” train on the Kobe Line from JR Sannomiya Station to JR Kyoto Station.

Directions to Urasenke from JR Kyoto Station:

Take the Karasuma subway line to Kuramaguchi Station, and walk 15 min., or

take Kyoto City Bus 9 and get off at Horikawa Teranouchi. Urasenke Area

Map: http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/ici/image/access01.pdf (English)

[Contact]

682 Teranouchi Tate-cho, Horikawa-dori Teranouchi agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-0073

Tel: +81-75-431-6474 Website: http://www.urasenke.or.jp/texte/organ/konnichian/gallery/index.html

[Tourist information]

Kyoto City Official Travel Guide http://kyoto.travel/en (English)

Kyoto City Tourism Association http://www.kyoto-magonote.jp/en/ (English)

Kobe Osaka Kyoto

Urasenke

20 min. by train 30 min. by train

11 min. by subway, then 15 min. on foot or 30 min. by bus.

International students at Urasenke’s professional college of chado in Kyoto.

Introductory lesson at the Urasenke Center, Kyoto.

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Rich tourist attractions such as eco-friendly rice cultivation and Kinosaki Onsen: Toyooka City,

Hyogo Prefecture

Toyooka City is located in the northeastern part of Hyogo Prefecture,

and blessed with rich nature such as mountains, rivers and the sea.

With this environment, rice grown by eco-friendly rice cultivation

named “Kounotori wo hagukumu okome”, and which aims to promote

the captive breeding program of oriental storks, is regarded as a local

specialty. Moreover, Kinosaki Onsen has become well-known all over

the world as it has been introduced by two world-famous guide books: Lonely Planet and the Michelin

Green Guide. Furthermore, Kinosaki Onsen has been making efforts to promote itself by handing out

leaflets and brochures translated into English, French, Chinese and Thai, as well as setting up an English

Website “VISIT KINOSAKI” which has been working to boost the number of foreign visitors.

[Tourist attractions]

Kinosaki Onsen (hot spring area famous for its sotoyu, outside baths)

Genbudo-Park (cave made from magma that has cooled into rock)

The castle town of Izushi (old historical townscape)

San’in Kaigan Geopark (a variety of geographical and topographical features)

Kinosaki International Art Center (Artist-in-Residence center focused on performing arts)

Izushi Eirakukan (Japanese traditional performance theater)

[Local specialties]

Kounotori wo hagukumu okome (organic rice grown by eco-friendly rice cultivation),

Tajima beef (delicious wagyu with fine-textured marbling), Matsuba crab (crabs with good freshness and

quality), Izushi soba (buckwheat noodles)

[Access]

By train: Take a limited express train from JR Osaka Station to JR Toyooka Station (approx. 2.5hours).

Take a limited express train from JR Kyoto Station to JR Toyooka Station (approx. 2hours 15 min.).

Take a limited express train from JR Sannomiya Station (Kobe) to JR Toyooka Station (approx. 2.5hours).

By bus: Take an express bus from Osaka or Kobe to Toyooka (approx. 3.5 hours).

[Contact]

Toyooka Tourist Information (Inside of JR Toyooka station)

Address: 3-2 Oote-cho, Toyooka-shi, Hyogo 668-0031

Tel: +81-796-22-8111

Fax: +81-796-22-8112

Website: http://www.toyo-kan.jp/ (Japanese)

VISIT KINOSAKI

http://visitkinosaki.com/ (English)

2.5 hours by train Kobe

Osaka

Kyoto

Toyooka

2.5 hours by train 2 hours 15 min.by train

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The leading direct sale shop in the Kansai region, selling local seasonal vegetables and fruits:

Mekkemon Hiroba

Mekkemon Hiroba is one of the leading direct sale shops (selling local

farm or processed products by producers) in the Kansai region and sells

a variety of fresh vegetables and fruits every season. You should buy

these products and enjoy them at your hotels or elsewhere.

Mekkemon Hiroba is located in Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture, which is blessed with a mild climate

and fertile soil nurtured by the clear stream of the Kinokawa River. This environment helps grow a variety

of vegetables such as onions, zucchini, etc., and fruits such as peaches,

persimmons, mandarin oranges, late-ripening citrus, etc. throughout the year.

[Services by JA Kinosato]

JA Kinosato, which runs Mekkemon Hiroba, offers a harvest experience of fruits

and vegetables (e.g. persimmons, mandarin oranges, onions, sweet potatoes,

corn, etc.).

[Services at Mekkemon Hiroba]

*Simple conversation examples useful at the time of purchase are presented in

English, Chinese and Korean, and cashiers can deal with customers in these

languages. *Free Wi-Fi is available in the shop.

* Tax-free service in this market has been operating since June 2015 as a pilot

effort for all JA shops. Although all products in the shop can be purchased tax-free, it depends on visitors’

countries as to whether bringing vegetables and fruits into their countries and regions is prohibited or not.

[Access]

By train: Take the KANKU-KISYUJI RAPID SERVICE of the Hanwa Line from JR Osaka Station to JR Wakayama

Station (approx. 90 min.), then take a rental car to Mekkemon

Hiroba (approx. 30 min.).

By car: Take a rental car from Kansai International Airport to

Mekkemon Hiroba (approx. 40 min.).

[Contact] (closed the first Tuesday of each month)

56-3 Toyota, Kinokawa-shi, Wakayama 649-6445

Tel: +81-736-78-3715 E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.ja-kinosato.or.jp/01_mekkemon/top.html (Japanese)

[Tourist attractions]

Wakayama Electric Railway Kishigawa Line (Stationmaster: Tama the second, a calico cat)

http://www.wakayama-dentetsu.co.jp/images/wakayama_eng.pdf (English)

Negoro-ji temple http://www.negoroji.org/english.html (English)

Kokawa-ji temple http://www.kokawadera.org/ (Japanese)

Mekkemon Hiroba

30 min. by car

45 min. by train

70 min. by train

Osaka

Kansai International

Airport

Wakayama

40 min. by car

90 min. by train

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Facility for urban and rural exchange, ‘Akizuno Garten’, offers agricultural and rural life experience:

Agricultural Corporation Akizuno

Agricultural Corporation Akizuno has been dedicated to exchange

between urban and rural areas by renovating a closed elementary school

as an urban-rural exchange facility named Akizuno Garten, which consists

of a training room, a processing room, a farmer’s restaurant, and

accommodation. Moreover, farm stay is available not only for Japanese

but also foreign tourists in cooperation with local farmers.

[About Akizuno Garten facilities]

Training room: Exhibitions on the history of mandarin cultivation and the varieties of mandarins

Processing room: Factory for hand-made sweets

Farmer’s restaurant: Serving local cuisine using local ingredients

Accommodation: Tatami room consisting of 8 tatami mats (cap. 4 adults) × 8 rooms, tatami room consisting

of 16 tatami mats (cap. 8 adults) × 1 room

*All the rooms are furnished with toilet, bath, basin, refrigerator and TV. Long stay is acceptable.

[Akizuno rural life experience]

Farming: Mandarin picking with a souvenir (approx. 1 hour)

Vegetable harvesting with a souvenir (approx. 1 hour)

Processing mandarin: Jam and jelly making with a souvenir (approx. 2 hours)

Baking: Cake baking with a souvenir (approx. 2 hours)

Local cuisine: Mehari-sushi cooking (approx. 1 hour)

Craft: Making Kisyu charcoal wind chimes (approx. 1 hour)

*Above activities all cost 1550JPY/per.

[Farm stay]

14 farmers can provide accommodation.

[Access]

By train: Take the limited express service from JR Shin-Osaka Station to JR Kiitanabe Station (approx. 2

hours and 10 min.). Take the Ryujin Bus from JR Kiitanabe Station and get off at Kamiakizu (approx. 10

min.).

By car: Take a rental car from Kansai International Airport to Kamiakizu (approx. 1.5 hours), or from Nanki-

Shirahama Airport to Kamiakizu (approx. 30 min.).

[Contact]

4558-8 Kamiakizu, Tanabe-shi, Wakayama 646-0001

Tel: +81-739-35-1199 Fax: +81-739-35-1192 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://agarten.jp

[Local farm products direct sale shop]

Akizuno chokubaisyo “Kitera” http://www.kiteraga.com/ (Japanese)

2 hours by train

Akizuno 1.5 hours by car

Osaka Kiitanabe

Kansai International

Airport

Nanki Shirahama Airport

10 min. by bus

30 min. by bus

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Hino City offers a farm stay and a farm life experience: Exchange network of Omi Hino, Inc.

150 farmers in Hino City, Shiga Prefecture offer a farm life experience with a stay at their houses. The

association has been accepting foreign tourists from China and other Asian countries as inspection tours

or study tours, providing a farm stay and a farm life experience by taking advantage of easy access to Kyoto,

about 90 minutes by car.

[Farm life experience services]

Agriculture and forestry: Rice planting, rice reaping, vegetable growing,

tea picking, maintaining bamboo, etc.

Life, history and culture: Strolling about town, picking edible wild plants,

cooking local and traditional cuisine, baking

confectioneries, crafting bamboo-ware, etc.

[Accommodation]

150 host families can provide accommodation.

[Access]

From Kyoto: Take the rapid service of the Biwako Line from JR Kyoto Station to JR Omi-Hachiman Station

(approx. 40 min.), then take the Omi Railway Kokoku Bus, Nippachi route, and get off at Hino Station

(approx. 45min.). Alternatively, drive on the MEISHIN highway from Kyoto City to Hino (approx. 90 min.).

From Osaka: Take the rapid service from JR Osaka Station to JR Omi-Hachiman Station (approx. 70 min.),

then take the Omi Railway Kokoku Bus, Nippachi route, and get off at Hino Station (approx. 45min.).

[Contact]

1-1 Kawara, Hino-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga 529-1602

TEL: +81-748-52-6552, FAX: +81-748-52-2043

Website: http://www.omi-hino.jp/

E-mail: inakataiken. @omi-hino.jp

[Nearby tourist attractions]

Suzuka Quasi-National Park “Watamuki Mountain” (1100 meters elevation)

Shiga Agricultural Park “Blumen Hugel” http://www.blumenooka.jp/ (Japanese)

Hino City history and folk archives “Omi Hino Merchants Building”

Hino City website: http://www.town.shiga-hino.lg.jp/ (Japanese) (there is a link for Omi Hino Merchants

Building)

Approx. 45 min. by bus

30 min. by train 40 min. by train

Omi Hino,Inc. 45 min. by bus

Kyoto Osaka Hino

Kyoto

Omi-Hachiman

1.5 hours by car

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Bar & restaurant serving seafood (e.g. oysters and red bream) from the Sea of Harima in the

Inland Sea: Harikai Himeji-jo Restaurant

Himeji-jo, a world cultural heritage site, finished the 5-and-a-half-year “Restoration in the Heisei Era”

series of major repairs in March 2015, and is visited by nearly 2 million tourists every year. Harikai

Himeji-jo restaurant is a dining bar located in Karo-yashiki Ato Park near Himeji-jo and serves fresh

seafood coming from the Sea of Harima in the Inland Sea of Japan.

English and Chinese menus are available.

[Services]

All the seafood below is caught in the Sea of Harima

Oyster

Red sea bream soft to the bone

Pike conger soft to the bone

Hamburger made with 100% Japanese jack mackerel

Seasonal fish carpaccio

Smoked milt and smoked oyster (both are original products)

Harima sake, etc.

[Access]

From Osaka: Take the rapid service of the Kobe Line from JR Osaka Station to JR Himeji Station (approx.

70 min.).

From Shin-Osaka: Take the SHINKANSEN (bullet train) from JR Shin-Osaka Station to JR Himeji Station

(approx. 35 min.).

Directions to Harikai Himeji-jo restaurant from JR Himeji Station: Walk about 15 min. from JR Himeji

Station.

[Contact]

NINO Yashiki, Himeji Park, 68 Honmachi, Himeji-shi, Hyogo 670-0012

TEL & FAX: +81-79-280-5032

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.harikai.com/original59.html (English)

Facebook: https://ja-jp.facebook.com/harikaihimejijyou

[Nearby tourist attractions and accommodation]

http://www.himeji-kanko.jp/en/ (English)

40 min. by train

Harikai Himeji-jo restaurant

15 min. on foot

Osaka Kyoto Himeji Kobe

Kansai International Airport

30 min. by train 30 min. by train

30 min. by train

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Sake Museum introducing sake brewing and the history of sake in the famous brewery area of

Fushimi: Gekkeikan Sake Co., LTD.

Fushimi is where Toyotomi Hideyoshi built Fushimi Castle, which contributed to its growth as a big castle

town. After that, Fushimi flourished as a stop-over town or an important point for water transport. In

the early Edo period, more than 80 sake breweries were operating, which made Fushimi popular for

sake. Gekkeikan Sake Co., LTD. established Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum in 1980, aiming to introduce

the method of sake brewing and the history of sake, and has been open to visitors since 1987. Fushimi-

ku, Kyoto City is rich in tourist attractions such as “Fushimi Inari-taisha”, which is the head shrine of

Inari, with 30,000 branch shrines.

[About Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum]

*Exhibitions of products telling the history of sake, and brewing tools

*Brochures have been prepared which explain the sake brewery in Fushimi, the

history of Gekkeikan, and the display of the museum’s collection in English,

Korean, Chinese (traditional), and Japanese. (Video screening is also available in

these languages, plus French.)

*Tasting and selling of Gekkeikan Retro Bottle Ginjo Sake, Prime Wine, Tama-no-Izumi Daiginjyo Sake

and limited-edition Okura Museum products

*Wi-Fi access points have been installed.

[Information on Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum]

Open hours: 9:00 am- 4:30 pm (last admission 4:15 pm)

Closed: New Year holidays and O-Bon Festival (August)

Admission fee: Adults (¥300), junior high and high school students (¥100)

Please make reservations in advance for group visits.

[Access]

From the nearest stations to Gekkeikan Okura Sake

Museum: Walk 5 min. from Chushojima Station or

walk 10 min. from Fushimi-Momoyama Station (both

stations are on the Keihan Railway).

From Kyoto: Take the Kintetsu Railway from Kintetsu

Kyoto Station to Momoyama Goryo-mae Station

(approx. 15 min.), and walk 10 min. or take a local train on the JR Nara Line from JR Kyoto Station to JR

Momoyama Station, and walk 18 min.

[Contact]

247 Minamihama-cho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 612-8660

Tel: Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum +81-75-623-2056

Website: http://www.gekkeikan.co.jp/english/index.html (English)

10 min. on foot

15 min. by train

30 min. by train

Kansai International Airport

60 min. by train

Kyoto

Chushojima

Momoyama

Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum

Kobe Osaka

Fushimi- Momoyama

Momoyama Goryo

30 min. by train

15 min. by train 15 min. by train

18 min. on foot

5 min. on foot

5 min. by train

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The shopping street which is a symbol of the “Kuidaore (eat until you drop) city, Osaka”, offering

a variety of food to wander around and sample: Kuromon Market

Kuromon Market is a shopping street located in the heart of Osaka City called Minami District. A covered

arcade 300m long from east to west and 80m long from south to north, it has about 150 shops selling a

wide range of foods such as fresh fish, fugu (globe fish), suppon (softshell turtle), vegetables, fruits,

meat, and pickles. This variety of foods attracts many locals and foreign tourists. The name Kuromon

Market comes from a black gate of Enmyoji Temple that was nearby; a black gate in Japanese meaning

Kuromon, hence the name Kuromon Market.

[Wandering and Eating]

There are a variety of foods in Osaka, as the expression “Kuidaore (eat

until you drop) city, Osaka” describes. Each shop offers its original foods

such as a skewered fish (kushiyaki) at a fish dealer, Kobe beef teppanyaki

(grilled on an iron plate) at a meat shop, fresh juices at a fruit shop, or matcha ice cream at a Japanese

tea shop. Toilets, garbage bins, rest spaces and Wi-Fi are provided in the market. In addition, some shops

have an eating place for visitors to enjoy their food in comfort.

[Publicity]

Brochures in English are distributed at hotels in Osaka City, Kansai International

Airport, tourist offices, main stations, etc. Moreover, Kuromon Market’s web

page is translated into English, Chinese and Korean.

[Access]

From Osaka or Shin-Osaka:

Subway: Take the Sakaisuji or Sennichimae subway Line at JR Osaka or Shin-Osaka Station to

Nipponbashi Station. The market is immediately outside Exit 10.

Kintetsu Railway: Immediately outside Nipponbashi Station on the Namba Line.

From Kansai Airport:

Nankai Railway: Take the Nankai Railway from Nankai-Kansai Airport Station to Namba Station and walk

10 min.

JR: Take the JR Kansai International Airport or Hanwa Line and walk 10 min. from Namba Station.

[Contact]

Address: 2-4-1 Nipponbashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 542-0073

Tel: +81-6-6631-0007 (Japanese/ English)

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.kuromon.com/ (Japanese)

[Nearby tourist attractions] Doutonbori (shopping and eating), Denden

town (shopping for electric appliances), Yoshimoto Shinkigeki (Japanese comedy theater), Universal

Studio Japan, Kaiyukan (aquarium), Osaka Castle

Kuromon Market

50 min. by train

10 min. by subway

Osaka Kyoto Kobe

Kansai International Airport

Namba Nipponbashi

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Restaurants serving delicious beef delighting the palates of people around the world: Kobe beef

& Tajima beef

[What is Kobe beef and Tajima beef?]

Tajima cattle originate from the Tajima district of Hyogo Prefecture,

which has made many improvements over a long period time, with

many people’s efforts, in order to produce excellent meat. Only

certified farmers of Kobe beef in Hyogo are allowed to breed and raise

pure-blooded Tajima cattle. To be certified as Kobe beef, meeting a

certain level of quality criteria is required.

[Registration Based on the Geographic Indication]

Based on the regulation of geographic indication,

Kobe beef and Tajima beef were registered as

products that have a specific geographical origin

and possess qualities or a reputation that are due

to that origin.

[Certified Kobe beef and Tajima beef shops and restaurants]

*Kobe Beef Marketing & Distribution Promotion Association:

http://www.kobe-niku.jp/en/top.html (English)

*Kobe Convention & Visitors Association: http://www.feel-kobe.jp/_en/ (English)

[Information Center of Kobe City]

Kobe City General Information Center

8 Chome, Kumoi-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo

Access: the south side of the east gate of JR Sannomiya Station

Shin-Kobe Tourist Information Center

1-3-1 Kanou-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo

Access: inside JR Shin-Kobe station (take the SHINKANSEN from Shin-Osaka to Shin-Kobe Station, approx.

15min.; from Kyoto to Shin-Kobe Station, approx. 30 min.)

70min.by train

20min. by train

5min. by subway

30min. by train

15min. by Shinkansen 15min. by Shinkansen Shin-Kobe Kyoto

Shin-

Osaka

Sannomiya Kobe

Osaka

Kansai International Airport

Shin-Kobe Tourist Information

Kobe City General Information Center

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TAJIMA

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