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Nationwide Tour: Kyotango Course Day 1

Kyotango City is promoting health tourism

Kyotango is promoting Health Tourism
In the extraordinary environment that is your travel destination,has something ever made you sit up and think, or given you a new outlook?
Health Tourism is about enabling people to improve their daily lives.
Through Health Tourism, you can recharge and restore yourself mentally and physically while travelling and continue to engage in healthy habits when you get home.
Known as the City of Longevity, blessed with beautiful nature and rich cuisine and offering a wide variety of experiences and activities, Kyotango City is the perfect destination to explore Health Tourism.
Why not take a trip to Kyotango to improve your physical and mental health?


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DAY1 START!

Access to Kyotango City

Osaka Station

Kounotori Express:
about 1 hour 30 minutes

Fukuchiyama Station

Hashidate Express: 
about 1 hour

Kyotango City

Kyoto Station

Hashidate Express
Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes

Kyotango City

Wakuden MORI (Mori no naka no Ie Mitsumasa Anno Art Museum)

The Mitsumasa Anno Art Museum exhibits Mitsumasa Anno's soft delicate watercolor paintings featuring landscapes and natural scenes from around the world. The museum was designed by the world-renowned architect, Tadao Ando. It also houses a restaurant, where visitors can enjoy the charms of Tango cuisine while taking in the paintings and architectural beauty.

Workshop Restaurant Wakuden Mori
Photo courtesy of Tadao Ando Architect & Associates
Wakuden Forest

13 minutes by car

Nyoiji Temple

Nyoiji is the seventh temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism and one of the 25 Kansai Flower Temples.
It is a prayer temple for all to enjoy overlooking Kumihama Bay, and the grounds are filled with seasonal flowers and wildflowers, including Mitsuba azaleas in April. It is visited by many people throughout the year.

2 minutes by car

Inaba Family Merchant House and the townscape (walking and sightseeing)

This is the former residence of the Inaba family, wealthy merchants who made their fortune from a very successful shipping business focusing on coastal trade. This was backed by the wealth gained from malted rice production in Kumihama during the Edo period. Enjoy their specialty bota-mochi (rice cake with sweet bean paste) and tea in a relaxing atmosphere while gazing out at the garden from the detached villa, "Ginshosha."

6 minutes by car to spot 4

12 minutes by car to spot 5

HEKISUIEN

This hotel is located on the shores of Kumihama Bay in the San’in Kaigan National Park. Be sure to visit and unwind in this tranquil 33,000 square meter site, surrounded by the rich, plentiful nature of Kyotango.


Ippen-an

Ippen-an is a hotel offering private guest houses perched atop a hill overlooking the Kumihama area and the Sea of Japan…Surrounded
by the lush nature of Kumihama, visitors can enjoy a luxurious escape in their own private guest house.

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