Miyama - Kabuki-no-Sato -
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January 28, 2017 - Miyama - Kabuki-no-Sato -
Miyama is famed for Kayabuki-no-Sato, a small village where several farmhouses with thatched roofs are located. Miyama lies north of Kyoto and is part of Nantan City. Itfs pretty cumbersome to get there. From Kyoto we headed for Hiyoshi Station where we transferred to a bus which lead us to the rustic village in about an hour.
I love to travel around Japan, but itfs not always easy due to lack of finances and time. In that sense I was playing with the idea of doing more daytrips nearby in the Kansai area. To that end I bought 3 well documented magazines from the same editor: walking in Kansai, hiking in Kansai and mountain trekking in Kansai. That last magazine contains some challenging routes and might not really be suited for day trips though.
When I saw Miyama figure in both the walking and the hiking magazine I really wanted to go there. The walking part was around town while the hiking part included the nearby Ashiu Forest. We decided to go for the long route initially, but some research showed us that because of the increase in missing people they do not let people enter the forest anymore.
Eventually that wasnft a bad thing as the days before our trip it was freezing cold and snow packed the town; walking 2 hours would be challenging enough.
Luckily the weather was very mild when we got there. So we had the beauty of the snow but could eat our bento in the warming sun at the side of the Yura River.
While the thatched houses are right across the Kita bus stop, we got off at Minami and walked along the small winding roads, heading to a walking bridge that lead straight to the village. While the magazine stated this would be a walk of an hour and a half, and while we thought the snow would slow us down, distances in this village are really not great. We took our time, threw a lot of snowballs, did an interview for a high school, stopped to stare for a considerable time at a monkey that crossed our path and sat down to relax and listen to the gentle splashing of the river. All this took us 2 and a half hours.
So yes, Miyama is very beautiful and picturesque. I liked it in snow, and Ifm pretty sure itfs also very lovely in bright green colours. The only problem is the distance you have to travel for merely 2 and a half hours. If you have time enough in Kyoto Miyama is a good side-trip though.
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2017/03/11 - Reversible Destiny at Yoro & Ogaki 2017/01/28 - Miyama - Kabuki-no-Sato - 2016/11/26 - Yatsubuchi-no-Taki 2016/11/23 - Takeda Castle Ruins 2016/11/19 - Menfudo Limestone Cave 2016/07/31 - Wagashi in Kyoto 2016/07/23 - Norikura Heights 2016/07/01 - Hakodate 2016/06/30 - Onuma Park 2016/06/29 - Exploring part of the Shikotsu-Toya National Park 2016/06/28 - To central Hokkaido 2016/06/27 - Historic Village of Hokkaido 2016/02/03 - Himeji: the real castle and the fake one 2015/09/25 - Izu Peninsula: Atami, Shimoda & Cape Irozaki 2015/07/23 - Sendai 2015/07/22 - Mount Zao 2015/07/21 - Matsushima 2015/05/30 - Climbing Mount Iwawaki 2015/03/22 - Beppu 2015/03/21 - Kunisaki Peninsula 2015/03/20 - Takachiho 2015/03/19 - Kumamoto 2015/01/12 - Satsukiyama - Minoh hike 2014/11/01 - Aizu-Wakamatsu 2014/10/31 - Sadogashima 2014/10/30 - Kurobe Gorge 2014/01/25 - Fushimi Inari hike 2014/01/04 - Hidden Nachi Falls |
