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Obama / Unzen / Shimabara

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Shimabara Shoronagashi

Leisure / Hobbies

Shimabara City, Nagasaki Prefecture

This traditional event is held every August 15 in Shimabara City. After straw boats decorated with kiriko lanterns are carried from the house of the recently deceased, parade through the city, then they are set afloat to the Ariake Sea. Boasting a more than 300-year history, you can see fantastic scenes where lit straw boats flow into the Ariake Sea at night.
Hinoe Castle Ruins

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Minamishimabarashi Kitarimachou Bo

"The site of a ruined castle located in Bo, Kitaarima-cho, Minamishimabara City. The site makes up part of the ""Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region"" World Heritage listing. The castle belonged to the Arima clan, who ruled over the Shimabara Peninsula. Arima Harunobu, one of the lords of the clan, was baptized in 1580, donating land to the Jesuits and supporting Portuguese Jesuit missionaries after they were banished from the area. The castle was abandoned in the early Edo period; today, only the stone base and walls still stand."
Yama Cafe Ricky

4.0

3 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachounzen 380-2

A cafe and restaurant located inside the Unzen Fukudaya ryokan inn situated along the Unzen Road in Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City. During lunchtime, the establishment serves dishes such as juwari soba noodles made with 100% buckwheat flour from Takaki-cho, Isahaya; Unzen style omelet and Hayashi rice, and a steak lunch consisting of Nagasaki wagyu beef served on a lava rock plate. There's also a terrace seating area where guests of the inn can enjoy a beer after soaking in the inn's bathhouse. From 9 p.m., the establishment turns into a bar which plays golden oldies.

福田屋は時間制限有でウェルカムドリンクの提供がある。そのウェルカムドリンクには自家製であろうレモンソーダがあるという。これが評判がいいとの事です。頂けるのは宿内にある山カフェ「力（りっきー）」。新館3階にあります。丸い形の氷に雲仙の水を使たソーダで炭酸はそんな強くなくさっぱりとして美味しい。湯上り後に頂きに来ている客もいて座席は埋まってしまう。ちなみにレモンソーダの他には生ビール1杯を選択出来て頂...
Shinwa no Izumi

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Shimabarashi Sakuramachi

This spring-fed area is located in Hori-machi, Shimabara City. Shimabara has long been known as a land rich with spring water, and there are over 50 spring-fed areas just within Shimabara City of the Shimabara Springs Group. At Shinwa no Izumi, both Shimabara spring water and Shimabara onsen spring up, and many people come to draw water to drink at home.
Green Terrace Unzen

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagasaki Unzen-shi Obamacho Unzen 320

"A cafe and restaurant situated along National Route 57 in Unzen Obama-cho, Unzen City. The establishment serves a beef stew made with a fond de veau lovingly crafted over a 10 day period from only the choicest ingredients, an Unzen-style omelet over Hayashi rice, curries, pastas, pizzas, steaks, desserts, and other ""yoshoku"" Japanese-style Western foods. The establishment also boasts an open and airy terrace seating area, and an adjoining free-flowing spring water foot bath."
Hayamegawa Teahouse and Gallery

4.5

7 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagasaki Pref. Shimabarashi Uenomachi 912

"This cafe is attached to Inohara hardware store in Ueno-machi, Shimabara City. It offers dishes such as Shimabara Vegetable Curry and Shimabara Cutlet Curry using local vegetables and spring water, and somen noodles from Shimabara. In addition, you can enjoy sweet including their ""Matcha Shiratama Parfait"" and ""Uji Milk Kintoki"" using azuki red beans cooked with spring water, and original blend coffee."

落ち着いた雰囲気美味しいかき氷と具雑煮店主猪原さんとの楽しい会話全てが調和したお店里帰りの際は必ず訪問します。隣のお店には包丁など生活雑貨がたくさんで、時間を忘れてしまいます。
Tohtoumiya Honpo

4.0

12 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachounzen 317

"This Japanese confectionery shop is located in Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City along the Unzen Road. It is known for Unzen's famous snack ""Yusenpei,"" made one by one in a mold using flour, eggs, sugar and hot spring water. Besides selling sweets such as ""Unzen Toramaki"" with bean paste rolled in tiger-patterned dough and ""Unzen Jagaimo Yokan"" using specially produced potatoes, it conducts workshops to hand-bake ""Yusenpei"" (reservation required)."

湯けむり立ち昇る雲仙温泉、温泉街の中心に甘い香りがほのかに香るお店があります。遠江屋さんは、雲仙名物湯せんぺいのお店です。金型に生地を流し込み、一枚一枚丁寧に焼き上げる、昔ながらの「純一枚手焼き」。店頭で実演していてその様子を見ることができます。湯せんぺい焼きたて(みみ付)を頂きました。素朴で優しいお味のお煎餅です。
Mt. Myoken Observatory Park

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachounzen

This lookout located in Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City is a short walk from Myokendake Station on the Unzen Ropeway. At an altitude of approximately 1,300 meters, you can see the nature in the area of Unzen also called Unzen-Amakusa National Park. In addition, it holds Unzen Nita Pass Premium Night, an event where you can watch the night views of Amakusa and Shimabara.
Hotel Toyokan

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachounzen 128

This hotel along the Unzen Road is located in Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City. The hot springs are available for day-trips, and use simple acid water good for blood circulation promotion, fatigue recovery, rheumatism and chronic skin diseases. Besides a panoramic bath where you can see the scenery of the national park of Unzen, it also has an open-air bath, large public bath and sauna. In addition, you can also taste the luxury buffet that uses fresh ingredients directly from the local market for dinner.
Unzen Onsen Azumaen

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachounzen 181

This hot spring facility is located in Unzen, Obama-cho, Unzen City. It has an open-air bath with water directly from the source facing Oshidori-no-Ike Pond, large public bath with a bath for half-body bathing, Japanese cypress bath and sauna, and you can enjoy bathing together with amazing views of the lake and Unzen mountain range. It uses simple acid water (with hydrogen sulfide) that is characterized by containing a large amount of metasilicic acid with skin beautifying effects. There is also a day-trip plan that includes kaiseki (traditional Japanese course) cuisine using seasonal ingredients from Shimabara.
Chijiwa Observatory

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Chidiwachouhei 160

"This observation facility inside the Chijiwa Tourist Center along the Shimabara Highway is located in Chijiwa-cho hei, Unzen City. You can look out on the scenery interweaving sites such as Tachibana Bay, Chijiwa Beach, and Mt. Unzen Fugen. In addition, it has facilities such as a cafeteria, shop selling specialty goods, and a direct sales store for castella, and sells the original fried Shimabara-grown potato product ""Jagachan."""
Shimabara Cultural Hall

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Shimabarashi Jounai 1-1177-2

This cultural hall inside the Shimabara Castle ruins is located in Jonai, Shimabara City. It has an approximately 1,200 seat large hall, a medium hall, small hall, exhibition room, conference room and Japanese-style room. It is used for various events such as concerts, plays, lectures and exhibitions.
Toyo Tsukumo Bay Hotel

Accommodations / Hot Spring

Nagasaki Pref. Shimabarashi Chichibugauramachi Ding 3552-53

This hotel is located in Chichibugaura-machi, Shimabara City along the Shimabara Highway. The baths use water from Shimabara Onsen that has sodium - magnesium - hydrogen carbonate spring water that is gentle on skin and good for cuts, burns, and chronic skin diseases. Besides open-air bath, Japanese cypress and observation large public baths, you can also use the observation sauna. There is a steakhouse, sushi and tempura restaurants and a banquet hall in the hotel (all require reservations), and a rooftop beer garden in the summer.
Miike-Shimabara Line (high-speed vessel)

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Shimabara Shimokawashirimachi 7-5

The Port of Shimabara is the fastest and shortest route from Fukuoka and Tenjin to Shimabara, connecting the Port of Miike in Omuta, Fukuoka, and the Port of Shimabara in Shimabara, Nagasaki. No advance reservations are required, making it easy to use the service for shopping, sightseeing, and a variety of other activities.
Genseinuma-fen

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachounzen

"This marsh located at the eastern foot of Mt. Kinugasa is a few minutes' walk from the hot springs of Unzen, and about 35 minutes by car from Shimabara Station. In the past, they had been active in fumarole activity like ""Daikyokan Jigoku"" in Unzen Jigoku, but about 600 years ago the activity began to stop, peat moss began to grow, and it is now a peat moss marsh rare even in Kyushu that has been designated as a natural monument. You can see Kyushu azaleas, Sasa gracillima and Japanese azaleas in dry areas."
Unzen City Marine Park (Ground)

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagasaki Pref. Unzenshi Obamachoukitahonmachi 9071-60 ground point

This rest area with outdoor stages and a field is located on the coast of Tachibana Bay. It is a park filled with various events such as fireworks displays, but you can spend time in thought there fishing and walks on the dike as a quiet place of rest. The 105-foot footbath Hotto Futto 105 has a wide bath area, walking foot bath and pet foot bath, in addition to steamers using steaming baskets that you can borrow and use to enjoy eating and steaming foods as much as you like. It is a great place to see the setting sun that sinks into Tachibana Bay, and the contrast between the sky and the sea dyed in madder red is exquisite.
Unzen Kunimi Kojiro Kuji History and Culture Park Nabeshima Residence

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Unzen-shi Kunimicho Kojirohei 103-1

A park located in Kojiro Kunimi-cho, Unzen City. The park was built around the former residence of the Nabeshima family, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property. Visitors can view the inside of the residence. There's also a garden with large Higan cherries which bloom in February.
Mt.Unzen

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Unzen-shi Obamacho Unzen

"A volcanic group located in the center of the Shimabara Peninsula. The group consists of mountains such as 1,359-meter-high Mt. Fugendake, Mt. Kunimidake, and Mt. Myokendake. The pyroclastic flows and avalanches caused by the eruption of Mt. Fugendake in the 90s caused widespread damage in the area and also created a lava dome which became Mt. Unzendake's highest peak, dubbed ""Heiseishinzan"" (""Heisei New Mountain,"" as it came into existence early in Japan's Heisei period). The surrounding area has been designated the Unzendake Special Place of Scenic Beauty."
Funato Market Tottotto

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagasaki Shimabara Minatoshinchimachi 451

A tourism complex located in Minatoshinchi-machi, Shimabara City. The Tottotto Shokudo restaurant operates out of a remodeled storehouse which was used by the lord of the domain in the Edo period and serves seafood rice bowls, sashimi meals, stewed fish set meals, and other dishes made with seafood from the Ariake Sea. The Tottotto Ichiba market sells fresh, live seafood and drive fish. There's also an oyster grilling hut and fishing ground.
Shimeiso Spring Garden

Travel / Tourism

Nagasaki Pref. Shimabarashi Shinmachi 2-125

The Shinmachi neighborhood of Shimabara is also called the “City of Swimming Carp.” Some 1,000 tons of water gush out of the Shimeiso House pond daily, and carp swim elegantly in its waters. Come and enjoy watching the carp swimming amidst the transparent waters against the backdrop of the garden’s red pines and maples.

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Nagasaki Areas

This hidden corner of the country is rural Japan at its best, where underground activity is to thank for active volcanoes and bubbling natural hot springs along the Shimabara Peninsula as well as the crystal clear waters of the Goto Islands off the west coast. Less well known than Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park, Nagasaki commemorates its own past at the Nagasaki Peace Park, which sits alongside the charming Meganebashi stone bridge and a mix of religious buildings with beautiful architecture, such as the Zen Buddhist Sofukuji Temple, the Confucian Shrine, and the Oura Christian Church.