Nichinan Coastal Trip by Sightseeing Train "Umisachi Yamasachi" (limited to Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays)

• Miyazaki
• History & Tradition
• Nature & Scenery
• Watch and Observe
• year round

The Obi cedar trees and other natural wood aroma of the special train "Umisachi Yamasachi" will take visitors to Obi Station, where they can enjoy the natural scenery.

In the afternoon, visit Udo Shrine and Aoshima Shrine, which are popular power spots.

This course offers a taste of both nature and culture.

Minimum number of applicants: 2 (for visitors to Japan: 3)

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Course Content

Tour Fees

• Date of operation
  1. Operates only on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
  All seats are reserved seats, so please note that there may be days when they are not available.
• The tour fee includes the sightseeing train ride, lunch, and cab.
• If you change the departure and arrival point to "Phoenix Seagaia Ocean Tower", please pay an additional 1,500 yen per person to the driver on the day of the tour.
• For cancellation fees, please click here.

Highlights of this course

• 1) Sightseeing train "Umisachi Yamasachi

  

  The Obi Cedar Resort Train, which began running on October 10, 2009, is a resort train that uses Obi cedar lavishly inside and out.
  
  Inside the car, a mini-gallery and spacious seats provide a sense of warmth and comfort.

• Obi Castle

  

  Obi Castle has been selected as one of the 100 most famous castles in Japan.
  
  It was also the location for the 2004 NHK television series "Wakaba".
  
  Walking around the castle town leading to Obi Castle, one can enjoy the stone walls, warehouses, samurai residences, merchant streets, and samurai residence streets. Visitors can also enjoy the colorful carp swimming in the gutters.

• Udo Jingu Shrine

  

  This unusual shrine, with its brightly colored vermilion-lacquered main shrine building, is located in a cave at the tip of Cape Udozaki, which juts out into the Pacific Ocean.
  It is very popular for men to throw clay balls, which are "luck balls," with their left hand and women's right hand while making a wish.

• 4) Roadside Station Phoenix

  

  It is a scenic spot along the Nichinan coast road.
  The Pacific Ocean spread out below and the Oni-no-Washing-Iwa (washing rocks) are most pleasant.

• 5) Aoshima Shrine

  

  Aoshima" is connected by a bridge from Aoshima Beach.
  Although the shore side is a sandy beach, the island is surrounded by jagged rocks called "devil's washboard.
  A small island with a circumference of 1.5 km, the island is overgrown with subtropical vegetation, giving it a slightly otherworldly atmosphere.
  
  It is the setting of the mythical story of Umiyukihiko and Yamayukihiko.
  It is said that if you visit here, your long life will come true, and it is also a god of marriage.