A time travel tour of Higashi-Miyoshi-cho in a taxi
The taxi tour takes you on a journey of seeing the historical sites of Higashi-Miyoshi in Nishi-Awa, and the lifestyle of the people in bygone days. You will indeed “time travel” as you understand the history and the lifestyles of the people everywhere you go, including visits to the giant, 1,000-year old “camphor tree of Kamo” and the “ruins of Kamodanigawa Iwakage,” and experience Higashi-Miyoshi’s traditional paulownia footwear at “Mikamo Cafe” which is now a haven of rest for many.
- Area
- Awaikeda Station and Minoda-no-Fuchi Area
Map & Time table
- by Taxi
- approx 35,000 - 40,000 yen
(Mini Taxi for 4 persons)
Transit Information
- Time table
- [Departure→Arrival] 10:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
[Duration] approx 6 hours
JR Awa-Kamo StationStation
Taxi
10 minutes
Stay time : 15 minutes
The 1,000-year old giant tree is a designated natural monument. Legend has it that it will help you find lost properties.
- Fee
- Free
- Business hours
- All year
Taxi
10 minutes
History Folklore MuseumHistory&Culture
Stay time : 30 minutes
The museum conserves and exhibits valuable properties, including ruins, cultural assets, and folklore materials.
- Fee
- non gratis
- Business hours
- All year
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Holidays
- Mondays & Saturdays, holidays, end of year & New Year holidays
Walk
Kanamaru-Hachiman ShrineHistory&Culture
Stay time : 10 minutes
The shrine houses a group of sacred stones, rarities in Japan, where 387 flagstones are lined as if encircling the shrine grounds. Yoimiya-Shinji (Shinto ritual) is conducted on October 14th.
- Fee
- 1,000 yen
- Business hours
- Yoimiya-Shinji (Shinto ritual) : October 14
Taxi
10 minutes
Mikamokissa (Cafe)Food&Sake
Stay time : 1 hour
Enjoy a relaxing time picking up Kiri-Getas (sandals made of paulownia wood) and drinking delicious coffee at “Mikamo Cafe” where they exhibit and sell the footwear produced in Higashi-Miyoshi.
- Fee
- non gratis
- Business hours
- All year
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. (In Saturdays)
Taxi
15 minutes
Tanden Kofun (burial mound)History&Culture
Stay time : 15 minutes
The tumuli estimated to be from the early period is a designated Important Cultural Property of Japan and is of a very rare construction made of rocks of various sizes stacked up without the use of soil.
- Fee
- Free
- Business hours
- All year
Taxi
about 10 minutes
Kamodanigawa Rock SheltersHistory&Culture
Stay time : 15 minutes
The ruins of the dwellings of the Jomon people survive in the upper basin of Kamodani River. They are believed to be from about 10,000 years ago, and many earthenware and animal bones have been excavated from the site.
- Fee
- Free
- Business hours
- All year
Taxi
50 minutes
A large growth of Furonto MossNature
Stay time : 10 minutes
Furonoto is a mountain 1,401.6 meters above sea level which belongs to the Iya mountain range that straddles across Miyoshi City and Higashi-Miyoshi.
- Fee
- Free
- Business hours
- All year
Taxi
20 minutes
Japan’s largest gathering of Koeguro (stooks of grass) in Mizunomaru.History&Culture
Stay time : 20 minutes
Koeguro (sheaves of Japanese nutmeg) at the highest elevation in Japan. They are also the symbol of Higashi-Miyoshi’s hillside farming.
- Fee
- Free
- Business hours
- All year
Taxi
1 hour
JR Awa-Kamo StationStation
Possible lunch places
Mikamokissa (Cafe)
TEL:+81-883-87-8811