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A one-night, two-day outing drive course where you can fully enjoy the nature of Tamba Sasayama

2021.02.27

VMG HOTELS & amp; UNIQUE VENUES proposes a new way to enjoy a trip at the small-scale decentralized hotel Shinoyama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA (Tamba-Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture) with the establishment of the “small-scale decentralized travel” recommended by the government. A model course has appeared.

The VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES hotel is a boutique hotel that takes advantage of the buildings and nationally designated cultural properties that remain in the Preservation Districts for Traditional Buildings. A hotel that makes use of the concept of the history of the town and buildings, we will provide you with a timeless experience of staying in a way that blends into the town.

Currently, there are 12 group venues nationwide, and the maximum number of guest rooms in each building is about 5, and the entrances to each room are separated, so you can enjoy a private stay and avoid crowds such as renting out one building. Since it is a decentralized hotel, we will deliver a safe and secure trip.

Shinoyama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA is a so-called “small-scale decentralized trip” that is recommended by the Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Control Subcommittee as a small-scale decentralized hotel that can avoid three crowds. We will propose a new way of spending a trip that suits your needs and help you create more vivid memories of your trip.

In addition, since the guest room buildings are dispersed, there are few opportunities for contact with other customers, and the number of guest rooms per building is 5 or less, including the guest room building that can be reserved as a whole, so it is private while avoiding congestion. You can spend a pleasant stay.

With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the need for tourism (micro tourism) to the suburbs of the city is increasing, and Tamba Sasayama can be reached in about an hour by car from the city center of Keihanshin, which is a perfect destination for micro tourism. is.
In addition, the Shinoyama castle town and Fukuzumi post town located in Tamba Sasayama city retains the old castle town and rural scenery, and is registered as an important traditional buildings preservation district. Avoid crowds and refresh your body and soul while being surrounded by abundant nature.

Fukuzumi post town, which is also an important traditional building group. The rich countryside, which can be said to be the original scenery of Japan, is widespread.

Model course example for small-scale decentralized travel

>Shinoyama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA

〇 Day 1
11:30 [Kyoto Jukan Expressway “Kameoka” IC departure, Route 372]
Take the Sasayama Highway, which once connected Kyoto-Sasayama, to Fukuzumijukucho, where the old-fashioned rural scenery remains.

11:30 [Lunch time]
At “Fukuzumi Jukubacho Hotel NIPPONIA”, enjoy mountain village cuisine using ingredients from Tamba Sasayama. Enjoy the deliciousness of vegetables.

13:00 [Tamba Sasayama Nature Forest Park]
A natural park maintained as one of the “Hyogo Prefectural Hometown Forest Parks”. You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons on the large site and experience the Satoyama culture.

14:00 [Sumiyoshi Shrine]
A venerable shrine with a main shrine and a worship hall built in the middle of the 19th century. In the precincts, there is a rock garden “Suminoe no Niwa” by the masterpiece gardener Mirei Shigemori, where you can spend a relaxing time.

14:30 [Yasuda’s Osugi]
It is the largest cedar in Tanba, 33m high and 800 years old, and is a natural monument designated by the prefecture. It is the sacred tree of “Kifune Daimyojin”, the last shrine of Sumiyoshi Shrine, and is commonly known as “Jinshichi”.

15:00 [Move to Sasayama Castle Town while looking at the post town and rural scenery of Fukusumi]

Fukusumi is surrounded by the mountains of Tamba-Sasayama and has abundant nature. Old folk houses with thatched roofs and rice fields still remain.
If you get tired of driving, take a break with “MAGNUM COFFEE” organic beans and coffee roasted in a direct-fired roasting machine.

16:00 [Check-in]

From renting a whole building to guest rooms where you can stay with pets, you can stay according to the purpose of your trip. Due to the small number of rooms, you can spend time in a hotel where you can avoid crowds.

Go to your room while enjoying the historical cityscape. Each of the nine buildings has a quaint structure, and blends into a space that feels like you have traveled back in time more than 100 years ago.

16:30 [Walking around Sasayama Castle Town]

Take a short walk along the water moat that surrounds the site of Sasayama Castle.
With the clear air, it’s time to unleash your mind and refresh yourself.

17:30 [Supper to enjoy the ingredients of Tamba Sasayama]
Supper is authentic French “Terroir e Nature” that incorporates ingredients from Tamba Sasayama. In addition to black soybeans, matsutake mushrooms, and chestnuts that are famous all over the country, you can enjoy seasonal ingredients of Tamba-Sasayama, including Tajima beef and deer jibie that grew up running around Noyama.

20:30 [You can enjoy it in the room, only in the room with local sake and chef’s special snack set]
After dinner, return to your room and toast again with local sake such as black soybean beer and Tamba wine in the minibar. We also recommend an assortment of 8 kinds of snacks that use a lot of local ingredients specially made by the chef that can be additionally ordered.

22:00 [All guest rooms have a bath. Slowly bath time and relax time]
All guest rooms are equipped with a cypress bath or a unit bath, so you can rest assured even at this time of year without contacting other guests. Experience the sake lees bath, which is said to be good for promoting blood circulation and beautiful skin, using fresh sake lees from the local Otori Sake Brewery as our original bath salt for winter only.

〇 Day 2
9:00 [Sightseeing at Sasayama Castle Ruins and Sasayama Daishoin, the main spots of the town]
After breakfast, avoid the crowds and head to the tourist spots scattered around the castle town in the morning.
A moment to experience the history of Sasayama Castle Town, such as Sasayama Castle Oshoin, Tamba Sasayama City Aoyama Historical Village, and Samurai Residence Anma Family Historical Museum.

10:30 [Visit the shops of old folk houses in the Kawaramachi Tsumairi merchants]
In the castle town of Sasayama, you can find miscellaneous goods and souvenirs made by local craftsmen such as Tamba ware at unique stores such as high-sensitivity restaurants and souvenir shops that renovated old folk houses and vacant houses. Walk around town in a relaxed mood while shopping.

・ 12:00 Check out

On the morning of the second day, not only the atmosphere of the castle town, but also the time to slowly choose souvenirs such as visiting shops

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