Hossawa Falls (Hinohara village) - its appearance changes in seasons

Please take a look at the movies below.
You will see this is why the falls has been selected as one of the hundred waterfalls of Japan.

In the winter season, the falls freezes over and the shape is unique and different in every year.

The frozen falls looks really beautiful and photogenic, so many people come take photos of it even though it is really cold out there. 

(Average temperature is around 0 up to -10℃)

The falls never lets you feel down as the appearance changes in seasons.
The summer season is also a good time to visit there. The area is really chilly and the air is really clean.
Furthermore, if you visit there during their annual summer festival, you can see the falls illuminated and it's amazing! The festival is held for 2 day in a row in August and you can enjoy the fireworks watching as well.

Despite that this area is not a well known place, many visitors come throughout a year because of the reason mentioned above. 

If you are interested in visiting there, please just contact us.

We would love to bring you this amazing place anytime :) 

 

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Sunset & Sunrise

 This is what we can see from SATOYAMA @TOKYO. Tokyo Sky Tree (the tallest structure in Japan) and the central city of Tokyo are on the horizon. This destination is this close to the heart of the city.
 

And next morning,  we can see this beautiful scenery just before the sunrise.

 

 

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We offer you things that are not easy to set up by yourself - traditional Japanese cuisine, hiking, cycling, local sake brewery visit, traditional Japanese cultural experience, ryokan stay and more.
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What's DONDO-YAKI??

Dondo-yaki is a traditional custom in Japan held around January 15th.

People build a tower with green bamboo, Japanese cedar, straw and reeds in an open area (Mostly at the river side or temple, shrine etc..) to burn New Year decorations including good luck charms and Kakizome (the first calligraphy at the beginning of the New Year) together with it in thanks for the good luck they brought in the past year.

And they wish for happiness, good health and success in their families and business and also good harvests in the new year around a bonfire flaming up.  

Smoke going up high into the sky is known as a way for Toshigami-sama (the year got coming to everyone’s home on the new year’s eve to make all one older and bring happiness) to direct him the home in safe.

In some areas, People grill some rice cake on the fire with the smoke and eat it in order to have a good luck for the new year.

We will show you a movie of Dondo-yaki shortly...

 

 

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Finally we are able to introduce our new website to all!!
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SATOYAMA TOKYO Shooting tour #2-4 Akiruno

The next destination was "Seotono-yu onsen" (瀬音の湯) located just 5 mins away by a bike from Ryuju-In.

On the way, we had a Japanese steamed bun called "Oyaki". This oyaki place is very small and hard to find for visitors, but somehow I saw many
people stopping by. (= Meaning highly recommended :D)

<- Oyaki with pasted red beans inside.
Very yummy!

At Seotono-yu, they had a foot bath. This hot spring comes up from 1500 meters underground and it is good for your skin as it contains highly alkaline. This type of hot spring is popular among young women.

After the bath,  We took a short break for the next activity.

After Seotono-yu, we headed a cafe called "Ichibankan" for Dorayaki (Japanese pancakes sandwiched with sweet red bean paste & Maccha (Finely grounded green tea powder).

Actually this cafe used to be a kimono fabric store founded in 1902. The local people decided to renovate the store to remain the old house as one of the historical architectures in the area when the store was about to be closed. 

      

 They reopened the house for public in 2013.

        Once you go inside, you can feel as if you were like in 1960's by its interior.

This dorayaki pancake is made with charcoal powder, so the color is totally black..

After the cafe we dropped off our bikes at the rental shop..
The time was around 5pm. and the sky was getting dark already...


To be continued....







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SATOYAMA TOKYO Shooting tour #1-4

SATOYAMA TOKYO Shooting tour #1-4
 Okutama~Ohme~Fussa~Akiruno

 
After the lunch break, we went to the Indigo dyeing studio. We can experience the indigo dyeing in the authentic, traditional method at this factory. 

 

 

That was really fun and not that difficult. Furthermore, we can take our work home. 

This is one of the best place to experience Japanese traditional craftwork in Tokyo.
 

 

Next cultural site is sake brewery. We got guided tour inside the brewery and the premise.
This historical architecture was built about 200 years ago.

 

After the informative program, we sampled the new brewed sake.

That was totally fresh and delicious.

 

To be continued...

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Of course those spots are recommended for first time visitors, but for Japan lovers who want to travel deep Japan, or who have already come or twice, we definitely recommend SATOYAMA@TOKYO.
We offer you things that are not easy to set up by yourself - traditional Japanese cuisine, hiking, cycling, local sake brewery visit, traditional Japanese cultural experience, ryokan stay and more.
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SATOYAMA TOKYO Shooting tour #2-3 Hinohara~Akiruno

After Hossawa Waterfall, We had a lunch break at ”Tachibana-ya” near the fall.

The restaurant specializes in serving a ramen made with home-made noodles as well as other dishes like curry, a set menu with fried pork or grilled beef and grilled fish, some donburis (Donburi ＝a rice bowl) and so on.

”We need more calories for the afternoon! ”






                            Let's head for the next destination　”Ｏｔｓｕ”.

Otsu(乙津) area in Akiruno has been known as the best photo spot because various flowers bloom from season to season. Especially in Spring and Fall, you could see beautiful cherry blossoms, Tsutsuji, Nanohana and Autumn foliage. It is like a natural painting that attracts many people.

                                Stopped by Ryushu-In(龍珠院) - a temple found in 1363!

This temple is also called "a flower temple" as being surrounded by numbers of various flowers.



You could meet 20 of Zizo statues along the way to the main hall like the left pic.

It was the best time for visiting to see the colorful foliage.

             

 　
                           Local produced vegetables on sale! 
                       Just put coins into the middle red box to buy them.

    What's going on there??  -  Checking inside of the mail hall. 

To be continued....


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We offer you things that are not easy to set up by yourself - traditional Japanese cuisine, hiking, cycling, local sake brewery visit, traditional Japanese cultural experience, ryokan stay and more.
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