Discover okayama-tsuyama

Driving from Osaka.

Stop by the Musashi no Sato Exchange Center to see the Musashi Dojo and a statue of Musashi Miyamoto as a young man, and enjoy the Japanese garden.
Nearby are the Musashi Dojo and a statue of Musashi Miyamoto as a young man.

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[ 10min. walk ]

A mountain pass with a connection to Musashi that invites you through bamboo forests.Nearby are the ruins of the birthplace of Miyamoto Musashi and Musashi Shrine.

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[ 3 min. drive ] 

This martial arts facility was built in the birthplace of the swordsmith Miyamoto Musashi with the goal of becoming a sacred place for kendo. The warped exterior design is based on the “Namakosukashitsuba,” the sword tsuba made by Miyamoto Musashi.

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[ 5 min. drive ] 

A farm road in the mountains running from Mimasaka City to Tsuyama. Drive through mountain villages and enjoy the scenery of terraced rice fields and paddy fields.

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[ 30 min. drive ] 

An Italian restaurant located right next to the Nagi Town Museum of Contemporary Art. It has been certified as the 415th in the world by the True Neapolitan Pizza Association, authorized by the Italian government, and is the home of pizza, Neapolitan pizza.

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[ 1 min. walk ] 

Art and building are integrated! This is the first museum in the world where the artwork and the building are semi-permanently integrated as a public building.

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[ 7 min. walk ] 

The “Nagi Symbol Road” stretches straight from the Nagi Museum of Contemporary Art to Mt. The 15 hectares of rape blossoms blooming on the sides of the Symbol Road are a sight to behold.

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[ 30 min. drive ] 

Yunogo Onsen is a hot spring resort that has been around for about 1,200 years. There are also a variety of day-trip hot springs.

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[ 30 min. drive ] 

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[ 15 min. drive ] 

A feudal lord's garden where visitors can enjoy the natural beauty of the four seasons. Visitors can enjoy the beauty of the scenery in each of the four seasons: cherry blossoms in spring, water lilies in summer, autumn leaves in fall, and snow in winter.

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[ 7 min. drive ] 

A merchant townhouse in Tsuyama Castle Town from the Edo period to the beginning of the Showa period. 

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[ 2 min. walk ] 

The Tsuyama clan produced outstanding Western scholars from the end of the Edo period to the early Meiji period. This museum exhibits materials of Dutch scholars associated with Tsuyama.

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[ 1 min. walk ] 

A creative Japanese-style restaurant with the atmosphere of an old private house café lined with old private houses.

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[ 7 min. drive ] 

This flat mountain castle was built on Tsuruyama by Mori Tadamasa, the younger brother of Mori Ranmaru, who was killed in the Honnoji Incident.

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[ 7 min. drive ] 

The building was designed in the Renaissance style with a Taisho Romantic feel and strict symmetry. Folk crafts and local toys from the Sakushu region are on display.

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[ 5 min. drive ] 

The old Tsuyama fan-shaped locomotive depot, the second largest in Japan among those still in existence, rolling stock, turntable, and driving wheels of steam locomotives are on display.

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[ 18 min. drive ] 

The confectionery manufactures and sells honey gelato and other honey-based sweets and beverages.
The store also has a café space and a souvenir corner.

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【 5 min. drive 】

This is the first store of Yamada Apiary's “Ritorubi~House” directly managed by Yamada Apiary, located on the premises of the company's headquarters. Visitors can sample rare natural hive honey and other products amidst the trees in the satoyama.

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[ 25 min. drive ] 

Sweat it out in a relaxing riverside hot spring resort with the atmosphere of a secluded hot spring.

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[ 30 min. drive ] 

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[ 75 min. drive ] 

Located in the town of Osafune, which has flourished as a production center of Japanese swords since the Kamakura period (1185-1333), the museum exhibits swords, mainly Bizen swords, which are rare in Japan. The museum has a swordsmith shop on the premises, where visitors can observe the various manufacturing processes of Japanese swords, such as traditional sword smithing, sword armoring, sword engraving, and sharpening.

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[ 2 min. walk ] 

Kazutoyo Shibata, a sword sharpener, introduces swords by contemporary swordsmiths. A place where visitors can not only see the works of contemporary swordsmiths currently active in the industry, but also purchase actual swords.

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[ 6 min. walk ] 

The Japanese sword factory offers free tours of actual sword smithing every Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

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[ 10 min. drive ] 

This is the oldest pottery among the “Six Old Kilns of Japan. It is a characteristic pottery fired at high temperatures without glaze or painting. Visitors can enjoy the works of various potters.

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Drive to Mihara Station or Drive to the next destination such as 
-Fairfield by Marriott Okayama Hiruzen Highland
-Fairfield by Marriott Hiroshima Sera