It is a course to go to Ureshino Onsen by bus after visiting Hizen Hamashuku and Yutoku Inari Shrine
About 5 hours
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Hizen Hamashuku/Sakagura-dori -
Hizen Hamashuku/Thatched-roof Houses -
Yutoku Inari Shrine -
Yutoku Monzen Shopping Street -
Ureshino Tea -
Toyotamahime Shrine -
Ureshino Onsen
START(Hizen-Hama Station)
Short walk
Hizen Hamashuku/Sakagura-dori Time：About 30 minutes
Sake brewing industry developed from the Edo period, and beautiful white wall buildings remain
Sake brewing has been popular since long ago in Hizen Hamashuku, and now three sake breweries make sake. At sightseeing spot called Sakagura-dori, tasting and purchasing Japanese sake are very popular with tourists from abroad. If you are not good at drinking, you can just enjoy walking while looking at the traditional building.
Short walk
Hizen Hamashuku/Thatched-roof Houses Time：About 15 minutes
Old townscape of the Thatched-roof Houses which remain from the Edo period
In the immediate vicinity of Sakagura-dori, there is a region where the thatched-roof private houses remain. As a historically valuable area, it is selected as the Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Many fishermen live in this area because it is close to the Ariake Sea.
About 7 minutes by taxi
Yutoku Inari Shrine Time：About 20 minutes
One of Japan's Three Major Inari Shrine where 3 million people visit each year
There is Yutoku Inari Shrine in the place just by taxi from Hizen Hamashuku. It is one of the best tourist attractions in Saga Prefecture where many tourists from abroad visit. The shrine is very beautiful and popular for photography. Tourists visit to pray for business prosperity, prosperity of family, marriage etc.
Short walk
Yutoku Monzen Shopping Street Time：About 1 hour
Shopping district in the approach of Yutoku Inari Shrine
After visiting Yutoku Inari Shrine, let's head to the Yutoku Monzen Shopping Street. Souvenir shops and restaurants are lined up here. Please eat delicious udon noodles or Inari-sushi (sushi pocket) for lunch. The most popular souvenir is "Inari Yokan" which push out yokan jelly from wrapping paper and cut it into pieces.
Take the bus at “Yutoku-jinja-mae” bus stop and get off at "Ureshino Onsen BC" bus stop. The bus ride time is about 45 minutes.
Ureshino Tea Time：About 20 minutes
Let's take a rest with delicious Ureshino Tea
Ureshino City in Saga Prefecture is an area suitable for the cultivation of Japanese Tea, and Ureshino Tea is highly evaluated for its taste and fragrance. There are many specialty stores and souvenir shops dealing with Ureshino Tea, and gelato using Ureshino Tea is popular with tourists.
Short walk
Toyotamahime Shrine Time：About 15 minutes
Visiting the shrine known for its skin benefits
It is a shrine in Onsen town of Ureshino City. It is known that there is a benefit of beautiful skin when water is applied to the white “catfish” in the precincts. With your wishes that you want to fulfill, please give water to the catfish gently.
Short walk
Ureshino Onsen Time：About 1 hour
Staying at a Japanese inn where you can bathe in the Ureshino Onsen
There are many Japanese inns in Ureshino City. It is recommended to arrive at the inn at an earlier time and to enjoy the Onsen for a long time. Please relax at the inn with enjoying the dishes made with ingredients of Saga Prefecture and Ureshino Onsen known as the Japan's three major hot springs with beautiful skin effect.
Short walk
GOAL(There are buses heading from "Ureshino Onsen BC" bus stop to Hizen-Kashima Station and Takeo-Onsen Station.)