Summary
This time, I explored Miyama, often referred to as the ‘Forest Kyoto,’ Amanohashidate, known as the ‘Sea Kyoto,’ and ventured into Maizuru and Ine.
It’s just a couple of hours away from Kyoto city by car, and I’ve enjoyed a lot of delicious food!
Please refer to the following information:)
*Please note that information and prices listed are subject to change.
Travel Itinerary
Day 1
10:00am Kyoto Station
I’m going to take on a bus tour this time.
Meet up at Kyoto station and let’s start the trip!
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Located in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto Station is a station of West Japan Railway Company, Tokai Railway Company, Kinki Nippon Railway Company, and Kyoto City Transportation Bureau, and is the only Shinkansen station in Kyoto Prefecture. It also offers a luggage delivery service to and from accommodations in Kyoto City, and is highly regarded for its convenience. It is the gateway to Kyoto City and a base for sightseeing.
12:00pm Kitchen Yururi
Here is lunch on the first day.
A restaurant where you can enjoy seasonal ingredients from Miyama.
The restaurant has an adjoining cutting area for deer and wild boar called “ichimoudajin” so that you can enjoy a variety of wild game meats at the restaurant.
Reservations are required for both lunch and dinner! (Lunch course meal costs from 3,240 yen, dinner course meal costs from 5,400 yen)
The building is 150 years old.
The atmosphere was very nice and I could feel the great nature!
The third largest roofed house in Miyama
It looks amazing.
Here’s the processing area for game meat
The quality of the game meat is safe and secure, as the entire process from hunting to sale is handled
Wild boar
It was shocking to see deer and wild boars actually being captured.
Interior
Interior
The atmosphere was warm and cozy!
Course meal: 7700 yen
Deer, wild boar, and Kyoto vegetables were used in abundance in this meal!
Here’s what the food looks like
With stylish decorations
Wild boar meat 🐗
It was wonderfully tender and flavorful, with no discernible smell at all!
Lovely couple
The restaurant is run by a nice couple
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Kitchen Yururi is a restaurant located in Miyama-cho, Nantan-shi, Kyoto. At this restaurant, you can enjoy dishes using seasonal ingredients from Miyama. In particular, since a deer and wild boar processing area is adjacent to the restaurant, you can also enjoy fresh gibier cuisine. Reservations are required for both lunch and dinner, with lunch courses starting from 5,500 yen and dinner courses from 8,800 yen. The restaurant is open from 12:00 pm for lunch and 6:00 pm for dinner (limited to one group only). This is a restaurant where you can spend a relaxing time while savoring dishes beautifully presented on fashionable plates.
2:00pm Kayabuki-no-Sato
I took the bus again and next destination is Kayabuki-no-Sato.
Miyama is famous for its Kayabuki roof (thatched roof)!
There are still some villages with Kayabuki roofs. Some of these houses were built 150 to 200 years ago, and people are still living in them!
Map
The site is not that very large and you can go around
There were also cafes and museums!
Time travel !?
It felt like a time travel back in time to the world of an old Japanese tale! Simply walking around was so much fun.
In the village
Landscape
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Miyama Kayabuki no Sato is a mountain village full of historical atmosphere located in Miyama-cho, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture. 39 kayabuki roofed houses stand in a row, offering a sense of the original Japanese landscape. It is registered as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings and is visited by many tourists throughout the year.
5:00pm Hashidate Bay Hotel
This is the hotel for tonight. The hotel stands on a hill and you can see Amanohashidate!
It’s a western style hotel and very beautiful.
The hotel houses a restaurant serving French cuisine.
I enjoyed French cuisine using Kyoto ingredients!
Amanohashidate
In the back, there is Amanohashidate, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan! Beautiful.
The observation deck (Amanohashidate Viewland) is about 20 minutes away by car.
Let’s eat course meal!
Crab
Radish soup with foie gras on top
Main dish: yellowtail steak
Plenty of fat and plump!
There’s also breakfast.
Room
Calm atmosphere ♪
A crane welcomes you!
Bathroom
Hotel exterior
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Hashidate Bay Hotel is a resort hotel located in Yosano-cho, Yosagun, Kyoto Prefecture. Located on a hill, it offers a view of Amanohashidate, one of the three most scenic spots in Japan. The hotel is western style, very beautiful, and has a restaurant which serves French cuisine using Kyoto ingredients.
Day 2
08:30am Maizuru West Port
I gathered at 7:30 am and am heading to Maizuru!
At the port in Maizuru, you can view seafood auction! They are said to be have the largest catch in Kyoto Prefecture.
Maizuru crab
The biggest Maizuru crab of the day.
Very big!
Crab Auction
A powerful auction right in front of you!
From large to small sizes
They’re getting sold more and more.
Smaller ones are also available.
wholesale market
In addition to crab, many other seafood items were brought in.
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Maizuru West Port is a market located in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is known as the place with the largest catch of fish in Kyoto Prefecture, and visitors can observe the auctions.
12:00pm Seafood Deli TOTOMART
Just a few minutes from the port, I came to a tourist facility with several stores to eat seafood!
At this time, three stores were opened
You can taste freshly caught seafood and buy souvenirs.
There is a food court in the center of the facility.
Lunch at Restaurant Gyoren
Enjoyed the taste of Kyoto seafood!
Soup
Sashimi
Octopus, black sea bream, Japanese spanish mackerel, yellowtail
Menu
Drink
Interior
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Seafood Deli TOTOMART is a tourist commercial facility with restaurants, and a market in Miyazu City, Kyoto Prefecture. Visitors can taste freshly caught seafood dishes and purchase souvenirs.
2:00pm Italian Bar PIENO Ine store
The famous Italian restaurant in Ine
The restaurant offers Italian cuisine with a focus on pasta using ingredients from Ine. You can also enjoy Tsutsukawa soba noodles and zenzai (sweet red bean soup with mochi).
I visited here for Zenzai this time!
*The business is currently closed.
Inside Urashima-kan
The restaurant is located inside Urashima-kan, situated in front of Urashima Shrine, where the Japanese old tale of Urashima Taro is passed down.
Terrace Seat
Cute dog
Cute dog healed me
Interior
Zenzai set 950 yen
The beans are so sweet and delicious
Azuki beans
Menu 1
Menu 2
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Italian Bar Pieno Ine store is an Italian restaurant located in Ine-cho, Yosagun, Kyoto Prefecture. The restaurant mainly serves pasta dishes using the local ingredients of Ine. You can also enjoy Tsutsukawa soba noodles and zenzai. *The restaurant is currently closed.
5:00pm Bio Sweets Capocapo
The final destination is all about savoring a delicious cake♪
Came to a confectionery shop with a small cafe in Kyotamba.
You can enjoy organic sweets made with natural ingredients!
The cafe offers meals such as plate lunches of local vegetables and pasta, as well as fresh cakes and other confections made from seasonal fruits!
They offer sweet deliveries within Japan
Chestnut cream cake (780yen) and coffee
The chestnut cream cake made with the finest chestnuts from Tamba, was so rich and delicious!
Interior
Coconut Macaroon
Cookies and other confections are also available.
Entrance
Menu 1
Menu 2
Drink
The food looks good too.
There was also a set meal
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Bio Sweets Capocapo located in Kyotamba, Kyoto, is a confectionery shop with a small cafe. Here, visitors can enjoy organic sweets made with natural ingredients. The cafe serves meals such as plate lunches of local vegetables and pasta, as well as fresh cakes and other confections made from seasonal fruits.
7:00pm Kyoto Station
Came back to Kyoto station and it’s the end of the travel
It was a memorable two days of travel—enjoying delicious food and drinks while exploring new places!
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