Best Attractions and Places to See in Hino cho, Japan
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List of Best Things to do in Hino-cho
Shiga Blumen Hugel Farm
Omi Hino Merchant Museum
Mt. Watamuki
Hinomachi Kado Kanno Museum (Former Shonoyakuten)
Omi Hino Shonin Furusato Museum (Old Yamanaka Shokichi House)
Umamioka Watamuki Shrine
Kishitsu Shrine
Hino Dahlia Garden
Kaigakedani Rhododendron Plants
Sesshuin Temple
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Mountain Climbing
Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Mountain Climbing
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama.
One thing you can do in Satoyama is mountain climbing. Mountain Climbing is a very popular activity in Japan since 70% of our land consists of mountains. Many people climb mountains including old people and that is one of the causes of our longevity.
In this video I am climbing Mt. Watamuki which is the main mountain in Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture next to Kyoto. Mt. Watamuki is the object of worship in Hino Town and it is connected to Watamuki shrine. There is a small shrine at the summit and before the Hino Festival which is held at Watamuki shrine in May, some members of the festival climb the mountain to conduct a ceremony there. It used to be a mountain of Shugendo and some monks trained there. You may have seen Shugendo monks in Hayao Miyazaki’s animation film Princess Mononoke. A character called Jiko-bo is one of these monks.
If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy Satoyama cycling and mountain climbing here. Unlike climbing famous mountains such as Mt. Fuji or mountains in North Alps, you can experience a local mountain here. You can see how a mountain is part of Satoyama culture and a local community by visiting the shrine and the village first before climbing the mountain.
In Hino, mountain climbing isn’t just a regular outdoor sport, it is a form of worship and part of Satoyama lifestyle.
Today I am climbing the mountain with Canadian guests, so you can see how they experience the mountain.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened.
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This video is the continuation of the video Satoyama Holiday in Japan 2020 Visiting the town of Omi-Hino-merchants
Tokyo Olympic Games will be held in 2020 and many people are planning to come to Japan. A lot of people are probably thinking of going to Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
However these cities don’t represent Japan. If you want to see the authentic Japan, you must come to Satoyama.
One of Satoyama areas near Kyoto is Hino Town in Shiga Prefecture. It has many rice fields, mountains, and rivers to experience Satoyama life; such as Satoyama cycling, walking, mountain climbing, working in rice paddies and vegetable gardens.
On top of that, Hino is the birth place of Omi-Hino-merchants and it has historical significance. There are many Kominkas, traditional style Japanese houses which used to belong to Omi-Hino-merchants, and they are as elegant as Machiyas in Kyoto.
At the end of October there is a festival called Sajiki Mado Art Festival, and it is a good time to visit Hino along with Hino Festival in May and Hinamatsuri Kiko in March.
In this video I am showing the town of Hino during Sajiki Mado Art Festival, as well as one year anniversary event of Hino station’s reopening, and Watamuki No Sato Festival.
If you are visiting Kyoto anyway, you should consider coming to Hino Town since it is only one and half hours from Kyoto. You can enjoy traditional Japanese culture here without being surrounded by so many tourists.
My name is Sachiaki Takamiya. I am a writer and a sustainable life coach. I am the founder of a philosophy called Zen and a Way of Sustainable Prosperity. Short form is ZENWSP. This is a philosophy to help you become sustainably prosperous, healthy, happy, and enlightened.
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