The 11th ONSEN Gastronomy Walking in Nagato/Tawarayama Onsen [participants wanted].

Official page

ONSEN・Gastronomy Tourism
[11th] ONSEN・Gastronomy Walking in Nagato, Tawarayama Onsen

Date and Time

Saturday, November 8, 2025, 10:00am – 4:00pm
*The event will be held rain or shine (in case of inclement weather, the event will be cancelled)

Details of implementation

ONSEN Gastronomy walk approx. 9km

• Start time frame ① from 10:00
• Start time frame (2) 10:30 –
• Start time frame (3) 10:45 –
• Start time frame (4) 11:00 –
• Start time frame (5) 11:15~.

entry qualifications

• Able to walk about 9 km.
• In consideration of the prevention of the spread of new coronavirus infection and participants’ anxiety, those who have completed vaccination against new coronavirus by the day of the event are eligible to participate. Although you will not be asked to present a certificate of vaccination at the reception desk, you will be asked to agree to the above conditions of participation at the time of reservation. Thank you for your understanding.
• During the event, attendants may take photos and videos and be interviewed by the media. The organizers and the ONSEN Gastronomy Tourism Organization reserve the right to use images, photographs, and records of the event, as well as the rights of publication and portraits in various media.
• Any nationality, age, gender, etc. is welcome. Entry is open to elementary school students and older. Preschool children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
• Those who can follow the rules of the tournament, manners, and traffic rules.
• Persons with walking difficulties must be accompanied by a caregiver.

• Please note that food and beverages, including alcoholic beverages, will be served at the event, so please be careful when registering to participate!
• Please use public transportation if you plan to drink alcohol.

Admission Capacity

• 100 persons

Reception venue on the day

• Nagato City Tawarayama Onsen Yumachi Parking Lot (next to Kumano Shrine)
  5069 Tawarayama, Nagato City, Yamaguchi 759-4211

Clothing and personal belongings

• Please wear comfortable walking clothes and shoes.
• Please bring your own hat, rain gear, beverages suitable for you, towels for bathing in the hot springs, etc.
  *Drinks are available at several gastronomy points.

entrance fee

• 4,000 yen (junior high school students and older)
• 2,500 yen (elementary school students)

Included in the registration fee: Gastronomy (meals and beverages), onsen ticket, and accident insurance.

How to apply

• Period
  Monday, September 6, 10:00 – Saturday, November 6, 18:00
• Method
  Please make reservations through the ” PassMarket (dedicated page) ” website

Lodging Set Plan Information

Please take advantage of our Lodging Package Plan, which includes lodging, tickets, and bath tickets!

• List of Gastronomy Walking Accommodation Plans

map

Last year

Nanavi Event Report
” The 6th ONSEN Gastronomy Walking in Nagato/Tawarayama Onsen “.

surround

After passing through the nostalgic hot spring town and peaceful countryside, you will come to “Sainenji Temple” where beautiful autumn leaves spread out along a wooded path! Enjoy a meal and a good mood. Enjoy the hospitality of the locals, the satoyama scenery, and a full retreat in Tawarayama!

eat

Tawarayama’s famous “gibier” cuisine. Expect both regular and new menu items! Please also try our extensive lineup of local sake, including “Tawarayama Horebore” and “Otters”!

• Specialty Tawarayama Oden (chicken wings, konnyaku, radish)
• Tawarayama gastro plate (sesame tofu, smoked deer/boar sausage, lotus root wrapper)
• Surprise dish of the day
• Charcoal buffet (grilled chicken, sweetfish, etc.) & boar soup
• Yuzukichi, which he harvested himself, is squeezed into a soda juice!
• Local Sake served at 3 gastro points Local Sake: Horebore, Misuzu, Mukaku, Otters and other brands will be served on the day!

*Menu is subject to change without notice. Contents are subject to change without notice.

be soaked

After walking, you will go to Tawarayama Onsen. At the finish line, you will receive a hot spring ticket for free admission to either Machinoyu or Hakusaru no Yu.

Known as the “famous hot spring for rheumatism,” it is effective in curing internal diseases. The mystery lies in the fact that the spring water contains an abundance of dissolved hydrogen and has extremely high “reducing power. In recent years, it has been discovered that this is due to its long-lasting power. The PH value of the hot spring is over 9.9. When you soak in the bathtub, you will feel a physical change from slippery to slippery, and in addition, you will feel the comfort of the hot water penetrating into your body. The “Machino-yu” is effective for rheumatism and other internal problems, the “Hakusaru-no-yu” is effective for skin diseases, and the drinking spring is effective for gastrointestinal problems.

• The 10th ONSEN Gastronomy Walk in Nagato and Tawarayama (Event Report)
• The 9th ONSEN Gastronomy Walk in Nagato and Tawarayama (Event Report)
• The 8th ONSEN Gastronomy Walk in Nagato and Tawarayama (Event Report)
• The 7th ONSEN Gastronomy Walk in Nagato and Tawarayama (Event Report)
• The 6th ONSEN Gastronomy Walking in Nagato and Tawarayama Onsen (Event Report)
• The 5th ONSEN Gastronomy Walk in Nagato and Tawarayama Onsen (Event Report)
• 2018.11.17]”Gastronomy Walking” to Taste Autumn in Tawarayama (Event Report)
• June 16, 2018] Tour, eat, and bathe at Tawarayama Onsen (Event Report)
• Official] ONSEN Gastronomy Walking (Tawarayama page)
• Hot water of a white monkey
• public bath located in a town
• Tawarayama Onsen Unlimited Partnership