Close to Hagi, Mine and Shimonoseki] Recommended for spring, GW and early summer! Nagato City, Yamaguchi – Outings in March to May (2025)

Information on spectacular scenery, dining, and events

We are pleased to present our recommendations for Nagato City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, for spring and Golden Week in 2025! In the coming season, Nagato offers spectacular views of the verdant sea. Here we have compiled information on such scenic spots as well as gourmet food, shopping, and events. We hope you will enjoy the holiday season in Nagato along with Shimonoseki, Hagi, Mine, and other nearby areas.

Satoyama Rose" 5/20 (Tue) - 6/1 (Sun)

Satoyama Rose, a rose garden in the Tawarayama area, will hold an open garden for a limited time. The rose garden, started by a couple about 15 years ago, was started with the purpose of managing their family's garden, abandoned farmland, and surrounding forests in an effort to revitalize the devastated satoyama, and was opened to the public in 2016. Please visit to see the wonderful roses.

→Click here for details.

Spectacular Spots in Nagato

Motonosumi Shrine

Photo: Koichi (@hakuchuu1882 ) / Model: Ruka (rk19_photo )

This is one of Nagato's most popular viewing spots. It is characterized by 123 torii gates lined up facing the sea, and at this time of year, the blue of the sea and the green of the trees combine to make it even more beautiful.

Motonosumi Shrine

▽Transportation information
・About 1 hour drive from Hagi city
・About 1 hour drive from Mine city
・About 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Shimonoseki city/about 40 minutes drive from Kakunoshima

rocky outcrop

From its elevation of 333 meters, a panoramic view consisting of the Sea of Japan and the surrounding islands can be enjoyed. It is also popular as a campground, attracting many visitors, from families to solo campers.

Senjojiki

▽Transportation information
・About 1 hour drive from Hagi city
・About 1 hour drive from Mine city
・About 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Shimonoseki city/about 40 minutes drive from Kakunoshima

Higashi Ushirobata Tanada

Higashi Gohata Terraced Rice Paddies" is a beautiful spot with a view of terraced rice paddies overlooking the Sea of Japan, and was selected as one of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries' "Linking Terraced Rice Paddies Heritage Sites" in 2022. Dusk is also beautiful, and when the fishing lights of the fishing boats shine, it is truly a fantastic sight to behold.

Higashi Ushirobata Terraced Rice Fields

Water tension and fishing fire situation in Higashi Gohata terraced fields 2025 (updated 6/16)

▽Transportation information
・About 1 hour drive from Hagi city
・About 1 hour drive from Mine city
・About 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Shimonoseki city/about 40 minutes drive from Kakunoshima

Terraced rice field flower terrace

Abandoned terraced rice paddies on the Mukozugu Peninsula are being used by local residents as flower and herb gardens and event spaces. This is also a pleasant place with the ocean spread out before your eyes.

Terraced rice field flower terrace

→Click here for the official website of Hanadanohana-dan in the terraced rice paddies.

▽Transportation information
・About 1 hour drive from Hagi city
・About 1 hour drive from Mine city
・About 1 hour and 30 minutes drive from Shimonoseki city/about 40 minutes drive from Kakunoshima

Qinghai Island & Qinghai Island Sightseeing Steamship

The island is located in the center of "Kita-Nagato Kaigan National Park" and is lined with artistic rocks created by the rough waves of the Sea of Japan and volcanic rocks. The Aomi Island Sightseeing Steamship, which operates daily from the premises of "Roadside Station Senza Kitchen" in the Senzaki district, allows visitors to fully enjoy this scenery.

Omijima Island

→Qinghai Island Tourist Steamship Official Website

▽Transportation information
・About 30 minutes by car from Hagi city
・About 30 minutes by car from Mine city
・About 2 hours by car from Shimonoseki city / 1 hour by car from Kakunoshima

Information on flowers and plants that can be enjoyed in the city

http://nanavi.jp/feature/nagato_springflowers2025/

Gourmet & Shopping in Nagano

Roadside Station Senza Kitchen

Located in the Senzaki district, the roadside station's direct sales shop sells fresh fish from the nearby Senzaki fishing port and a variety of other products from within the city and prefecture. Another feature of this facility is the "grill house," where visitors can bring in their own food for BBQ. In addition, there is a wide variety of food and beverage options, including seafood rice bowls, seafood set menus, ramen, teppan-yaki, and Nagato's famous "Nagato Yakitori" (grilled chicken)!

→Senza Kitchen Official Website

▽Transportation information
・About 30 minutes by car from Hagi city
・About 30 minutes by car from Mine city
・About 2 hours by car from Shimonoseki city / 1 hour by car from Kakunoshima

For those with children, the Nagato Toy Museum of Art is also recommended, where they can play with wooden toys to their heart's content.

→Nagato Toy Museum

In addition, rental bicycles are available at the tourist information center "YUKUTE" at the roadside station. Please use them to explore the surrounding area!

→YUKUTE Bicycle Rental Details Page

→Click here to make a reservation in advance.

Kaisenmura Kitagamon

This commercial facility in the Misumi district offers a wide variety of processed marine products, including dried fish and fish cakes, as well as the famous "shiso iri wakame" (seaweed with perilla). It is also a spot where you can enjoy local culinary attractions such as a restaurant and soft-serve ice cream sales.

→Kaisenmura Kitanagato official website

▽Transportation information
・20 min. by car from Hagi city
・30 min. by car from Mine city
・2 hours and 20 min. by car from Shimonoseki city / 1 hour by car from Kakunoshima

March-May Naga and Event Information

→Click here for a list of events

Nagato Hot Springs & Town Walking

Why don't you take a stroll in Nagato Yumoto Onsen, a beautiful hot spring resort along the river?　From late March to early April, beautiful cherry blossoms can be seen along the hot spring resort area.

Nagato Yumoto Hot Spring Resort

After the cherry blossom season is over, Nagato Yumoto Onsen is in full bloom in April and May. Please be sure to enjoy the view of the "fresh green bench" and "Daneiji Temple" that will be set up in the hot spring resort area.

Taineiji Temple

→Nagato Yumoto Hot Springs Official Tourism Site

▽Transportation information
・About 40 minutes by car from Hagi city
・About 20 minutes by car from Mine city
・About 1 hour and 30 minutes by car from Shimonoseki city / 1 hour by car from Kakunoshima

Tawarayama Onsen

The retro streets of this hot spring resort town look as if you have stepped back in time. Enjoy walking around the town while soaking in the hot springs, which have been known as a therapeutic hot spring since ancient times.

→Tawarayama Onsen official website

▽Transportation information
・50 minutes by car from Hagi city
・40 minutes by car from Mine city
・2 hours by car from Shimonoseki city / 1 hour and 10 minutes by car from Kakunoshima

A guided tour by a local guide, the Tawarayama Shichokai, is recommended for walking around the town. They will happily tell you about the history and charm of the hot spring resort.

→For inquiries, please contact Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association (0837-27-0074)!

There are also many other hot spring resorts!

Aburaya Bay Hot Springs

In addition to Nagato Yumoto Onsen and Tawarayama Onsen, there are three other hot spring resorts (Aburaya Bay Onsen/Kohado Onsen/Yumen Onsen) in Nagato City. We hope you will take advantage of these as well.

→ Aburayawan hot spring
→ Kohado hot spring
→ Yumen hot spring

Senzaki Town Walk

The Senzaki area, which flourished along with the fishing industry as a port of call for Kitamae-bune ships in the Edo period, is also a recommended spot for a town walk. As the birthplace of the children's song poet Misuzu Kaneko, visitors can trace the footsteps of the poet at the Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Museum and other facilities.

There is also a "Nagato Volunteer Guide" in Senzaki. Please take advantage of this service.

→For inquiries, please contact Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association (0837-27-0074)!

In addition, a free guided tour "Senzaki Town Walk" is held every Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m. (no reservation required).

↓ Please consider this as well.

Guided tour “Senzaki Town Walk” every Saturday to visit the hometown of Misuzu Kaneko