JR Fureai Walk: Tour of the Daneiji Historic Trail in Autumn Foliage

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Oct 29, 2016
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association

Tour around Nagato Yumoto Onsen Hot Spring Resort with a focus on "Daneiji Temple," famous for its autumn foliage.

This is the third in a series of walks that connect stations along the old highway by "people" to visit historic sites and places of interest along the route. Enjoy the late autumn scenery at Taneiji Temple, famous for its autumn leaves, and stroll through Nagato Yumoto Onsen Hot Spring Resort along the Otosoregawa River, following the stream of the Otosoregawa River, while touring along the old highway.

Daneiji Temple - the place where the warlord "Ouchi Yoshitaka" ended his life - is one of the most famous temples of the Soto sect, which was founded in Oei 17 by Washigashira Hirotada, a guardian at that time. The Banseki Bridge spanning the Daneiji River dates from the early Edo period and is one of the three odd bridges in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The temple is also known as the final resting place of the Ouchi clan, a feudal warlord who once boasted a prosperity so great that it was called the Koya of the west, and who flourished in Yamaguchi as the champion of the western provinces in the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The temple grounds are spacious and include the main hall, which was reconstructed in the Edo period, the foundation stone of the former gate, the Sugatami no Ike pond where Lord Ouchi Yoshitaka is said to have realized his final days by looking at his face, and a rock used for hanging a headpiece. Climbing up the mountain path near the main hall, the graves of Ouchi Yoshitaka, his eldest son Yoshitaka, and his retainers line the path, and the moss-covered box-shaped pagoda seems to speak silently of the sad history of the temple.

date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)

Saturday, December 3, 2016

meeting place

JR Nagato City Station, Higashifukagawa, Nagato City, Yamaguchi 759-4101, Japan

time one is supposed to meet

11:45 a.m.

time for disbandment (e.g. of a ship)

4:15 p.m.

course (route, trail, course of action, course of study, plan)

JR Nagato City Station → (Take JR Mine Line) → JR Nagato Yumoto Station → Daneiji Temple → (Old approach to Daneiji Temple) → Ontou, Sumiyoshi Shrine → Monk Toshihiro's grave → (Onshin River Trail) → Otosore Footbath → JR Nagato Yumoto Station → (Take JR Mine Line) → JR Nagato City Station

Walk distance: approx. 4 km Walk time: approx. 75 min.

Participation Fee

500 yen per person (including snacks and insurance) *JR fare (380 yen round trip) is at your own expense. Please purchase tickets at JR Nagato City Station before departure time. Please prepare your own lunch.

Number of applicants

30 people

offer

Method: Deadline: November 26, 2016 (Fri.) 17:00 Application: Nagato City Tourism & Convention Association TEL: 0837-22-8404FAX: 0837-22-8409 Click here for the application form.

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