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Volunteer Guide for White-walled Town Walking
We provide volunteer guide services that show you around white-walled town by walking.
Established in 1987, we have twenty volunteers currently.
Free guide services are available for a group of five or more. (Booking Required)
※We may arrange services for less than four people; please ask us.
Suggested Itineraries in Yanai City
Approximate Travel Time : 60 minute
Shirakabe Fureai Square → Kanro Soy Sauce Museum(Sagawa Soy Sauce Brewery)→ Willow tree and well(Shoko-an Temple)→ Travel back along the same way→ Shirakabe Fureai Square(Parking Lot for Coaches)
Approximate Travel Time : 90 minute
Shirakabe Fureai Square → Kanro Soy Sauce Museum(Sagawa Soy Sauce Brewery)→ National Important Cultural Property | The Kunimori Residence(Fees / Closing Day:Monday) → Muroya-no-sono Merchant House Museum.(Fees / Closing Day:Wednesday) → Willow tree and well(Shoko-an Temple)→ Travel back along the same way→ Shirakabe Fureai Square(Parking Lot for Coaches)
Approximate Travel Time 2 hour
Shirakabe Fureai Square → Shirakabe Gakuyukan → Yanai Nishigura → Kanro Soy Sauce Museum(Sagawa Soy Sauce Brewery)→ National Important Cultural Property | The Kunimori Residence(Fees / Closing Day:Monday) → Machinami Museum → Muroya-no-sono Merchant House Museum.(Fees / Closing Day:Wednesday) → Willow tree and well(Shoko-an Temple)→ Travel back along the same way→ Shirakabe Fureai Square(Parking Lot for Coaches)
Inquiries (Registration)
Yanai Tourist Association
TEL:+81-(0)820-23-3655 FAX:+81-(0)820-23-5411
E-mail:info@kanko-yanai.com
Registration
Please book your tour at least 10 days in advance.
(We apologize in advance that we may not be able to accept your booking request according to the availability.)
Booking through the application form by fax.
Free Hiking Tour Announcement for Travelers by JR (train) (No Need to Book)
Please feel free to attend our hiking tour. The guides will wait for you on your departure time; please let them know when you leave for a tour. We will guide you kindly and carefully.
Discover West Hiking
Event Date
Every Sundays and Holidays except year-end through New Year Holidays
Meeting Point
JR Yanai Station
Departure Time
10:30
Approximate Travel Time
About 1hour 30minute
Fees
Free of Charge (Expenses for Admission Fees and Food are not included.)
Eligible Participants
Individual traveler(s) who take a JR train.
Inquiries
Yanai City, Commerce and Tourism Division | +81-(0)820-22-2111
Yanai Tourist Association | +81-(0)820-23-3655
Yamaguchi Flower Land Park Tour
Visitors can enjoy strolling around the flower and greenery garden with a park guide. You will be amazed to discover small facts and unique findings that you never knew. We have 3 tour courses based on unique themes, such as “Floral Treasure Box”, “Floral Promenade”, and “Floral Memory”. We hold variety of workshops every season.
Meeting Point
Yamaguchi Flower Land Entrance Gate
Fees
Park Guide: Free of charge
Park Admission (500 JPY for High School Student or Older, 250 JPY for Elementary and Jr. High School Students, 20% off for a large group over 20 or more) Workshop requires extra charge. Please contact park office for details.
Course
“Hana-no-Tamatebako (Floral Treasure Box)” : Walking Tour…Greenhouse tour in Flower Promotion Centre
“Hana-no-Sampomichi (Floral Promenade)” : Walking Tour…Shinjo Waterway tour with a guide
“Hana-no-Omoide (Floral Memory)” : Walking Tour…Planting flowers at community garden (100 JPY/person, 1 flower pot to take home)
As for “Floral Memory”, please enjoy planting flowers in a planter in case of rains or the community garden is fully planted.
Tour Start Time
9:00 to 16:30
Approximate Travel Time
Floral Treasure Box: 60 min., Floral Promenade: 30 min., Floral Memory: 60 min.
Closing Day
Thursdays, Year-End Holidays
Capacity
Approx. 40 people
Minimum Number of Participants
10 people
Booking
Reservation is required for all courses. (For Floral Memory, 2 weeks in advance. For other courses, 1 week in advance, please)
Access
By Public Transportation:5 minutes by car from JR Yanai Station
By car:20 minutes from Kuga IC. on Sanyo Expressway
Parking Lot
Private:300 vehicles
Coaches:Available
Important Notice
Please us downloadable application forms directly from our Website. Please fill out the form and send by fax.
Inquiries
Yamaguchi Flower Land
500-1 Shinjo, Yanai City, Yamaguchi Pref., 742-8787
Opening Hours:9:00 to 17:00 (Last entry: 16:30)
TEL:+81-(0)820-24-1187
FAX:+81-(0)820-23-2411
URL:http://www.flowerland.or.jp
Gessho Volunteer Guide (Gessho Museum)
This museum exhibits a wide variety of historical materials related to famous Buddhist monk and royalist Gessho in the end of Edo period, and Seikyosodo, a private academy which produced many brilliant patriots during the Meiji Restoration.
Meeting Point
Reception of Gessho Museum
Fees
Guide service: Free of charge
Tour Start Time
9:00 to 16:00
Approximate Travel Time
40 min. (Negotiable)
Closing Day
Mondays and Year-End/New Year holidays
Capacity
None
Minimum Number of Participants
One person
Booking
Advance reservation is required for a large group (15 people or more).
Access
By Public Transportation:Approx. 15-minute walk from JR Yanaiminato Station
By car:Approx. 30 minutes from Kuga IC. on Sanyo Expressway
Parking Lot
Private:Available (at Gessho Museum parking lot) up to 4 vehicles. Coaches:Available (at Gessho Museum parking lot along Route 188) up to 2 coaches.
Important Notice
Guidance system is required for coaches. Please contact us before arrival.
Inquiries
Gessho Museum
729 Tozaki, Yanai City, 749-0103
Opening Hours:9:00 to 16:00
TEL:+81-(0)820-23-7259
URL:http://gessho.org
Obatake Police Box, Yanai City
1021 Obatake, Yanai City, 749-0102
Opening Hours:8:30 to 17:15
TEL:+81-(0)820-45-2211
FAX:+81-(0)820-45-3680