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areas is evident from a number of cultural assets, ruins, museums
and historical buildings. In Hamamatsu Castle Park, which has a Noh
stage and a Japanese tea room, visitors can easily experience traditional
cultures of the country. |
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Arai Sekisho
: Arai-cho
"Sekisho" is a checkpoint where the government in the Edo
era stopped every traveler traveling on Tokaido, a road connecting
modern-day Kyoto and Tokyo. Arai Sekisho, the only ruin in Japan with
an original building, is designated as a national cultural asset.
Travel gear in the old days and travel permits are displayed in the
museum.
Adults 300 yen, Children 100 yen;
10 min. walk from JR Araimachi Station. |
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Kiga Sekisho :
Hosoe-cho
First built in 1601 on the orders of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Kiga Sekisho
is one of the most important checkpoints in Himekaido, a branch road
of Tokaido. Seeing the building, which was reconstructed using the
original plans, you can get a glimpse of the strict control on travelers
by the government at the time.
Adults 200 yen, Children 100 yen;
By Bus, from JR Hamamatsu Station North Exit Bus Terminal Pole
No. 15 to "Kiga Ekimae" stop and walk for 5 min. |
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Maisaka-juku Waki Honjin :
Maisaka-cho
Waki Honjin, an accommodation for chief retainers of feudal lords,
was restored in Maisaka-juku, which travelers came across when crossing
the mouth of Lake Hamana. Luxurious guestrooms and lacquered bathing
rooms show us the opulence of the feudal lords' lifestyles.
Admission free;
Closed on Monday ( If holiday closed on the next day ) ;
10 min. walk from JR Bentenjima Station. |
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Shointei Tea Ceremony House
: Hamamatsu City
This shady spot is located in a corner of Hamamatsu Castle Park, and
visitors can enjoy the view of a Japanese garden from the tea room
while sipping green tea.
Green Tea with Japanese cake 400 yen;
Closed on Monday (if holiday, closed on the next day), Dec.29
- Jan.3; By Bus, from JR Hamamatsu Station North Exit Bus Terminal
Pole No. 15 to "shikatanicho" stop, then walk
for 1 min.; 9:30 - 17:00 |
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Old Tokaido
Pine trees were planted along the Old Tokaido
by the Edo government. A nearly-700m-long row of 340 pine trees is
one of the longest pine-tree-lined roads in Shizuoka Prefecture. |
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Choraku-ji Temple :
Hosoe-cho
This historic temple was established by a Buddhist monk, Kobo Daishi,
at the beginning of the Heian Era. Kobori Enshu, a tea ceremony expert
and landscape architect in the Edo era, later built a garden known
as "the Garden of Starlit Sky". Visitors can enjoy fully
blossomed plum trees in early spring and colored leaves in autumn.
Adults 300 yen, Children free;
By Car, 20 min. from Tomei Hwy Mikkabi Exit |
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Ryotan-ji Temple : Inasa-cho
The Japanese garden designed by Kobori Enshu is a national designated
place for scenic beauty. Also well-known are: the uguisu-bari hallway
of the main hall, which is designed to make a bird-like noise in order
to detect any intruders; and a carving of dragons by Hidari Jingoro,
a master craftsman in the Edo era.
| Adults 400 yen, Children 150 yen; By Car,
30 min. from Tomei Hwy Hamamatsu Nishi Exit |
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Honko-ji Temple
: Kosai City
The main hall, which is designated as important intangible cultural
heritage, is just one of many cultural assets in this noted temple.
| Adults 300 yen, Children 200 yen; By Car,
20 min. from Tomei Hwy Mikkabi Exit |
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Makaya-ji Temple
: Mikkabi-cho
Two statues of Buddha in the temple are designated as important intangible
cultural heritage. The oldest garden in Shizuoka Prefecture, it is
often compared to the famed Koke-dera Temple in Kyoto.
| Adults 300 yen, Jr. High school Students 200 yen, Children 100 yen; By Car,
15 min. from Tomei Hwy Mikkabi Exit |
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Daifuku-ji Temple
: Mikkabi-cho
Important cultural properties such as ancient documents and paintings
of Buddha are kept in the repository of this temple. The gate with
the statues of Deva kings, the garden, and the winter cherry blossom
are the must-sees.
| Adults 500 yen, Children free; By Car,
20 min. from Tomei Hwy Mikkabi Exit |
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Shosan Horin-ji Temple
: Hosoe-cho
Established by a high-ranking priest invited from China, Horin-ji
Temple still partly maintains its Chinese-style architecture. The
building where a Buddhist image is enshrined and the room used by
high-ranking priests are designated as important intangible cultural
heritage.
| Adults 300 yen, Children 150 yen; By Car,
20 min. from Tomei Hwy Hamamatsu Nishi Exit |
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Okuyama Hoko-ji Temple: Inasa-cho
The headquarters of the Rinsai Sect is one of the biggest Zen temples
in the Tokai area. There are as many as sixty halls in its grounds.
| Adults 300 yen, Jr./Sr. High school students 150 yen, Children free; By Car, 40
min. from Tomei Hwy Hamamatsu Nishi Exit |
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Shirasuka Posting Station
: Kosai City
The history and culture of Shirasuka, a posting station on Tokaido,
can be seen in models and panels displayed in a museum of history.
The museum also provides a place where people can get together and
relax.
| Admission free; Closed on Monday and year end, new year; By Bus,
15 min. ride from JR Washizu Station to "ShirasukaHigashimachi"
stop; 10:00 - 16:00 |
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Ieyasu Walking Trail
Tokugawa Ieyasu, the shogun who moved the government
to Edo, grew up in Hamamatsu. "Ieyasu Walking Trail" takes
you to various historical sites in Hamamatsu related to the great
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Shijimizuka Ruins
: Hamamatsu City
A village of the Jomon era, which was about three or four thousand
years ago, has been reconstructed in the ruins. Hamamatsu City Museum
next to the ruins introduces the history of the Hamamatsu area from
the primitive age to the present day.
| Adults 300 yen, Jr. High School Students
150 yen, Children free; Closed Mondays, on days
that follow a national holiday, and Dec 29-Jan 3. |
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