Flying Island

Flying Island

Info

  • Address:
  • Kasaoka City, Okayama Prefecture
  • Public Transportation:  
JR Kasaoka Station 5-minute walk from Sumiyoshi Port → Sanyo Kisen's regular liner 50 minutes to Oaishima [Oishishima] (Shou Port) and 55 minutes to Koishima [Kobishima] (Kou Island Port)
  • Phone Number:  
  • 0865-69-2147 (Kasaoka Tourism Federation)

Business Hours

Freedom to walk

Price

Freedom to walk

Spot Category

Island, swimming and lake baths


Southern ruins of Taishou

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Manabe Island

In the old days, the island was also used as a location for movies such as "Setouchi Shonen Baseball Team", which was also chanted by the song "Yamakeishushu" by Seiki Seiki. A number of historical sites remain along the promenade maintained on the island, including the ruins of Manabe Castle and "Marudosama", a stone treasure tower from the Heian period. At the Manabe Island Bathing Beach on the south side of the island, you can watch sea fireflies on a good night in May-September. Mikoshi is a 300-year-old festival that takes place in early May, and the island is coming to life.

Iseya

From overseas brands such as Germany and Switzerland, to domestic writers and items born in Kurashiki, there are unique wooden toys.

Sato Yuma-do

A long-established Japanese confectionery that lasts about 180 years. It is said to have been presented to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and the traditional taste, Yagake Yuzubeshi, is 378 yen per bottle. It has a faint Yuzu flavor. The whole yuzu, which is made by holing out the contents of yuzu and stuffed with yuzu, is 1000 yen ~. All are handmade by the recipe of the family.

The Local Art Museum

The Machiya-style museum, which uses Akamatsu and is built with traditional construction methods. "Shunsui" [Harumi] "Gaka Uta" [Gano Uta], Western painter Kazuaki Sato [Sato no Isho] "Fog Morning", it displays works such as "Mount Komagatake" and local materials related to the post town. The 16m high water museum is a symbol of the museum, and you can see the town from the top floor. Take 30 minutes.

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