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明治時代の蒸気船を復元した、外輪汽船「一番丸」でびわ湖・瀬田川畔をクルージング。船内ガイドの案内付きで、瀬田の唐橋や、紫式部が『源氏物語』の構想を練ったといわれる石山寺など名所を巡る。

天平19年(747)に良弁[ろうべん]僧正が開いた名刹。硅灰石[けいかいせき](天然記念物)が露出した境内には、本尊の如意輪観世音菩薩(秘仏・重要文化財)を安置する本堂(国宝)、建久5年(1194)に源頼朝が寄進した多宝塔(国宝)、桃山時代に再建された入母屋造の東大門(重要文化財)などの堂宇が並ぶ。本堂には紫式部が『源氏物語』を起筆したという源氏の間がある。

In 1988, the "Sea Turtle Protection Ordinance" took effect in Kiho-cho. This is the base of sea turtle conservation activities. There are three buildings in the park: a museum, a sea turtle pool, and a roadside station. In the sea turtle pool, you can observe the turtles swimming. There is also a touching pool popular with children. Loggerhead turtles come ashore from the end of May to the end of August each year to the Ida coast near Shinomiya in Shichiri-Mihama for spawning.

The station on the road where the beautiful coastline continues, is located in front of Shichiri Mihama. At the third-floor restaurant, "Feast Dining by Tsujisanjie", fish dishes taken from Kumanonada and local foods "Mehari Sushi" and "Sanma Sushi" are popular. There is also a tangerine juice factory, and it is possible to tour during the season when tangerines are picked. The company sells juice squeezed from its own factory at a product store.

Yunoguchi Onsen, which is popular as Kumano's secret water. The scents of trees using Kumano cedar The hot spring building includes inner baths, open-air baths, and standing baths. Or, as they also have accommodation facilities such as bungalows and lodges, many people enjoy the hot springs leisurely while staying. It is recommended to take the Torokko train from Hotel Tororyu-so. There is a set ticket for a trolley train and a bath (880 yen).

An accommodation facility located in the mountains close to Torokyo, Iruka Onsen Hotel "Yasuragi no Yu", a modern hot spring facility attached to Tororuruso, is capable of day bathing. It has an inner bath, an open-air bath, a sauna, and a full view of the Kitayama River from the open-air bath.

Torocco, an abandoned Kishu mine, connects about 1km between Iruka Onsen Hotel Tororiruso and Yunoguchi Onsen in 10 minutes. The trolley remains old, the power source is the battery, and the seat is just a cushion over the board. It runs in a five-car linkage of one-car, eight-seater. The sound is noisy because it runs on the mine shaft, but it is popular with nostalgia.

The brand name "Shiradama" is a simple bun that is steamed rice flour wrapped in rice cakes and then steamed. The skin is soft and sweet. 110 yen to each. The soybean board 500 yen and the countryside yokan 650 yen are also popular.

脂の抜けたサンマに柚子酢がたっぷり利いており、さわやかな風味。サンマずし540円。全国発送も行っている。

東紀州の特産品の販売所と古道歩きの休憩所を兼ねたスポット。