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Kasumi Beach: Swim in the Sea of Japan and relax on the sandy beaches with beautiful mountains in the background. Kasumi Beach is famous for its clear waters. Free parking. Showers and restrooms available.
15min. walk or 6min. drive from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Shiokaze Garden: A public recreational and relaxing park with a view of the Sea of Japan. Located near the middle of the Kasumi coastline. Spacious grounds perfect for children to play and other outdoor activity uses. Kasumi Beach is also located here.
10min walk from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Kasumi Fishing Port: Among the premiere fishing ports along the Sea of Japan and is known for snow crab(matsuba-kani). Popular fishing site year round, notably for trawl and squid fishing. Enjoy the excitement of the port in the mornings when the market comes to life as fishermen bring in their catches and auctioneers call out to sell their goods.
5min walk from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Konpira Jinja (Shrine): This shrine is favored by the locals and is the site of a large summer festival every summer.
2min walk from Marusei, located next to Minato Bank.; View on Google Maps

Amarube Viaduct (Sky Station): Originally built in 1912 as an all steel trestle railway bridge, it has been in use for over 100 years. In 2010 it was replaced with the current reinforced concrete bridge and the three original trestles have been preserved and can still be seen. This “Sky Station” has also been transformed into an observation deck, from here you can see beautiful panoramic views of the Sea of Japan and its coast.
7min drive from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Amarube Lighthouse: Built in 1951, Amarube Lighthouse measures 284m high from sea level to the lantern room. Its light range and height stands as number one among Japan’s lighthouses.
On a clear day you can see all the way to the Tango Peninsula and is a beautiful picturesque sight.
20min drive from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Daijyoji Temple: At Daijyoji Temple you can see works of art by Ohkyo, historically known as Japan’s father of the sketch and who made great contributions to the modernization of Japanese paintings, along with works of his pupils. These works of art are in the form of paintings and drawings on fusuma and folding screens. There are approximately 165 works of art and all are designated important cultural properties of the country.
Opening hours: 9am - 4pm (last entrance at 3:40pm)Closed: Undecided holidays
Admission fees: Adult-800yen Child-500yen
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Culture building of the Sea: Base facility for the San’in Coastal Geo-park. Here you can find abundant information on the beauty and appeal of San’in Coastal Geo-park and the town of Kasumi. There are also displays of plant fossils and fossil footprint replicas, along with interesting facts on the Geo-park and other informational displays.
7min drive from Marusei.
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Frog Island: A frog shaped island that was formed by the erosion of the andesite rock. It is a popular power spot that is said to have the ability to make wishes for change, the return of people or things (a play on words in Japanese because the words for “frog”, “return” and “change” are the same pronunciation “kaeru”.) come true. Long ago people that would voyage out to sea would make a wish to the rock for a safe return.
10min drive from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Obiki-no-hana observation deck: Found on the northern end of the Imagoura coast, this observation deck offers views over the Japan Sea and Kasumi coastlines. It was also chosen as one of the 100 best places to view sunsets in Japan. It is within walking distance of Frog Island.
A 10min drive and then a 7min walk from Marusei.; View on Google Maps

Chouraku-ji Temple Tajima Daibutsu: Founded by Gyoki in the 7th century and originally called “Yakushiji”, the founder of Japanese Buddhism Kobo-Daishi consecrated the temple in the early 9th century. The original temple was lost to floods and mud slides but restored in 1543 and renamed “Chorakuji”. Many of the buildings burnt down between 1671 and 1912. Most were restored again in 1919. This temple holds 3 golden Buddhas and are the largest in the Tajima region.
50min drive from Marusei.
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Tajima Plateau Botanical Gardens: Chosen as one of the top sightseeing destinations in Hyogo. It was built around a more than 1,000 year old Japanese Judas tree and the land has a natural spring that puts out 5,000t of well water daily. Elevation of 680m and an area of hectare. A specialty of the gardens is its ability to support southern plants at their most northern limit, northern plants at their most southern limit, lower elevation plants at their highest limit, and high elevation plants at their lowest limit. Japan’s high humidity also makes this an ideal natural botanical garden.
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