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Mineji Yuzanso
| Area name | Unnan Area |
|---|---|
| Practitioner | Masaharu Osaka |
| Hands-on Experiences | Nature Experiences |
| Accommodation | Accommodation/Day Trip Experience |
| Meals | Not Provided |
Mineji Forest Park is dotted with features including an observatory that looks out over the city of Unnan and a bird-watching hut. Its key feature is Mine-ji Temple, a historic old temple of Shingon Buddhism said to have been established by En no Ozunu in the year 658. Inside this forest park, surrounded by greenery, is Mineji Yuzanso.
Mineji Yuzanso has been renting out bungalows and conference rooms since 1995, primarily as a facility used by locals. However, the proprietor, Mr. Osaka, took part in Inaka Tourism out of a wish to "let more people know about this wonderful place blessed nature."
Here you can enjoy nature experiences suited to every season. This facility holds hands-on events for people all ages, from children to seniors.
Nearby is Misen, said to be a place where the ancient gods descended. Climbing about 30 minutes from the trailhead to the summit, Lake Shinji, the Sea of Japan, Mount Sanbe, and Oyama can be seen when visibility is good.
The lodging bungalows are fully equipped with kitchens and tableware. You can cook on your own, and enjoy barbecue on the observation deck in summer.
Beds, showers, toilets, and washbasins are also installed.
Consider staying in a bungalow during an event!
The available experiences are generally connected to events, but depending on the content of the experience, family and friend groups can be accommodated through advance inquiries.
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- Growing shiitake mushrooms on beech wood
- Make a birdhouse for wild birds
- Gathering of Japanese honey bee lovers
- Gathering to pick and eat wild vegetables and grasses at Mine-ji Temple
- Bamboo shoot digging
- A gathering to make sasamaki and encounter the Japanese lily
- A gathering for mushroom hunting and mushroom dishes
- A gathering to enjoy the autumn leaves of Mineji Forest Park, then enjoy the bounty of the mountains with local foods
Growing shiitake mushrooms on beech wood
| Experience category | Nature Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | January |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen (including lunch featuring local foods, and insurance premium) |
| Things to bring | Hammer, gloves |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | Thin out areas where beech trees are crowded, to create bed logs for shiitake mushrooms. Try planting shiitake spores, and grow them at home. Take-home bed logs Up to 5 per person |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
Make a birdhouse for wild birds
| Experience category | Nature Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | January |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen (includes materials, lunch featuring local foods) |
| Things to bring | Hammer, gloves |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | Wild birds eat a lot of insects. We can protect these natural enemies of pests by setting up birdhouses and reducing the use of pesticides. As the preferred shape of the birdhouse differs by bird, you will learn about the structure and the mounting position of birdhouses that birds like. Make a nest box out of planks, take it home, and put it up near your house. ・ Create a birdhouse (one per family) ・ Lunch (featuring local foods) |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
Gathering of Japanese honey bee lovers
| Experience category | Nature Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | March |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen (including lunch featuring local foods, dessert with honey, coffee, insurance premium). Please inquire separately. |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | There are people who keep Japanese honey bees, and people thinking of doing so. The people at this gathering exchange information on keeping bees more effectively. Take part and exchange information on the structure of hives, capturing swarms, controlling honeycomb moth larva and wasps, collecting honey, overwintering, preventing nectar robbing, and more. ・ Discussions about keeping Japanese honey bees ・ Making samples of multiple-box hives ・ Lunch featuring local foods ・ Walking in Mineji Forest Park (combined with search for suitable places for waiting hives) |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
Gathering to pick and eat wild vegetables and grasses at Mine-ji Temple
| Experience category | Nature Experiences／Culinary Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | April |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | Learn about various edible wild vegetables and grasses, and try them cooked as tempura or other dish. ・ Gather wild vegetable and grasses with veterans ・ Lunch featuring local foods at Yuzanso. Enjoy the wild vegetables you picked, freshly fried as tempura! ・ Optionally climb Mineji Misen, or practice reducing bitterness and other cooking methods for wild vegetables and grasses. |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
Bamboo shoot digging
| Experience category | |
|---|---|
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen |
| Things to bring | Clothing and footwear for mountain hiking. Hoe, trowel, etc. Bag for bamboo shoots. |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | Bamboo shoot hunters dig up shoots in groves troubling people by spreading excessively, then gather at Yuzanso to enjoy bamboo shoot dishes. |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
A gathering to make sasamaki and encounter the Japanese lily
| Experience category | Nature Experiences／Culinary Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | June |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen (including lunch featuring local foods and cost of sasamaki). |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | The Okuizumo region has an old custom of making rice wrapped in bamboo leaves, or sasamaki, at home for the late Boy's Day event. Come and learn how to make sasamaki for use as a seasonal food. You can also encounter the smartly fragrant Japanese lily, which blooms quietly at Mineji Misen. ・ Sasamaki-making experience class ・ Lunch (Sasamaki and dishes featuring local foods) ・ Walking on Mineji Misen to encounter the Japanese lily |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
| Experience category | Nature Experiences |
|---|---|
| Fee | 500 yen |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
A gathering for mushroom hunting and mushroom dishes
| Experience category | Nature Experiences／Culinary Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | October |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen (including lunch). |
| Things to bring | Wear clothing and footwear suitable for walking in the mountains. A backpack. 10 sheets of old newspaper. |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | Gather and eat mushrooms native to the mountains, or learn how to distinguish between edible and poisonous mushrooms. Edible mushrooms can be prepared on the spot and enjoyed by everyone for lunch. Boost the fun of walking through mountain village areas! ・ Explanation of gathering methods ・ Gathering ・ Subsequent instruction in identification ・ Cooking, lunch |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
A gathering to enjoy the autumn leaves of Mineji Forest Park, then enjoy the bounty of the mountains with local foods
| Experience category | Nature Experiences |
|---|---|
| Period | November |
| Time required | Around half a day |
| Fee | 2,000 yen (lunch featuring local foods) |
| Necessity of reservation | Yes |
| Experience content | Enjoy a suspension bridge, the old Niomon Gate, Gyojado Hall, Kannon Hall, a 1000-year-old itajii evergreen, inari shrine, the Mine-ji Fumaiko Sakuen Garden, Mineji Misen, the traverse to Takakubo, Mitsuya Shrine, Kyushitamichi, Shugyozaka, and more, while appreciating the autumn foliage. Afterwards, enjoy a lunch of the bounty of the mountains in autumn, along with local foods, at Mineji Yusanzo. (Ginkgo nut rice, smoked wild boar, simmered sweet potatoes, hoba miso, etc.) |
| Note | * See the website (http://mineji.noomise.com/) or inquire for details. |
Facility details
| Facility name | Mineji Yuzanso |
|---|---|
| Practitioner | Masaharu Osaka |
| Address | 1586-1 Kyushita, Mitoya-cho, Unnan |
| Inquiry phone number | +81854-45-5800 |
| Business hours | 9:00～17:00 |
| Closed days | Wednesday |
| Transportation method | By private car |
| URL | |
| Note | Lodging fee 4-person bungalow 8,800 yen per bungalow *Additional 1,980 yen per person after 4 people. (Up to about 10 people) Meal costs We welcome inquiries about budget. Click here for the latest information! Blog page Facebook page |
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