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Yamaguchi Hagi Tourism Association

Jun. 20, 2025

Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture welcomes you all year round with Four Seasons of Flowers! Here are some of the beautiful Flowers you can enjoy in Hagi City. spring Spring when the whole town is gorgeous. When the cherry blossoms bloom, you will feel a warm feeling, as if you are surrounded by happiness. Feel the turn of the seasons and let the gentle Spring breeze blow. ■ Cherry blossoms [Flowering time: late March ~ early April] Hagi Castle Ruins Shizuki Park is known as a famous landmarks for cherry blossoms, and you can Fun about 600 Someiyoshino trees and Midori Yoshino that can only be seen in Hagi. (Midori Yoshino: A cherry blossom characterized by pure white petals and green gaku) ■ Rape flower 【Late March ~ Late April】 It takes about 30 minutes by car from Hagi Downtown. The Mutsumi Flower Road covers an area of about 4.0 hectares and Unfolds a field of about 6 million colorful rape trees. ■ Summer oranges flowers [Flowering time: early ~ mid-May] When small white flowers bloom, the whole town is enveloped in a sweet~ and refreshing Aroma. (Aroma of this sweet cannot be conveyed in words or pictures!) Please visit and feel it! ） Summer oranges turn yellow from autumn to winter, but they grow on trees until Spring to remove the acidity. Scenes of fruits and flowers lined up at the same time is a pretty sight. summer Spring passes in the blink of an eye, and a long, hot summer begins. The way the greenery shines vividly under the blue sky makes you feel the breath of life. The heat will be severe, so please take care of your physical condition. ■ Hydrangea [Flowering time: mid ~ end of June] At the foot of the largest stone bridge in the prefecture, about 150 colorful hydrangeas bloom. This hydrangea may refer to: Local volunteers maintain and manage it, and it has become a tradition during the rainy season. ■ Sunflower [Flowering time: late July ~ early August] On the Mutsumi Flower Road, about 330,000 sunflowers bloom in summer. The contrast between the blue sky and the yellow sunflowers is a symbol of summer! autumn The town of Hagi has been changed to autumn colors. It is also recommended to walk around the town in a kimono. Enjoy the deepening beauty of autumn. ■ Hagi flower 【Mid-August ~ Late September】 The place name of Hagi is said to have originated from the fact that there was a mountain with many hagi growing nearby, and it is designated as the flower of Hagi City along with camellias. There are the Pottery Village Park, which overlooks the downtown of Hagi, is the longest tunnel in No.1 in Japan at 50 meters. ■ Sasanqua [Flowering time: around mid-October ~ late December] In Shizuki Park, snow-white flowers bloom on large native sasanqua trees. Mt. Shizuki is the only northern limit of sasanqua in Honshu where sasanqua grows naturally. winter In the cold winter, it is easy to stay at home. The sight of flowers that bloom dignified even under such a cold sky is ands healthy and beautiful, and it touches my heart. Please dress warmly and go out! ■ Camellia [Flowering time: early December ~ late March] About 25,000 Camellia japonica trees grow wild in the Kasayama Camellia Grove. The camellias, which are so tall that they block the sun, create a mysterious atmosphere that makes you feel as if you have wandered into another world, and the sight of the "fallen camellias" that have fallen from the trees and color the ground red is a superb view. Camellia is designated as the flower of Hagi City. ■ Ume Plum 【Flowering time: early February ~ mid-March】 Hagi Plum Grove Garden opened about 30 years ago to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Yoshida Shoin's birth. About 350 Ume plums of 13 types, including red Ume plums and white Ume plums, are planted in the park, and colorful flowers herald the arrival of spring. ■Kawazu cherry blossoms [Flowering time: late February ~ early March] Roadside Station In the Shinsui Park Soba of the Car parking lot in Hagishimato, about 120 Kawazu cherry blossoms trees bloom with pretty dark pink flowers. Fun is also attractive because the trees are not very high, so you can enjoy it at eye level. Please come and meet the seasonal flowers that color the town of Hagi!

Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture welcomes you all year round with Four Seasons of Flowers!
Here are some of the beautiful Flowers you can enjoy in Hagi City.

spring
Spring when the whole town is gorgeous.
When the cherry blossoms bloom, you will feel a warm feeling, as if you are surrounded by happiness.
Feel the turn of the seasons and let the gentle Spring breeze blow.

■ Cherry blossoms
[Flowering time: late March ~ early April]
Hagi Castle Ruins Shizuki Park is known as a famous landmarks for cherry blossoms, and you can Fun about 600 Someiyoshino trees and Midori Yoshino that can only be seen in Hagi.
(Midori Yoshino: A cherry blossom characterized by pure white petals and green gaku)

■ Rape flower
【Late March ~ Late April】
It takes about 30 minutes by car from Hagi Downtown. The Mutsumi Flower Road covers an area of about 4.0 hectares and Unfolds a field of about 6 million colorful rape trees.

■ Summer oranges flowers
[Flowering time: early ~ mid-May]
When small white flowers bloom, the whole town is enveloped in a sweet~ and refreshing Aroma.
(Aroma of this sweet cannot be conveyed in words or pictures!) Please visit and feel it! ）
Summer oranges turn yellow from autumn to winter, but they grow on trees until Spring to remove the acidity. Scenes of fruits and flowers lined up at the same time is a pretty sight.

summer
Spring passes in the blink of an eye, and a long, hot summer begins.
The way the greenery shines vividly under the blue sky makes you feel the breath of life.
The heat will be severe, so please take care of your physical condition.

■ Hydrangea
[Flowering time: mid ~ end of June]
At the foot of the largest stone bridge in the prefecture, about 150 colorful hydrangeas bloom.
This hydrangea may refer to:
Local volunteers maintain and manage it, and it has become a tradition during the rainy season.

■ Sunflower
[Flowering time: late July ~ early August]
On the Mutsumi Flower Road, about 330,000 sunflowers bloom in summer. The contrast between the blue sky and the yellow sunflowers is a symbol of summer!

autumn
The town of Hagi has been changed to autumn colors. It is also recommended to walk around the town in a kimono.
Enjoy the deepening beauty of autumn.

■ Hagi flower
【Mid-August ~ Late September】
The place name of Hagi is said to have originated from the fact that there was a mountain with many hagi growing nearby, and it is designated as the flower of Hagi City along with camellias.
There are the Pottery Village Park, which overlooks the downtown of Hagi, is the longest tunnel in No.1 in Japan at 50 meters.

■ Sasanqua
[Flowering time: around mid-October ~ late December]
In Shizuki Park, snow-white flowers bloom on large native sasanqua trees.
Mt. Shizuki is the only northern limit of sasanqua in Honshu where sasanqua grows naturally.

winter
In the cold winter, it is easy to stay at home.
The sight of flowers that bloom dignified even under such a cold sky is ands healthy and beautiful, and it touches my heart.
Please dress warmly and go out!

■ Camellia
[Flowering time: early December ~ late March]
About 25,000 Camellia japonica trees grow wild in the Kasayama Camellia Grove. The camellias, which are so tall that they block the sun, create a mysterious atmosphere that makes you feel as if you have wandered into another world, and the sight of the "fallen camellias" that have fallen from the trees and color the ground red is a superb view.
Camellia is designated as the flower of Hagi City.

■ Ume Plum
【Flowering time: early February ~ mid-March】
Hagi Plum Grove Garden opened about 30 years ago to commemorate the 160th anniversary of Yoshida Shoin's birth. About 350 Ume plums of 13 types, including red Ume plums and white Ume plums, are planted in the park, and colorful flowers herald the arrival of spring.

■Kawazu cherry blossoms
[Flowering time: late February ~ early March]
Roadside Station In the Shinsui Park Soba of the Car parking lot in Hagishimato, about 120 Kawazu cherry blossoms trees bloom with pretty dark pink flowers.
Fun is also attractive because the trees are not very high, so you can enjoy it at eye level.

Please come and meet the seasonal flowers that color the town of Hagi!

山口県萩市は、四季折々の花々が一年を通して皆さまをお迎えいたします！
ここでは、萩市で楽しめる美しい花々をご紹介します。

春
まちじゅうが華やぐ春。
桜が咲くと、まるで幸せに包まれるような、あたたかい気持になります。
季節のめぐりを感じながら、やさしい春風に吹かれましょう。

■桜
【開花時期：3月下旬～4月上旬】
萩城跡指月公園は桜の名所として知られ、約600本のソメイヨシノや、萩でしか見ることができないミドリヨシノをお楽しみいただけます。
（ミドリヨシノ・・・純白色の花びらと緑色のガクが特徴の桜です）

■菜の花
【3月下旬～4月下旬頃】
萩市街地から車でおよそ30分。「むつみフラワーロード」では、約4.0haの広さに、約600万本の色鮮やかな菜の花畑が広がります。

■夏みかんの花
【開花時期：5月上旬～中旬頃】
小さな白い花が咲くと、まちじゅうは甘～く爽やかな香りに包まれます。
（この甘い香りは言葉や写真では伝えきれません！ぜひ実際に訪れて感じてください！）
秋から冬にかけて黄色く色づく夏みかんですが、酸味を飛ばすため、春まで木の上で成らします。果実と花が同時に並ぶ様子はなんともかわいらしい光景です。

夏
心地よい春はあっという間に過ぎ、長く暑い夏が始まります。
青空の下、緑がいきいきと輝く様は、いのちの息吹を感じさせます。
暑さが厳しくなりますので、どうぞ体調に気を付けてお過ごしくださいね。

■あじさい
【開花時期：6月中旬～下旬】
県下最大級の石造の三見橋（通称眼鏡橋）のふもとに、約150株の色とりどりのあじさいが咲きます。
このあじさいは、
地元ボランティアのみなさんが維持管理されており、梅雨の時期の風物詩となっています。

■ひまわり
【開花時期：7月下旬～8月上旬】
「むつみフラワーロード」では、夏は約33万本のひまわりが咲き誇ります。青空と黄色のひまわりのコントラストは、まさに夏の象徴！

秋
秋色に衣替えした萩のまち。着物でのまち歩きもおすすめです。
深まる秋の美しさを、どうぞゆっくりとお楽しみください。

■ハギの花
【8月中旬～9月下旬】
萩の地名は、近くにハギがたくさん生い茂った山があったことに由来しているとも言われて、椿と並んで、萩市の花に指定されています。
萩の市街地を一望できる「陶芸の村公園」には、50ｍの日本一長い「ハギのトンネル」があります。

■サザンカ
【開花時期：10月中旬頃～12月下旬頃】
指月公園では、大きな自生サザンカの木に真っ白な花が咲きます。
指月山は、本州で唯一サザンカが自生する、自生北限地です。

冬
寒い冬は、つい家にこもりがちになります。
そんな寒空の下でも凛と咲く花の姿には、健気さと美しさがあり、心を打たれます。
あたたかい恰好をしておでかけくださいね！

■椿
【開花時期：12月上旬～3月下旬】
笠山椿群生林には、約25,000本のヤブツバキが自生しています。太陽を遮るほど背の高い椿が立ち並び、異世界に迷い込んだような神秘的な雰囲気が漂い、木から落ちた“落ち椿”が地面を赤く彩る光景は絶景です。
椿は、萩市の花に指定されています。

■梅
【開花時期：2月上旬～3月中旬】
萩往還梅林園は、吉田松陰の生誕160周年を記念しておよそ30年前に開園しました。園内には、紅梅や白梅など13種類、約350本の梅が植栽され、色とりどりの花が春の訪れを告げます。

■河津桜
【開花時期：2月下旬～3月上旬】
道の駅萩しーまーと駐車場そばの親水公園では、約120本の河津桜が濃いピンク色の可憐な花を咲かせます。
木があまり高くないため、目線の高さでお楽しみいただけるのも魅力です。

萩のまちを彩る季節の花々に出会いに、ぜひお越しください！

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Yamaguchi Hagi Tourism Association

Jun. 19, 2025

クールジャパンビデオをご覧の皆さま、はじめまして！
山口県萩市（はぎし）観光協会です。
本州最西端・山口県の北部に位置し、一方は日本海、三方は山に囲まれた、萩市は、まちじゅうに、歴史・文化・自然の「おたから」が点在しており、まるで屋根のない広い博物館のよう。

このアカウントでは、萩市の魅力を皆さまにたっぷりとお届けしてまいります。
どうぞよろしくお願いいたします！

■山口県・萩市街地までの交通アクセス
【飛行機でのアクセス】
・羽田空港～山口宇部空港約1時間35分
山口宇部空港～萩市内約1時間15分（乗り合いタクシー）／約1時間30分～2時間（バス）
・羽田空港～萩・石見空港約1時間20分
萩・石見空港～萩市内約1時間10分（乗り合いタクシー）／約1時間30分（バス・鉄道）

【鉄道でのアクセス】
・東京～新山口駅約4時間30分
・大阪～新山口駅約2時間
・広島～新山口駅約30分
・福岡～新山口駅約40分
新山口駅～萩市内約1時間～1時間30分（バス）

【車でのアクセス】
中国自動車道美祢東JCT経由、「小郡萩道路（無料）」絵堂I.C～萩市内約20分

【高速バス】
東京～萩バスセンター約14時間40分

■山口県萩市の基本情報
萩市の人口は約4万人（2025年5月時点）で、総面積は698.31平方キロメートルで県土の約11.4％。
平成17年（2005）に1市2町4村が合併し、現在に至っています。
県下でも有数の農林水産業地域として位置づけられており、コシヒカリなどの米、「千石台大根」、「山口あぶトマト」などの農産物や「萩の瀬つきあじ」、「萩の真ふぐ」、「須佐男命（すさみこと）いか」などの水産物は、萩のブランド産品です。
また、平成27年（2015）、萩反射炉、恵美須ヶ鼻造船所跡、大板山たたら製鉄遺跡、松下村塾、萩城下町の5つの資産は、世界遺産「明治日本の産業革命遺産～製鉄・製鋼、造船、石炭産業～」に登録されました。

■山口県萩市の歴史
萩市は、約400年前に毛利輝元（もうりてるもと）が萩城を築き、城下町として発展しました。城下町の佇まいは今日まで継承されており、今も「江戸時代の地図がそのまま使えるまち」となっています。
また、幕末には吉田松陰、木戸孝允、高杉晋作、伊藤博文など維新の志士たちを数多く輩出した、「明治維新胎動の地」です。

■山口県萩市のおすすめ観光スポット
・萩・明倫学舎
かつて小学校として使用されていた、日本最大級の木造校舎群を改修整備し誕生した観光施設です。
レトロな外観、教室、廊下、階段はフォトスポットにおすすめ。世界遺産ビジターセンターをはじめ、近くには、観光案内所やバス停のほか、レンタサイクルの貸出（萩観光案内所で受付）もあり、萩観光の起点として最適です。

・萩城下町
世界遺産にも登録された、江戸時代の風情あるまち並みが残る、萩城下町。
高杉晋作（たかすぎしんさく）や木戸孝允（きどたかよし）らのゆかりの地が点在。歴史好きには堪らないスポットです。カフェ、お土産ショップ、着物のレンタルショップなどもあり、観光にもおすすめです。
白壁や土塀からひょっこり覗く夏みかんが、萩城下町の特徴です。

・松陰神社
熱き志の指導者吉田松陰（よしだしょういん）を祀る神社。学問の神として信仰が厚く、多くの受験生で賑わいます。境内には、維新志士たちを数多く輩出した「松下村塾」や「吉田松陰幽囚ノ旧宅」など松陰ゆかりの史跡が点在しています。

・須佐ホルンフェルス
萩市街地から車でおよそ50分。約1500年前のマグマの熱の影響を受けて誕生した、須佐ホルンフェルス。
しま模様の崖は、日本海ができた頃に海底にたまっていた砂と泥の地層です。波しぶきが上がると迫力があります。

・雲林寺（猫寺）
萩市街地から車でおよそ30分。猫寺と呼ばれ親しまれている境内には、大小さまざまな猫の置物をはじめ、猫のおみくじや、猫の御守、猫の絵馬などがあり、猫好き必見の猫だらけのお寺です。

■山口県萩市のグルメ・特産品
【グルメ】
・長州海鮮まぶし
「萩のお魚を食べたら、よそのは食べられない」
そんな市内外から人気の高い、萩自慢のお魚を贅沢にいただく至福の一杯、「長州海鮮まぶし」。
ひつまぶしのように3度の味変を楽しめます。
萩市内のいくつかの店舗で、店舗オリジナルメニューを提供しています。

・どんどん
山口県民が愛してやまない、うどんの「どんどん」。
柔らかくふわふわの麺と甘～いおだしが特徴で、提供スピードの速さは、テレビでも度々取り上げられるほど。
机上の山盛りのねぎはかけ放題！うどんのお供には萩の郷土料理、わかめむすびが定番です。

【特産品】
・焼き抜き蒲鉾
徳川将軍家へお国土産として献上されていた長州名物・萩の蒲鉾。
焼き抜き蒲鉾の名の通り、遠火で板の底からじっくり炙り焼くことで独特のぷりっとした食感と艶やかな肌に仕上がります。一口食べれば、これまでの蒲鉾のイメージがきっと変わります！

・夏みかん製品
樹木はもちろん、マンホールや外灯にもデザインされるほど、萩のまちに溶け込む夏みかん。
甘酸っぱい風味を活かして、ソフトクリーム、ジュース、マーマレード、お菓子などさまざまな製品に加工されています。お土産にもおすすめです。

■山口県萩市のイベント・お祭り
・萩焼まつり
【開催時期：5月上旬】
400年以上の歴史と伝統を誇る萩焼は、やわらかで素朴な風合いが特徴で、「一楽二萩三唐津」と茶人の間でも珍重されています。
萩焼まつりは、まちじゅう全体を会場に見立て、窯元や店舗、特設会場などを巡りながら、お気に入りの器と出会えるイベントです。

・萩・万灯会
【開催時期：迎え火大照院8月13日、送り火東光寺8月15日】
萩の夏の風物詩でもある、萩・万灯会（はぎ・まんとうえ）。萩藩主毛利氏の菩提を弔うため、墓所には、大照院603基、東光寺にはおよそ500基の石灯籠に火がともされ、幻想的で幽玄な世界が広がります。

・着物ウィーク in 萩
【開催時期：10月～11月】
「きものの似合う街大賞初代全国グランプリ」に選ばれた萩のまちを着物で歩けば、まるでタイムスリップしたよう！
期間中は、フォト撮影＆写真プレゼントや和小物づくりのワークショップなど着物で楽しむ様々な企画があります。

・萩城下の古き雛たち
【開催時期：2月3日～4月3日】
江戸時代から現代にわたり大切に受け継がれてきたお雛様約1,200体を文化財施設などで展示し、きらびやかな雛飾りが、早春の萩を彩ります。
萩では、暦が新暦になってからも雛祭りを4/3に祝うのが習慣となっており、最終日の4/3は、子どもたちの健やかな成長と無病息災を願い、藍場川（旧湯川家屋敷周辺）で流し雛が行われます。

歴史、文化、四季折々の美しい自然はもちろん、豊かな食材や伝統工芸品など、たくさんの「おたから」がまちじゅうに溢れている山口県萩市。
温かいおもてなしの心も「おたから」のひとつです。
今後も、萩市の魅力をもっと知っていただけるような情報を発信してまいりますので、ぜひフォローをお願いいたします！

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[Kanagawa] Hokule'a Shonan / 5 Star PADI Scuba Dive Center

May. 31, 2025

【Lake Motosu Diving Experience】Dive at the foot of At the foot of Mt., a World Heritage Site! ⛰️To the mysterious lake where 1,200 years of history sleeps 💧 Hello, this is 🌈 Hokule'a Shonan This time, we will introduce a diving experience at Lake Motosu, which spreads out at the foot of Mount Fuji 🗻, a World Heritage Site! Lake Motosu is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and is a highly transparent Water lake 💎 located about 900 meters Elevation It is 🤿 a rare Spot in Japan where you can experience altitude diving (high-altitude diving) On this day, we went to Lake Motosu with 🌍 guests from overseas It was ✨ indeed a special day for the guests who were trying their first Lake Motosu and their first Altitude dive In the lake, there was 🌲 a landscape that made you feel as if you were in ancient times A dynamic terrain formed by lava and a water bottom with a number of surprisingly large sunken trees. The silence and scale of it is simply overwhelming 😮 In addition, there is a legend that there was once a Torii (shrine gate) gate and a shrine, and there is a hint of more than 1,200 years of history in the Water. The time spent at the bottom of the lake while thinking about the prayer place sunk in the Water is very mysterious 🕊️ The water temperature on this day felt a little cold at 18-11°C, but we were able 🧊 to dive comfortably in a dry suit I was particularly impressed by the deep and clear blue world 💙 called "Lake Motosu Blues" Impression 👏 of transparency and tranquility, which is completely different from the sea, And after the dive... Superb view of Mount Fuji towering in front of you! 🗻 In addition to diving, you can experience both the Nature and culture of Japan, which is a major attraction 🇯🇵 of Lake Motosu diving ✅ Recommended points for Lake Motosu diving ✅ A special experience where you can dive at the foot of Mount Fuji, a World Heritage Site ✅ Altitude diving is possible ✅ Lakebed with more than 1,200 years of history and tradition ✅ A water world where giant trees, lava, and the mysterious "Lake Motosu Blues" spread ✅ Perfect for sightseeing with a Mount Fuji view! 🌈 In Hokule'a Shonan, diving at Lake Motosu can be requested 📅 all year round The water temperature varies greatly from 5 to 25°C depending on the season, and you can enjoy 🍃❄️🌸☀️ a different look every time you visit "I want to dive near Mt. Mount Fuji someday." Why don't you make such a dream a reality? 😊 📩 If you are a beginner or would like to acquire Sense, please feel free to contact us! #DivingInJapan #LakeMotosu #MtFujiView #JapanAdventure #ScubaTravel #AltitudeDiving #HiddenJapan #OnlyInJapan #NatureLovers #BucketListJapan #WorldHeritage #FreshwaterDiving #HokuleaShonan

【Lake Motosu Diving Experience】Dive at the foot of At the foot of Mt., a World Heritage Site! ⛰️To the mysterious lake where 1,200 years of history sleeps 💧

Hello, this is 🌈 Hokule'a Shonan
This time, we will introduce a diving experience at Lake Motosu, which spreads out at the foot of Mount Fuji 🗻, a World Heritage Site!

Lake Motosu is one of the Fuji Five Lakes and is a highly transparent Water lake 💎 located about 900 meters Elevation
It is 🤿 a rare Spot in Japan where you can experience altitude diving (high-altitude diving)

On this day, we went to Lake Motosu with 🌍 guests from overseas
It was ✨ indeed a special day for the guests who were trying their first Lake Motosu and their first Altitude dive

In the lake, there was 🌲 a landscape that made you feel as if you were in ancient times
A dynamic terrain formed by lava and a water bottom with a number of surprisingly large sunken trees.
The silence and scale of it is simply overwhelming 😮

In addition, there is a legend that there was once a Torii (shrine gate) gate and a shrine, and there is a hint of more than 1,200 years of history in the Water.
The time spent at the bottom of the lake while thinking about the prayer place sunk in the Water is very mysterious 🕊️

The water temperature on this day felt a little cold at 18-11°C, but we were able 🧊 to dive comfortably in a dry suit
I was particularly impressed by the deep and clear blue world 💙 called "Lake Motosu Blues"
Impression 👏 of transparency and tranquility, which is completely different from the sea,

And after the dive...
Superb view of Mount Fuji towering in front of you! 🗻
In addition to diving, you can experience both the Nature and culture of Japan, which is a major attraction 🇯🇵 of Lake Motosu diving

✅ Recommended points for Lake Motosu diving
✅ A special experience where you can dive at the foot of Mount Fuji, a World Heritage Site
✅ Altitude diving is possible
✅ Lakebed with more than 1,200 years of history and tradition
✅ A water world where giant trees, lava, and the mysterious "Lake Motosu Blues" spread
✅ Perfect for sightseeing with a Mount Fuji view!

🌈 In Hokule'a Shonan, diving at Lake Motosu can be requested 📅 all year round
The water temperature varies greatly from 5 to 25°C depending on the season, and you can enjoy 🍃❄️🌸☀️ a different look every time you visit

"I want to dive near Mt. Mount Fuji someday."
Why don't you make such a dream a reality? 😊

📩 If you are a beginner or would like to acquire Sense, please feel free to contact us!

#DivingInJapan #LakeMotosu #MtFujiView #JapanAdventure #ScubaTravel #AltitudeDiving #HiddenJapan #OnlyInJapan #NatureLovers #BucketListJapan #WorldHeritage #FreshwaterDiving #HokuleaShonan

【本栖湖ダイビング体験記】世界遺産・富士山の麓で潜る！⛰️1200年の歴史が眠る神秘の湖へ💧

こんにちは、ホクレア湘南です🌈
今回は、世界遺産・富士山🗻のふもとに広がる本栖湖（もとすこ）でのダイビング体験をご紹介します！

本栖湖は、富士五湖のひとつで、標高約900mに位置する透明度の高い淡水湖💎
アルティチュードダイビング（高所ダイビング）が体験できる、全国でも珍しいスポットです🤿

この日は、海外からお越しのゲストと一緒に本栖湖へ🌍
初めての本栖湖、そして初のアルティチュードダイブに挑戦するゲストにとって、まさに特別な1日となりました✨

湖の中には、まるで太古の時代を感じさせる風景が広がっていました🌲
溶岩で形成されたダイナミックな地形、そして驚くほど大きな沈木がいくつも横たわる水底。
その静寂とスケールに、ただただ圧倒されます😮

さらに、かつて鳥居や神社があったという言い伝えもあり、水中には1200年以上の歴史の気配が漂います。
水に沈んだ祈りの場に想いを馳せながら、湖底をめぐる時間はとても神秘的です🕊️

この日の水温は18〜11℃とやや冷たく感じましたが、ドライスーツで快適に潜ることができました🧊
特に印象的だったのは、“本栖湖ブルー”と呼ばれる、深く澄んだ青の世界💙
海とはまったく異なる透明感と静けさは、いつきても感動してしまいます👏

そしてダイビングのあとは…
目の前にそびえる富士山の絶景！🗻
ダイビングだけでなく、日本の自然と文化の両方を体感できるのが、本栖湖ダイビングの大きな魅力です🇯🇵

✅ 本栖湖ダイビングのおすすめポイント
✅ 世界遺産・富士山のふもとで潜れる特別な体験
✅ アルティチュード（高所）ダイビングが可能
✅ 1200年以上前の歴史と伝承が残る湖底
✅ 巨木・溶岩・神秘の“本栖湖ブルー”が広がる水中世界
✅ 富士山ビューとセットで観光にもぴったり！

🌈 ホクレア湘南では、本栖湖でのダイビングを1年中リクエスト可能です📅
水温は季節によって5〜25℃と大きく変化し、訪れるたびに違った表情を楽しめます🍃❄️🌸☀️

「いつか富士山の近くで潜ってみたい」
そんな夢を、ぜひ現実にしてみませんか？😊

📩 初心者の方や、ライセンス取得をご希望の方も、お気軽にお問い合わせください！

#DivingInJapan #LakeMotosu #MtFujiView #JapanAdventure #ScubaTravel #AltitudeDiving #HiddenJapan #OnlyInJapan #NatureLovers #BucketListJapan #WorldHeritage #FreshwaterDiving #HokuleaShonan

Japan
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Kanagawa Prefecture
Hiratsuka
Mt. Fuji
Lake Motosu
Diving
Scuba diving
Experiences
Activities
Nature
Bucketlist
Experience tourism (new tourism)
Underwater Photography
trial diving
World Heritage
underwater photo
Underwater World
Travel
Instagrammable
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朝岡薫

May. 7, 2025

　It was taken at the Fujiwara Festival in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. About 900 years ago, at the end of the Heian period, when Minamoto Yoshitsune, who was chased by his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, relied on Fujiwara no Hidehiro of Hiraizumi and went down to the east. This is the 62nd Festival that Reproduction the Scene. Dressed in costumes Reproduction Heian picture scrolls, a line of horses and cattle Car procession from Moetsu Temple to Chūson Temple. 　The photo was taken Temple a brave warrior who departed from the main gate of Mao Yue.

　It was taken at the Fujiwara Festival in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. About 900 years ago, at the end of the Heian period, when Minamoto Yoshitsune, who was chased by his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, relied on Fujiwara no Hidehiro of Hiraizumi and went down to the east.
This is the 62nd Festival that Reproduction the Scene. Dressed in costumes Reproduction Heian picture scrolls, a line of horses and cattle Car procession from Moetsu Temple to Chūson Temple.
　The photo was taken Temple a brave warrior who departed from the main gate of Mao Yue.

岩手県平泉の藤原まつりで撮影しました。今から約900年前の平安時代末期の出来事、兄の源頼朝に追われた源義経が、平泉の藤原秀衡を頼り東に下った際の
様相を再現した、今年で62回目を迎える祭りです。平安絵巻を再現する衣装を纏い馬や牛車の列が毛越寺から中尊寺まで行列します。
写真は、毛越寺正門を出発した勇壮な武者を撮影しました。

Photo Contest
Spring
History
Traditional culture
Temple
Tohoku region
Japanese heart/Wabisabi
Samurai
Armor/Helmet
Samurai lord
World Heritage
World Cultural Heritage
continuously(myakumyaku)
May
landscape
Sightseeing
Japanese Warrior
...and 7 others

Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Apr. 10, 2025

Guide to the Manda Pit Multilingual Guide System 💁‍♀️✨ At Manda Pit, you can use a multilingual guide system as well as Japanese. Scan the QR code in the image or visit here → http://www.mandako.jp// to use the system! #Kumamoto #Arao #Manda Pit #mandako #MiikeCoalMine #MandaPit

Guide to the Manda Pit Multilingual Guide System 💁‍♀️✨

At Manda Pit, you can use a multilingual guide system as well as Japanese. Scan the QR code in the image or visit here → http://www.mandako.jp/ to use the system!

#Kumamoto #Arao #Manda Pit #mandako #MiikeCoalMine #MandaPit

万田坑多言語ガイドシステムのご案内💁‍♀️✨

万田坑では、日本語はもちろん多言語ガイドシステムもご利用いただけます！画像のQRコードをスキャン、またはこちら→http://www.mandako.jp/よりご利用ください！

＃熊本 #荒尾＃万田坑 #mandako #MiikeCoalMine #MandaPit #미이케탄광 #만다갱 #三池煤矿

www.mandako.jp

三池炭鉱万田坑ナビ

Kyushu region
Japan
Kumamoto Prefecture
Arao
Sightseeing
Travel
World Heritage
World Cultural Heritage
History
Manda Mine
Omuta
...and 1 others

Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 23, 2025

Arao Tourism Information Paper We are distributing issue No. 32 of “arao ni konna.” This spring 2025 issue features Arao’s gourmet scene, introducing dining spots around Arao City! Copies are placed at facilities and shops in and around Arao City. If you see one, please pick it up! You can also view the digital PDF brochure on the Arao City Tourism Association pamphlet page. Check it out here! https://arao-kankou.jp/pamphlet/... #like this #like this issue No. 32 #Arao #arao #arao #Kumamoto Prefecture #Kumamoto #Kumamoto #Kumamoto #northern area #tourism #gourmet #information #Manda Pit #manda kō #World Heritage #Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution #Ariake Sea #tidal flats #Marugoto Arao #spread #Instagram #events #tourist spots #Greenland

Arao Tourism Information Paper
We are distributing issue No. 32 of “arao ni konna.”

This spring 2025 issue features Arao’s gourmet scene, introducing dining spots around Arao City!

Copies are placed at facilities and shops in and around Arao City.

If you see one, please pick it up!

You can also view the digital PDF brochure on the Arao City Tourism Association pamphlet page.
Check it out here!
https://arao-kankou.jp/pamphlet/

#like this #like this issue No. 32 #Arao #arao #arao #Kumamoto Prefecture #Kumamoto #Kumamoto #Kumamoto #northern area #tourism #gourmet #information #Manda Pit #manda kō #World Heritage #Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution #Ariake Sea #tidal flats #Marugoto Arao #spread #Instagram #events #tourist spots #Greenland

荒尾の観光情報ペーパー
あらおniこんな 32号を配布中です。

今回は2025年春荒尾のグルメ特集として荒尾市内のグルメスポットをご紹介しています！

荒尾市内および周辺地域の施設やお店などに
設置していただいています。

見かけられたら
お手にとってみてください！

荒尾市観光協会のパンフレットページでも
PDFデータのデジタルパンフレットをご覧いただけます。
こちらでもどうぞ！
https://arao-kankou.jp/pamphlet/

#こんな #こんな32号 #荒尾 #あらお #arao #熊本県 #熊本 #くまもと #Kumamoto #県北 #観光 #グルメ #情報 #万田坑 #まんだこう #世界遺産 #明治日本の産業革命遺産 #有明海 #干潟 #まるごとあらお #拡散 #インスタ #イベント #観光地 #グリーンランド

arao-kankou.jp

電子パンフレット | まるごとあらお荒尾市観光協会

あらお観光パンフレットギャラリーホーム > 電子パンフレット荒尾市の観光スポットやお店、イベントなどを紹介するパンフレットをまとめました。スマートフォンやパソコンからでもご覧いただけます。荒尾観光にお役立てくだ…

Kumamoto Prefecture
Arao
Sightseeing
Gourmet
Manda Mine
World Heritage
marugoto arao
Events
Greenland Corporation
Kyushu region

Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 13, 2025

As part of the Kumamoto Prefectural Theater’s 40th anniversary projects, five videos were produced under the theme “A Moving Theater.” One of these, a collaboration video pairing Manda Pit with dance, has been released on YouTube. The performance set against the historic Manda Pit features professional dancer Yusuke Hayama as lead, choreographer, and scriptwriter. Art director Takashi Yoshida composed and directed an original piece for this project, and the film was produced by OP Films from Onigashima Productions. True to the phrase “Dance is Timeless,” the video offers a dance interpretation of Manda Pit’s history that transcends eras. https://arao-kankou.jp/info/11207/... Other videos created under the “A Moving Theater” theme are also available. Please take a look. ・Sakitsu Village × Double Bass ・Yatsushiro Myoken Festival × Tsugaru Shamisen and Japanese Drums ・Aso × String Quartet ・Misumi West Port × Marching Band

As part of the Kumamoto Prefectural Theater’s 40th anniversary projects, five videos were produced under the theme “A Moving Theater.”
One of these, a collaboration video pairing Manda Pit with dance, has been released on YouTube.

The performance set against the historic Manda Pit features professional dancer Yusuke Hayama as lead, choreographer, and scriptwriter. Art director Takashi Yoshida composed and directed an original piece for this project, and the film was produced by OP Films from Onigashima Productions.
True to the phrase “Dance is Timeless,” the video offers a dance interpretation of Manda Pit’s history that transcends eras.

https://arao-kankou.jp/info/11207/

Other videos created under the “A Moving Theater” theme are also available. Please take a look.

・Sakitsu Village × Double Bass
・Yatsushiro Myoken Festival × Tsugaru Shamisen and Japanese Drums
・Aso × String Quartet
・Misumi West Port × Marching Band

熊本県立劇場４０周年記念事業の一つとして「動く劇場」をテーマに5本の動画が制作されました。
その一つの「万田坑」×「DANCE」のコラボレーション動画がYouTubeにて公開されました。

歴史ある万田坑を舞台にしたパフォーマンスで主演・振付・脚本を担当いただいたのはプロダンサーの葉山悠介さん。今回のためのオリジナル楽曲の制作とディレクションはアートディレクターの吉田敬さん、映像制作はOP Films by 鬼ヶ島プロダクションの方々です。
「Dance is Timeless」の言葉どおり、万田坑の歴史を時代を超えてダンスで表現した映像作品が楽しめます。

https://arao-kankou.jp/info/11207/

他もに「動く劇場」をテーマに制作された動画が公開中です。是非ご覧ください。

・崎津集落×コントラバス
・八代妙見祭×津軽三味線・和太鼓
・阿蘇×弦楽四重奏
・三角西港×マーチング

arao-kankou.jp

万田坑×DANCE動画YouTubeで公開中まるごとあらお荒尾市観光協会

熊本県立劇場４０周年記念事業の一つとして「動く劇場」をテーマに5本の動画が制作されました。その一つの「万田坑」×「DANCE」のコラボレーション動画がYouTubeにて公開されました。歴史ある万田坑を舞台にしたパフォ…

Kyushu region
Kumamoto Prefecture
Arao
World Cultural Heritage
World Heritage
History
Amakusa
Triangle Port
Satosakizu in Christianity
Yatsushiro
Aso
Mt. Aso
...and 2 others

Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 12, 2025

Kumamon Island finally appears in the popular game Fortnite!! The hugely popular online game Fortnite has introduced a new stage set in Kumamoto called Kumamon Island!! Kumamon Island isn’t the usual shooting game; it’s a business simulation game!! The game’s story centers on Kumamoto’s major tourist spots, including Kumamoto Castle, and features a plot in which players help Kumamon and friends build a giant Kumamon robot!! One of the tourist sites featured is the Manda Pit!! Enjoy the game together with the adorable Kumamon♪ Island code 0507-8727-1071 https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/kumamonisland/...

Kumamon Island finally appears in the popular game Fortnite!!

The hugely popular online game Fortnite has introduced a new stage set in Kumamoto called Kumamon Island!!

Kumamon Island isn’t the usual shooting game; it’s a business simulation game!!

The game’s story centers on Kumamoto’s major tourist spots, including Kumamoto Castle, and features a plot in which players help Kumamon and friends build a giant Kumamon robot!!

One of the tourist sites featured is the Manda Pit!!

Enjoy the game together with the adorable Kumamon♪
Island code 0507-8727-1071

https://www.pref.kumamoto.jp/kumamonisland/

www.pref.kumamoto.jp

くまモン島 -KUMAMON ISLAND TYCOON-

くまモン島タイクーンにようこそ！FORTNITEの世界に「くまモン島」が登場！さあ、くまモンたちの島に遊びに行こう！

Japan
Kyushu region
Kumamoto Prefecture
Arao
Aso
Amakusa
Kuma River
Kumamoto Castle Park
Mt. Aso
World Cultural Heritage
World Heritage
Games
Manda Mine
...and 3 others

Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 10, 2025

A coal mine trolley will run at Manda Pit! The coal mine trolley displayed at the Manda Pit coal preparation plant will run! Of the two displayed cars, No. 12 will run. The coal mine trolley used the Miike Coal Mine private railway to carry coal mined at Manda Pit for export from Miike Port. Be sure to see the trolley as it glides along in pleasant operation. Scheduled running times Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month 10:30 11:30 12:30 13:30 14:30 15:30 Manda Pit Postal code 864-0001 200-2 Haramanda, Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture ◆Closed: Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday) and during the New Year holidays ◆Admission fees: Adults 410 yen, High school students 310 yen, Elementary and junior high students 210 yen, Infants free *Group rates available (20 people or more) ◆Opening hours: 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30) ◆Phone: 0968-57-9155

A coal mine trolley will run at Manda Pit!

The coal mine trolley displayed at the Manda Pit coal preparation plant will run!
Of the two displayed cars, No. 12 will run.
The coal mine trolley used the Miike Coal Mine private railway to carry coal mined at Manda Pit for export from Miike Port.
Be sure to see the trolley as it glides along in pleasant operation.

Scheduled running times
Every 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month
10:30
11:30
12:30
13:30
14:30
15:30

Manda Pit
Postal code 864-0001
200-2 Haramanda, Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture
◆Closed: Mondays (the following day if Monday is a public holiday) and during the New Year holidays
◆Admission fees: Adults 410 yen, High school students 310 yen, Elementary and junior high students 210 yen, Infants free
*Group rates available (20 people or more)
◆Opening hours: 9:30–17:00 (last entry 16:30)
◆Phone: 0968-57-9155

万田坑（まんだこう）で炭鉱電車が走行します！

万田坑内「選炭場」に展示している炭鉱電車炭鉱電車が走行します！
展示している２両のうち、１２号機が走行します。
炭鉱電車は万田坑で採掘した石炭を三池港から輸出するために三池炭鉱専用鉄道で運搬していました。
気持ち良く走行する炭鉱電車の姿を是非ご覧ください。

走行時間予定表
毎月第２，４日曜日
１０：３０～
１１：３０～
１２：３０～
１３：３０～
１４：３０～
１５：３０～

万田坑
〒８６４ー０００１
熊本県荒尾市原万田２００－２
◆定休日月曜日（祝日の場合は翌日）、年始年始
◆利用料金大人４１０円、高校生３１０円、小・中学生２１０円、幼児無料
※団体料金あり（２０名以上）
◆利用可能時間９：３０～１７：００（最終入坑１６：３０）
◆電話番号０９６８ー５７ー９１５５

Japan
Kyushu region
Kumamoto Prefecture
Arao
World Cultural Heritage
World Heritage
Sightseeing
Instagrammable
Travel
Photography
Events
Manda Mine
coal mine train
Train
History
...and 5 others

Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 8, 2025

Manda Pit is also hugely popular as a cosplay photo spot! Arao City's symbol Manda Pit In 2015 (Heisei 27) it was registered as part of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution World Heritage. The Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution—iron and steel, shipbuilding, and coal mining—represent the first successful spread of the Industrial Revolution from Europe to the non-Western world. Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, Japan achieved rapid industrialization in just over half a century. Now preserved as valuable industrial remains, Manda Pit has newly become extremely popular as a cosplay photo location!! Many cosplayers and photographers use the site. Visitors and staff alike find themselves captivated by the authentic costumes and makeup. Here are some precious off‑shot photos. When a shoot starts, the site feels different from the Manda Pit we usually see as staff, and that gives us a strange, wonderful feeling. Manda Pit is perfect for cosplay photography, offering everything from striking action shots to nostalgic scenes. You’re sure to get photos you’ll love—highly recommended. We look forward to your visit. Information Filming requires advance reservation and a photo shoot application form. Please download the application form from the Arao City website. For changing rooms and luggage storage please use the Manda Coal Mine Museum (paid). This also requires advance reservation. Please contact the Manda Coal Mine Museum for room availability. Manda Coal Mine Museum: Phone 0968-64-1300 If you have any questions, please contact Manda Pit Station. ◆ Manda Pit Station 〒864-0001 200-2 Haramanda, Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture ◆ Phone: 0968-57-9155 ◆ FAX: 0968-57-9156 ◆ Closed: Mondays (the following day if Monday is a holiday), and during the New Year holidays ◆ Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.) ◆ Admission fees: Manda Pit ruins / Adults: ¥410, High school students: ¥310, Elementary and junior high students: ¥210, Preschool children: free ◆ Access: Bus / 8 minutes from JR Arao Station ◆ Parking: 5 large buses, 3 medium buses, 72 passenger cars #Kumamoto #World Heritage #World Cultural Heritage #Miike Coal Mine #Manda Pit #Manda Coal Mine Museum #cosplay #photo spot #Arao City website

Manda Pit is also hugely popular as a cosplay photo spot!

Arao City's symbol Manda Pit
In 2015 (Heisei 27) it was registered as part of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution World Heritage.
The Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution—iron and steel, shipbuilding, and coal mining—represent the first successful spread of the Industrial Revolution from Europe to the non-Western world.
Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, Japan achieved rapid industrialization in just over half a century.
Now preserved as valuable industrial remains, Manda Pit has newly become extremely popular as a cosplay photo location!!
Many cosplayers and photographers use the site.
Visitors and staff alike find themselves captivated by the authentic costumes and makeup.
Here are some precious off‑shot photos.

When a shoot starts, the site feels different from the Manda Pit we usually see as staff, and that gives us a strange, wonderful feeling.
Manda Pit is perfect for cosplay photography, offering everything from striking action shots to nostalgic scenes.
You’re sure to get photos you’ll love—highly recommended.
We look forward to your visit.

Information
Filming requires advance reservation and a photo shoot application form.
Please download the application form from the Arao City website.

For changing rooms and luggage storage please use the Manda Coal Mine Museum (paid).
This also requires advance reservation.
Please contact the Manda Coal Mine Museum for room availability.
Manda Coal Mine Museum: Phone 0968-64-1300

If you have any questions, please contact Manda Pit Station.
◆ Manda Pit Station
〒864-0001
200-2 Haramanda, Arao City, Kumamoto Prefecture
◆ Phone: 0968-57-9155
◆ FAX: 0968-57-9156
◆ Closed: Mondays (the following day if Monday is a holiday), and during the New Year holidays
◆ Hours: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (last entry 4:30 p.m.)
◆ Admission fees: Manda Pit ruins / Adults: ¥410, High school students: ¥310, Elementary and junior high students: ¥210, Preschool children: free
◆ Access: Bus / 8 minutes from JR Arao Station
◆ Parking: 5 large buses, 3 medium buses, 72 passenger cars

#Kumamoto #World Heritage #World Cultural Heritage #Miike Coal Mine #Manda Pit #Manda Coal Mine Museum #cosplay #photo spot #Arao City website

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Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 7, 2025

What did the mine baths look like? At the Miike Coal Mine Manda Pit there is a newly opened Safety Lamp Room and Bathhouse that opened to the public in fiscal 2024. This bathhouse is the facility that was used from around 1951 (Showa 26), about 74 years after coal extraction stopped at Manda Pit, until 1997 (Heisei 9). Because this bathhouse served the small number of miners who performed maintenance work underground, it is different from the large bathhouses from Manda Pit’s heyday. Although smaller in scale, it served the same purpose of washing off the grime from underground work. Because coal dust that stuck to workers during work was hard to wash off, the washing area was separate from the tubs, and the tubs were divided into the "first bath" and an "up-bath (kakari-yu)" used after cleaning oneself thoroughly. (For details about the large bathhouse used by about 3,500 miners at Manda Pit’s peak, guided tours at Manda Pit offer more information, so please consider using a guide.) The Miike Coal Mine had abundant groundwater and required constant pumping. You might think that plentiful groundwater would be suitable for filling the tubs, but the water used for bathing was tap water. The reason was that water drawn from underground contained fine fragments of coal and other materials that posed a risk of injury, so it was not used at Manda Pit. On Hashima (Gunkanjima), water had to be brought in by supply ship from the mainland until a submarine water pipeline opened in 1953 (Showa 28). At that time, sea water was boiled for baths, and fresh water was reserved for the final "up-bath (kakari-yu)." A scene in the 2024 drama "Diamonds Sleeping in the Sea" also shows miners using the bathhouse after finishing underground work, so please pay attention to that when you watch.

What did the mine baths look like?

At the Miike Coal Mine Manda Pit there is a newly opened Safety Lamp Room and Bathhouse that opened to the public in fiscal 2024.

This bathhouse is the facility that was used from around 1951 (Showa 26), about 74 years after coal extraction stopped at Manda Pit, until 1997 (Heisei 9).

Because this bathhouse served the small number of miners who performed maintenance work underground, it is different from the large bathhouses from Manda Pit’s heyday.

Although smaller in scale, it served the same purpose of washing off the grime from underground work.

Because coal dust that stuck to workers during work was hard to wash off, the washing area was separate from the tubs, and

the tubs were divided into the "first bath" and an "up-bath (kakari-yu)" used after cleaning oneself thoroughly.

(For details about the large bathhouse used by about 3,500 miners at Manda Pit’s peak, guided tours at Manda Pit offer more information, so please consider using a guide.)

The Miike Coal Mine had abundant groundwater and required constant pumping.

You might think that plentiful groundwater would be suitable for filling the tubs, but the water used for bathing was tap water.

The reason was that water drawn from underground contained fine fragments of coal and other materials that posed a risk of injury, so it was not used at Manda Pit.

On Hashima (Gunkanjima), water had to be brought in by supply ship from the mainland until a submarine water pipeline opened in 1953 (Showa 28).

At that time, sea water was boiled for baths, and fresh water was reserved for the final "up-bath (kakari-yu)."

A scene in the 2024 drama "Diamonds Sleeping in the Sea" also shows miners using the bathhouse after finishing underground work, so please pay attention to that when you watch.

炭坑の浴室はどうなってるの？

三池炭鉱万田坑（みいけたんこうまんだこう）には2024年度から新たに公開となった『安全燈室及び浴室』があります。

この浴室は、万田坑での採炭が中止となった、今から74年前の1951年（昭和26年）頃から1997年（平成9年）まで使用されていた施設となります。

地下坑内のメンテナンスに従事する少人数の鉱員のための浴室ですので、万田坑最盛期の大きな浴室とは異なります。

規模は違いますが、坑内作業での汚れを落とすという目的は同じです。

作業時についた真っ黒な炭は、なかなか洗い落とせないため洗い場のほかに、

浴槽は「1番湯」と、きれいに汚れを落としてから入る「上り湯（掛かり湯）」などに分かれていました。

（万田坑最盛期、約3500名の鉱員が利用していた大きな浴室については、万田坑ガイドによる詳しい案内がありますので是非ガイドをご利用ください。）

三池炭鉱は地下水が多く、常に排水をする必要がありました。

それだけ水が豊富なら浴槽に張る水にもよいのではと思いますが、お風呂に利用される水は水道水でした。

理由は、地下から汲み上げた水の中には石炭の細かい欠片などが混じっており怪我をする危険があったため、万田坑では使用しませんでした。

軍艦島では1953年（昭和32年）に海底水道が開通するまで、島外から補給船で水を運んでいました。

当時は海水を沸かし、最後の「上り湯（掛かり湯）」に真水を使用していたそうです。

2024年に放送されたドラマ「海に眠るダイアモンド」の中でも地下坑内での作業を終えた鉱員が浴室を利用するシーンがありましたので、注目してご覧になってみてください。

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Kumamoto Arao Tourism Association

Mar. 1, 2025

'Mine Tram Preservation Sites Stamp Rally' Event Period Sunday, November 3, 2024–Sunday, March 30, 2025 Stamp and Card Pickup Locations Mine Tram Station Zero (shop reception) Manda Pit (Marugoto Arao Local Products Center reception) Mikawakou (shop register) Omuta Tourist Plaza (register reception) *Banners will mark the entrances where stamps and cards are available. How to Collect Stamps and Get Your Prize 1. Pick up a rally card at any of the four locations listed above. 2. Collect stamps at each location. 3. Receive your prize at the location where you stamp the fourth mark. The 'Mine Tram Preservation Sites Stamp Rally' runs from Sunday, November 3, 2024 through March 30, 2025. During the event, visit the four stamp and card pickup locations to receive an original tin badge produced by the NPO Mine Tram Preservation Society (two designs available). We look forward to many participants! Inquiries NPO Mine Tram Preservation Society Organizer: NPO Mine Tram Preservation Society Supported by: Omuta City, Arao City Cooperation: Shiraishi Motor Co., Ltd.; Omuta City Tourism Association; Arao City Tourism Association; NPO Miike Port Future Town Development Association

'Mine Tram Preservation Sites Stamp Rally'

Event Period
Sunday, November 3, 2024–Sunday, March 30, 2025
Stamp and Card Pickup Locations
Mine Tram Station Zero (shop reception)
Manda Pit (Marugoto Arao Local Products Center reception)
Mikawakou (shop register)
Omuta Tourist Plaza (register reception)
*Banners will mark the entrances where stamps and cards are available.

How to Collect Stamps and Get Your Prize
1. Pick up a rally card at any of the four locations listed above.
2. Collect stamps at each location.
3. Receive your prize at the location where you stamp the fourth mark.

The 'Mine Tram Preservation Sites Stamp Rally'
runs from Sunday, November 3, 2024 through March 30, 2025.
During the event, visit the four stamp and card pickup locations to receive an original tin badge produced by the NPO Mine Tram Preservation Society (two designs available).
We look forward to many participants!
Inquiries
NPO Mine Tram Preservation Society
Organizer: NPO Mine Tram Preservation Society
Supported by: Omuta City, Arao City
Cooperation: Shiraishi Motor Co., Ltd.; Omuta City Tourism Association; Arao City Tourism Association; NPO Miike Port Future Town Development Association

『炭鉱電車保存施設を巡るスタンプラリー』

実施期間
2024年11月3日(日)〜2025年3月30日(日)
【スタンプ・台紙受け取り場所】
炭鉱電車ステーションゼロ（ショップ受付）
万田坑（まるごとあらお物産館受付）
三川坑（売店レジ)
大牟田観光プラザ(レジ受付)
※スタンプ・台紙設置場所入り口には幟旗を設置します。

【スタンプと景品GETの方法】
①上記4箇所のいずれかで台紙を受け取る。
②それぞれの場所でスタンプを押印する。
③4つめのスタンプを押印した場所で景品GET‼︎

炭鉱電車保存施設を巡るスタンプラリー』を
2024年11月3日(日)より2025年3月30日まで実施します‼︎
期間中、「スタンプ・台紙受け取り場所の4ヶ所」を巡って､NPO法人炭鉱電車保存会特製のオリジナル缶バッジ（2種類あり）を手に入れて下さい。
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