Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture is a region rich in nature located in the center of Kanagawa Prefecture.
It is about 60 minutes by express from Shinjuku, and there are many recommended sightseeing spots such as "Oyama", one of the most popular mountaineering spots in the Kanto region!
We will send you information about the nature, historical sights, and popular sightseeing spots of Isehara City, so thank you!
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
[Isehara Flower Update] 2025.3.12
* Ooyama Shindo ⛰️
I missed the Ooyama Mountain Running Marathon, but the Okame cherry trees along Ooyama Shindo have started to bloom—about 40% in bloom, I’d say.
⚠️ The Ooyama cable car is suspended from today, Tuesday, March 12, through Thursday, March 14, for wire rope replacement.
Please be careful when you go out❗️
* Maruyama Castle Ruins Park (Shimokasuya 2168-2)
The plum blossoms in the park have finished, and the Kawazu cherry blossoms are blooming beautifully✨
Only a few almond blossoms are opening at the lower end of the park, but they’re just beginning and will be a delight to watch going forward.
#Isehara #Isehara #Flower Update #Ooyama Shindo #Okame cherry #Maruyama Castle Ruins Park #Kawazu cherry #Almond blossoms #Signs of spring #Tourist information
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
Isehara Flower Report 2025.3.10
* Hinata Yakushi Plum Garden (Hinata 1644)
The plum grove above the rear parking lot of Hinata Yakushi is at its best ✨.
Mitsumata shrubs are also in bloom.
* Ugaku Bunko Yamaguchi Residence (Kamikasuya 862-1)
The plums around the parking lot and the Yamaguchi residence are at their best ✨.
The free opening of the plum garden that had passed its peak has ended.
Rapeseed flowers along the path behind the plum garden are beautiful.
Tour of the nationally registered tangible cultural property Yamaguchi Residence: Adults 300 yen
* Along the Ooyama New Trail
Okame cherry blossoms are late in opening.
Some spots have just started to bloom, depending on location,
The buds are swelling, and the best is yet to come ✨
* Photos show yesterday’s conditions.
#Isehara Flower Report #Isehara #Plum #Plum blossoms #Ugaku Bunko #Hinata Yakushi
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
The 40th Ooyama Mountain Climb Marathon 2025
On Sunday, March 9, the Ooyama Mountain Climb Marathon was held! Blessed with clear skies, guest runner and former Olympian Kayoko Fukushi and many other runners dashed from Isehara Station toward Ooyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine⛩️, racing through the streets of Isehara.
Regular participants commented, “Those final 1,610 stone steps before the finish were as brutal as ever this year!” 💦
At Isehara Elementary School, local product sales and servings of the famous Ooyama tofu drew crowds, while Ryujin Street at Isehara Station North Exit hosted a lively welcome event cheering on the runners.
Meanwhile, the ISEHARA Bread Festival Wheat Fest, held the same day at Isehara City General Sports Park for bread lovers, gathered popular bakeries and was a great success!
Look forward to the next event 🍞
✨Isehara buzzed with excitement across the city that day✨
Isehara Isehara City Event Marathon Sightseeing Mountain Climb
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
Isehara Flower Report 2025
The Okame cherry trees along the Shindo trail usually reach full bloom around the time of the Ooyama Climb Marathon, but this year flowering seems a little delayed. The buds have swelled considerably, so we’re looking forward to the blossoms.
✨Sunday, March 9th — Ooyama Climb Marathon✨
The Isehara Tourism Association will also have a booth at Isehara Elementary School (11:00–16:00).
*Offered with the sacred salt from Ooyama Afuri Shrine
Sakamoto Poultry’s Sakamoto no Tamago
Boiled egg — 100 yen each (tax included)
*New release: Value pack Large size 250 g (10 servings)
Ooyama Natural Hot Spring Komaya no Yu “Isehara Ooyama no Yu” ♨️
1 bag 1,500 yen (tax included)
And more — a bounty of Isehara’s delicious local specialties and famous products.
Once sold out, they’re gone—come early!
We look forward to seeing you.
#Isehara #Isehara #Ooyama Climb Marathon #Okame cherry #cherry blossoms #flower report #Isehara tourism #sightseeing #local specialties #souvenirs #hot springs
Odakyu Line Isehara Station North Exit — on the stairs
Station Shop Kururin House (Isehara Station Tourist Information)
OPEN 9:00–17:00 (open year-round)
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
Celebrating the 40th Oyama Mountain Climb Marathon and
*Ekimae Chuo Shopping Street* Welcome Event 2025
The Oyama Mountain Climb Marathon finally takes place on Sunday, March 9, 2025!
A brutal course awaits: a one-way 9 km route with a 650 m elevation gain and 1,610 stone steps just before the finish line.
Starting from Isehara Station North Exit, the course runs past Japan National Route 246 intersection, Shimehiki, Oyama Old Road, Afuri Bridge, Koma approach, Onna-zaka (women's slope), Daisenji Temple, and up to Oyama Afuri Shrine Lower Shrine ⛩️
*Star Guest Runners*
10:00 start: Men 50s and 60 and over
Karen Michibata and Angelica
Kayoko Fukushi and Ryoko Ichikawa
10:30 start: Men 40s; Women under 39 and 40 and over
Mako Chiba, Zhao Youfeng, and Reiko Tosa
11:00 start: Men 30s and under 29
Yuriko Kobayashi, Mari Ozaki, and Kayoko Obata
※Please note that on the day of the event, Chuodori from Isehara Station North Exit to the Japan National Route 246 Isehara Crossing will be temporarily closed to vehicles except route buses, as traffic restrictions related to the climb will be in effect from 9:50 AM to 12:00 PM.
At Isehara Elementary School, where the opening ceremony takes place (11:00 AM–4:00 PM), local specialties from Isehara will be on sale, and 100 blocks of Oyama tofu (enough for 900 servings) will be distributed free of charge, among other attractions!
A grand welcome event will be held along Ryujin Street at Isehara Station North Exit✨
※For details of the Ekimae Chuo Shopping Street welcome event, visit the Isehara City Tourism Association website
https://isehara-kanko.com/news/9796/...
You can run, of course, but also cheer on the runners and soak up the festival atmosphere at the welcome events and more
Come on—let’s all get excited together🎉
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
On Sunday, March 9, the always-popular ISEHARA Bread Festival: Wheat Fest will take place!
Many beloved bakeries will be attending, so please come and join us✨!
For venue and schedule details, check the official Tourism Association website below
https://isehara-kanko.com/news/9790/...
#ISEHARA Bread Festival #Wheat Fest #Isehara Bread Festival #Bread Festival #Isehara #Isehara City #Isehara Tourism #Isehara Events #bread #bakery #bread lovers #bakery shop #gourmet #food stroll #event #outing
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
Snow conditions on Ooyama ⛄️
The photos show Ooyama around 1:30 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
By 3:00 PM it was completely white and invisible.
A snowfall forecast has been issued for the period from Tuesday, March 4 to Wednesday, March 5.
When going out, please check the latest weather updates and service information.
For cable car operations and details
refer to the Ooyama Kanko Dentetsu Co., Ltd. website
https://www.ooyama-cable.co.jp/20250304.html...
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
Special Exhibition "Kamakura, Enoshima, Ooyama
Walking the New Board Journey Sugoroku
~From the Early Modern Period to the Present~" Opens in 2025
This exhibit displays a travel sugoroku board (sugoroku) drawn as a roadside ukiyo-e game by Katsushika Hokusai in the late Edo period. Starting at Nihonbashi, the popular destinations of Kamakura, Enoshima, and Ooyama take center stage as the route circles through Shibuya for a roughly 40 ri 11 cho (about 157 km) journey over six nights and seven days. Each scene is explained in detail.
Dates and Times: Sundays only from March 2 (Sun) to April 27 (Sun)
10:00–15:00 Free admission
Venue: Ugaku Bunko Archive (on the grounds of the Yamaguchi family residence)
862-1 Kamikasuya, Isehara City
Also running concurrently through this weekend for your enjoyment♬
*Plum Garden Open Free* Almost in full bloom✨ It's beautiful!
Period: Through March 9 (Sun)
*Hina doll display: final day only, March 9 (Sun) (10:00–15:00)
(Adults ¥300, includes admission to the nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property Yamaguchi family residence)
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
Notice: Ooyama Cable Car Service Suspension
Due to wire rope replacement,
the cable car will be suspended for three days from Monday, March 12, 2025 to Friday, March 14, 2025.
We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.
Ooyama Kanko Densha Official Website
https://www.ooyama-cable.co.jp/unkyu202303-copy.html...
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Isehara Tourism Association posted.
[Oyama-dera Five-Platform Goma 2025]
At Oyama-dera, on the grand festival day of February 28, the only Five-Platform Goma ascetic ritual in Japan was performed.
The sacred flames rose together on five goma platforms as prayers for the worshippers’ wishes were ritually empowered.✨
The crackling fire, the chanting sutras, and the pounding taiko drums combined into a breathtaking prayer service that left everyone holding their breath in awe…!
The solemn flames🔥 and the otherworldly scene woven by sutra recitation and drumbeats felt like a cleansing for the heart!
[Notice of Reopening of Mount Oyama Public Toilet on February 28, 2025]
The Mount Oyama public toilet, which had been closed due to pipe damage from freezing, has now reopened.
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