[Departing from Hiroshima Station!] Tickets/Reservations are now on sale for the Local Dive Train tour on the Geibi Line!🚌✨ The Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO) has launched sales for the "Local Dive Train from Hiroshima Station via the Geibi Line" tour! We hope you will join us😍 This time we offer three courses: the Saijo Course (day trip), the Takano Course (1 night, 2 days), and the Taishakukyo Course (1 night, 2 days). It’s an immersive local journey for adults, offering a deeper travel experience. Enjoy the special experiences that arise from the lush satoyama countryside. For details and to make a reservation, please visit the "Details" URL on each course page. Reservation page here▼ https://shobara-activity.rezio.shop/ja-JP ● Day trip! Saijo Course Overview: This day-trip course in Saijo lets you interact with locals, try soba-making, learn at a terakoya (traditional temple school), and savor Shobara’s local bounty. Itinerary: Hiroshima Station (9:07 — board Geibi Line) 🚃— Miyoshi Station (arrive 10:36, transfer; depart 10:41) — Bingo-Saijo Station (depart 11:35) — Chartered bus to the Saijo Community Promotion District (arrive 11:40) — Soba-making experience (lunch) hosted by the Saijo Soba Association (14:00) — Walk and stroll — Saiganji Temple (arrive 14:10) — 'Terakoya for Adults' talk by the head priest of Saiganji Temple (15:30) — (chartered bus) — Shokusai-kan Shobara Yume Sakura (arrive 16:00) — Shopping time (local Shobara products and souvenirs) — Chartered bus — Bingo-Shobara Station (16:40) — Board the highway coach (shared) at 17:00 — Hiroshima Station (Shinkansen Exit) (19:08). Price: Adults: ¥7,000 (tax included) — Junior high school age and above Children (up to 6 years): ¥3,500 (tax included) ● 1 night, 2 days! Takano Course Overview: Rock gently on the Geibi Line from Hiroshima Station to be soothed by snow-cellar (yukimuro) vegetables and Takano’s hot springs. This 1-night, 2-day course lets you meet locals, prune apple trees, tour gardens, and enjoy Okuizumo soba. Itinerary: Day 1 Hiroshima Station (9:07 — board Geibi Line) 🚃— Miyoshi Station (arrive 10:36, transfer; depart 10:41) — Bingo-Saijo Station (arrive 11:07) — Chartered bus to Roadside Station Takano (arrive 12:00) — Snow-cellar vegetable hotpot buffet (lunch) and snow-cellar tour (13:40) — Chartered bus to Aosai Apple Orchard (arrive 13:45) — Apple pruning experience and hot apple juice tasting (14:45) — Chartered bus to Kominka (traditional house) (arrive 15:00) — Relaxed tea time by the kotatsu (16:00) — Chartered bus to Kougen-no-Eki Takano (check-in 16:15) — Chartered bus to Takanoyu Kamunose no Yu (soak in the hot spring) (18:00) — Walk to Washosaku Kurane (18:10) — Dinner using local ingredients (20:20) — Chartered bus to Kougen-no-Eki Takano (20:30) — Overnight stay Itinerary: Day 2 Kougen-no-Eki Takano (8:55) — Chartered bus to Roadside Station Takano (9:00) — Shopping and more (9:30) — Chartered bus to Itohara Memorial Museum (10:30) — Tour of the museum and garden (11:30) — Chartered bus to Ippuan (11:45) — Enjoy Okuizumo soba (12:45) — Chartered bus to Izumo-Yokota Station (12:50) — Board the Kisuki Line at 13:07 — Experience the three-stage switchback on the Kisuki Line — Bingo-Ochiai Station (14:21) — Board Geibi Line at 14:40 🚃— Miyoshi Station (16:00, transfer; depart 16:05) 🚃— Hiroshima Station (17:30) Price: Adults: ¥13,000 (tax included) — Junior high school age and above Children (up to 6 years): ¥7,000 (tax included) ● 1 night, 2 days! Taishakukyo Course Overview: Ride the Geibi Line from Hiroshima Station to Taishakukyo, where nature’s beauty remains strong. This 1-night, 2-day course lets you converse with a famous proprietress, stroll the streets, take part in a cheese factory experience, and taste Shobara’s produce. Itinerary: Day 1 Hiroshima Station (9:07 — board Geibi Line) 🚃— Miyoshi Station (arrive 10:36, transfer; depart 10:41) — (Geibi Line) — Bingo-Saijo Station (11:35) — Chartered bus to Tsuchinoko Tei (12:10) — Lunch and conversation with the famous proprietress at Tsuchinoko Tei (13:00) — Chartered bus to Taishaku No. 2 Parking Lot (13:40) — Walk the trail to Ohashi Bridge to see the winter scenery (14:40) — Chartered bus to Tojo townscape stroll (15:00) — Visit Sanrakuso, Yamamoto Rock Machine and others (16:30) — Chartered bus to Kyukamura Taishakukyo (16:50) — Dinner and overnight stay Itinerary: Day 2 Kyukamura Taishakukyo (depart 8:30) — Chartered bus to Nanatsukahara Livestock Technology Center (9:30) — Revival of the red silo (9:50) — Chartered bus to Queen Farm (10:00) — Farm tour of the livestock farm (10:30) — Chartered bus to Queen's Gelato (10:40) — Gelato tasting (11:15) — Chartered bus to Cheese Factory (11:30) — Factory tour and experience (12:30) — Chartered bus to Shokusai-kan Shobara Yume Sakura (12:40) — Lunch at Sakura Cafeteria and souvenir time (14:30) — Chartered bus to Bingo-Shobara Station (15:00) — Board Geibi Line at 15:28 — Miyoshi Station (16:00, transfer; depart 16:05) 🚃— Hiroshima Station (17:30) Price: Adults: ¥13,000 (tax included) — Junior high school age and above Children (up to 6 years): ¥7,000 (tax included)