2025 Haibara District Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in June)

Visited in September 2023 *Okuoi Kojo Station Umeji, Kawane-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture "Okuoi Kojo Station" looks like a small station floating in the middle of a lake surrounded by mountains It won the Cool Japan Award 2019 and is a spot that has become increasingly popular in recent years✨ It is located on a peninsula-like area that juts out from the left bank of the dam lake that was created with the construction of Nagashima Dam☺️ On both sides of the peninsula, the Minami Alps Abt Line (Ikawa Line)'s iron bridge, the Okuoi Rainbow Bridge, is built, making it a very mysterious station that looks as if it is floating on the lake✨ The Ikawa Line, commonly known as the Minami Alps Abt Line, operated by Oigawa Railway, connects the 25.5 km between Senzu Station and Ikawa Station, and a small red trolley train leads you to the hidden area of ​​Okuoi😊 It is a hidden station that you will want to visit at least once🎵 #ShizuokaTourism#OigawaRailway #Okuoikojo Station #Shizuoka #Shizuoka Trip #Apt Line #Local Train #Remote Area #Remote Area Station

#EnjoyJapan We went to Kawane-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture during Golden Week! The purpose, of course, was to see the tea fields that only a tea-producing region can offer. It was truly worth seeing...! Beautiful terraced fields spread across the mountain valley. The vibrant gradations of green that spread out before our eyes left us speechless for a while. The pleasant breeze and the aroma of tea wafted through the air, making it a spectacular sight to be enjoyed with all five senses. The "pleasantness of the tea fields" cannot be conveyed in a photograph. This is a spot you should visit during the season of fresh greenery 🍃 ⸻ 🍃Green Paradise in Kawanehon Town – Tea Fields of Golden Week During Japan’s Golden Week, we headed to Kawanehon Town in Shizuoka – home to some of the most scenic tea plantations in the country. The lush, terraced tea fields that blanket the hills are absolutely breathtaking, with every shade of green you can imagine. The light breeze carried the scent of fresh tea leaves, and for a moment, time felt like it paused. It’s a perfect spot for nature lovers and anyone seeking peace and beauty. A true hidden gem in early summer! 🌿 ⸻ 📍Basic Information / Info Location: Haibara District, Shizuoka Prefecture Kawanehon Town Best time to see: Late April to May (new tea season) Access: Around Senzu Station on the Oigawa Railway, or by car Characteristics: One of Japan's leading tea producing regions, with beautiful terraced fields ⸻ #Kawanehon Town #Tea fields #Shizuoka trip #New green hunting #Golden Week trip #Japanese scenery #Shizuoka tea region #Kawanehon #GreenTeaFields #JapanNature #GoldenWeekTrip #TerracedFields #HiddenJapan #TeaCulture#GoldenWeek

#0yentravelNovember Spots to visit in spring Tokidonoike Pond in Kawanehon-cho, Shizuoka Prefecture A beautiful waterside park with boardwalks, gazebos, and a watermill on the marshland You can also enjoy spring flowers such as cherry blossoms and plum blossoms, You might even come across watercress, a flower unique to this town with clean water, and the seven herbs of spring!

#0yentravelNovember [SHOP&CAFE Harekou Uedoku] 🕰️Business hours: Irregular 🏖️Atmosphere/Facilities: A retro cafe in a hot spring town with dozens of different types of rice crackers An old-style cafe in the middle of Sumatakyo hot spring town. It's lined with accessories that women love, such as miscellaneous goods and handmade accessories by local artists. 📍Address: 316-1 Senzu, Kawane-cho, Haibara-gun, Shizuoka 428-0411 💰Price per person: From 1000 yen 💞Reasons why we recommend it: If you want to spend some time relaxing in Sumatakyo, this is the place to go! There is also a foot bath cafe in the chain, so we recommend that too!

#0yentripnovember I'm not good at exercise! I enjoyed it with peace of mind and was able to relax and refresh myself 🌿 No waves, so it's safe! --- Kayaking experience for beginners. We use stable sit-on-top kayaks on a lake with little current. Local guides will carefully guide and guide you, so even beginners can ride with peace of mind. Why not try kayaking in the great outdoors of Okuoi, Lake Sesso? Participation fee 1-3 people: 22,000 yen in total (including insurance, kayak and equipment rental fee) 4 or more people: 5,500 yen per person for junior high school students and above, 4,950 yen per person for 3-year-olds to elementary school students (including insurance, kayak and equipment rental fee) (From Ecoty Kawane)

#0yentravelNovember Kawanehon-cho, Shizuoka Do you know Aobe Station?! ? It is an above-ground station with a single platform and one track. It is an unmanned station. It has a wooden station building. To get from the station building to the platform, use the level crossing on the Sakihira Station side. The average number of passengers per day in 2007 was 19 (according to the Shizuoka Prefecture Statistical Yearbook) This station is sometimes used as a location for movies and TV dramas. Major works include "Flames of Fire," "Sand Vessel," and "The Naked General." (From Wikipedia) #Station building #Wooden station building #Wooden station #Kawanehon-cho

#0yentripnovember [Details] Benichan Address: 568 Tokuyama, Kawane-cho Opening hours: Lunch/11:00-14:00 (closed Thursdays and Sundays) Dinner/17:00-21:00 (closed Sundays-Wednesdays, reservations required) Closed: Sundays Benichan is an authentic Chinese restaurant in Tokuyama, Kawane-cho, run by a Chinese owner from Beijing. The menu includes a variety of ramen, fried rice, rice bowls, and a la carte dishes such as gyoza, mapo tofu, and happo-sai. All dishes except ramen are available for takeout! In addition, the "Benichan bento" is available for just 500 yen, with a choice of 12 main dishes! #Chinesefood #Kawane-cho

#0yentripnovember I'll tell you about the cherry blossom spots in Shizuoka prefecture! There's a cherry blossom spot in Tokuyama, Kawane-cho, Shizuoka prefecture! (From the Sakura no Kai website) There are many places to see, mainly weeping cherry blossoms, so walking is recommended. During the peak cherry blossom season, the Tokuyama Community Disaster Prevention Center is lit up. . Tokuyama, Kawane-cho Access By car: 2 minutes from Suruga-Tokuyama Station on the Oigawa Railway. By train: 10 minutes on foot from Suruga-Tokuyama Station on the Oigawa Railway Parking Tokuyama Community Disaster Prevention Center (free) .

Okuoikojo Station is a stop on the Oigawa Railway Line, which runs through Shizuoka Prefecture. The station is located in the middle of a stunning emerald green lake, and looks as if it is floating on it. The red bridge spanning across the lake tops off the dreamy scenery. The unstaffed station is the ideal spot for sightseeing via one of Japan’s most treasured railways, especially considering the other nature hotspots in the area. The View of the Lake Around the Station Was Awarded the “Cool Japan Award 2019”. In 2024, I want to go to Shizuoka again. #2024wish