Stroll the castle town of Taketa with putting on Kimono to make memories of you travel.
Enjoy the special time in Taketa city.

*There are some Kimono’s accessories.
*Male also available.
*Do hairstyling is not available.

〈Rental plan〉3,000 JPY / one person (include tax)
Included in the fees↓
1. Rental fee (Kimono, Obi, Nagajuban, Zouri)
2. Kimono fitting fee
3. Tabi fee

〈Payment〉 Cash only

〈Minimum participants〉 2 people

〈Contact〉
TEL : (+81)90-3410-3685 (Japanese only)
E-mail : travel@taketa.guide

〈Time required〉
1. Choose Kimono ⇒ Approximately 5-30 minutes
2. Choose Obi ⇒ Approximately 2-3 minutes
3. Fitting for woman ⇒ Approximately 15-20 minutes
4. Fitting for man ⇒ Approximately 10 minutes

〈About clothes〉
Please make sure to prepare thermals and leggings, etc. in the winter season.

〈Notes〉
・Please make sure to prepare your inner wear to use instead of Hadajuban.
(Hadajuban is to cover the upper body to absorb dirt and sweat)
・Do hairstyling is not available. It recommends to do your hair in advance.
・Please let us know if you can not make it on time for reservation.

Stroll the castle town of Taketa with putting on Kimono to make memories of your travel.
Enjoy the special time in Taketa city.

*There are some Kimono’s accessories.
*Male also available.
*Do hairstyling is not available.

〈Rental Plan〉3,000 JPY (tax included)
Included in the fees ↓
1. Rental fee (Kimono, Obi, Nagajuban, Zouri)
2. Kimono fitting fee
3. Tabi fee

〈Payment〉 Cash only

〈Minimum participants〉 2 people

〈Contact〉
travel@taketa.guide (English available)

〈Time required〉
1. Choose Kimono : Approximately 5~30 minutes
2. Choose Obi : Approximately 2~3 minutes
3. Fitting for woman : Approximately 15~20 minutes
4. Fitting for man : Approximately 10 minutes

〈About clothes〉
Please make sure to prepare thermals and warm leggings, etc. in the winter season.

〈Notes〉
・Please make sure to prepare your inner wear to use instead of Hadajuban.
(Hadajuban cover the upper body to absorb dirt and sweat)
・Do hairstyling is not available. It recommends to do your fair in advance.
・Please let us know if you can not make it on time for reservation.

We will be closed for the holidays as below.
Thank you very much for your understanding.
We wish you a wonderful holidays season.

【Holiday Closure Dates】
－ Taketa City Tourist Information Center / Kuju Plateau Tourist Information Center
December 29th, 2024 to January 3rd, 2025
Reopen again on January 4th, 2025

－ Nagayu Onsen Tourist Information Center
December 30th, 2024 to January 2nd, 2025
Reopen again on January 3rd, 2025

Although the leaves changed color later than usual this year, Oka Castle Ruins were surrounded by beautiful autumn leaves which red, orange, yellow color.

※The autumn leaves were already past the peak.
Date taken : December 2nd, 2024

The 25th Taketa Bamboo Lantern ‘Chikuraku’ was held from November 15th to 17th
Thank you very much for coming in Taketa city during Chikuraku.
May the beautiful Satoyama woodland scenery continue from now on.

It will be held in November 21st to November 23rd, 2025.
We look forward to seeing you next year.

第25回たけた竹灯籠『竹楽』が11/15～11/17の3日間、竹田城下町で行われました。
多くの皆さんにご来場いただき、ありがとうございました。
これからも美しい里山が続くことを願います。


来年は11/21(金)～11/23(日)に開催されます。
来年も皆様のお越しを心よりお待ちしております。

The 25th Taketa bamboo Lantern ‘Chikuraku’ will be held in Taketa castle town.
Approximately 20,000 bamboo lanterns that cut down bamboos for environmental conservation light up in the castle town at night.

【Dates】
15th-17th November 2024

【Hours】
4:00 pm ~ 9:30 pm (Last day until 9:00 pm)

【Temporary parking lot】
・Taketa City Hall
・Taketa Athletic Park
・Taketa middle school ground (Only available Saturday and Sunday)

【Shuttle bus】
Shuttle buses run between temporary parking lot and JR Bungo Taketa Station during the event.
Available time ‣ 4:00 pm～ 9:30 pm
Bus fare ‣
・Free for ages 5 and under
・Ages 6~15：100yen per one time
・Ages 16 and over：200yen per one time

【Note】
There will be traffic restrictions from 3:00 pm to 10:00 pm in Taketa castle town.
(Partly from 5:00 pm・last day until 9:30 pm)

第25回たけた竹灯籠『竹楽』が竹田城下町で行われます。
竹田城下町に環境保全のために切り出した竹を使用した、約2万本の竹灯籠が灯されます。

【開催期間】
2024/11/15(金)～11/17(日)
【点灯】
16:00～21:30(最終日は21:00まで)

【専用駐車場】
車でお越しの方は、下記の駐車場をご利用ください。
・竹田市役所
・竹田市総合運動公園
・竹田中学校（土日限定）
※駐車場は誘導員の指示に従ってご利用ください。

【シャトルバス】
『竹楽』期間中は、16時～21時30分までシャトルバスが運行します。
料金：1回につき6～15歳100円／16歳以上200円　5歳以下無料

【注意事項】
『竹楽』会場内では、15時～22時まで（一部17時より・最終日は21時30分）交通規制がおこなわれます。

Located in ‘Uo-machi’, which used to be flourished food culture of castle town, Oka-han.
There are Japanese style set meal, sushi, soba noodles and other dishes, the specialty is ‘Atama Ryori’ which uses nearly all parts of the fish from head to tail.
(Reservation required for Atama-Ryori)
The castle town in Taketa was surrounded by mountains and far from the sea, so fish were very valuable.
‘Atama Ryori’ was created from the desire to eat valuable fish without wasting it.
You can enjoy variety dishes using local ingredients.

※The photos are image.

かつて岡藩城下町の食文化が栄えた「魚町」にあります。
定食・丼・蕎麦などがあり、また頭から尾っぽまで余す事なく使う郷土料理「頭料理」が名物です。（頭料理は要予約）
竹田の城下町は山に囲まれ海から遠く離れていたため、魚はとても貴重でした。
貴重な魚を余すことなく食べようという想いから生まれました。
地元食材を中心とした様々なお料理をご提供します。

※写真はイメージです。

Hamburger specialty restaurant located in a corner of ‘Michi no Eki Sugo’ (Roadside Station Sugo).
They use local ingredients and use special source made from tomatoes of Ogi town and sweet corn of Sugo in Taketa city.
To go is also available. Enjoy the special hamburger that can taste treasures of Taketa.

「道の駅すごう」の一角にあるハンバーガー専門店。
地元の食材にこだわり、荻町のトマトと菅生のすごあまこーんを合わせた極上ソースを使用。
イートイン・テイクアウトともに可能。
竹田の宝を一口で味わえる贅沢バーガーをご賞味ください。

The gorge of Kobaru River that is the souse of Mt. Sobo.
It’s a popular summer spot, you can enjoy the beautiful Kobaru gorge that the fresh greenery and changes with the seasons.

祖母山を源流とする神原川の渓谷。
夏は避暑地として人気で、新緑と季節ごとに移り変わりゆく美しい神原渓谷が楽しめます。

This museum unravels the history of the Oka Castle Ruins, Tanomura Chikuden, and Taketa city. The building which stands along the streets of the castle town is designed to look like a long fence that combines white walls and bamboo lattices.
Inside the building, there is the Oka Castle Ruins Guidance Center, the citizens gallery and the special exhibition section.
Including a diorama of the Oka Castle, there are various exhibitions such as a theater that show the history of Oka Castle with animation. To know some backgrounds of Taketa city here before you visit there make it more enjoyable.

【Admission fee】 For a special exhibition and admission to Kyu Chikuden-so.
High school students and over : 500yen (Group of more than 20 people : 400yen)
Elementary and junior high students : 300yen (Group of more than 20 people : 200yen)
65 and over : 250yen
Free for kindergarten and below
※Free for Oka Castle guidance center and citizen’s gallery

◆
◆ Payment options
・cash
・credit card
・e-money
・QR code payment

岡城と田能村竹田、竹田市の歴史を紐解くミュージアムで、城下町の通りにそってたつ建物は、白壁と竹格子が組み合わさった長い塀のようにデザインされ、外壁を飾る竹の格子は館内にも延長されています。
館内には「岡城ガイダンスセンター」、市民をはじめ様々な文化芸術活動の場「市民ギャラリー」、企画展・特別展を開催する「特別展示室ちくでん館」等があります。
また岡城のジオラマはじめ、岡城の歴史をアニメーションで紹介するシアターなどがあります。ここで竹田の背景を知ることでさらに楽しめます。

【企画展観覧料および国指定史跡「旧竹田荘」入荘料含む】
高校生以上 500円（20名以上の団体料金：400円）
小中学生 300円 （20名以上の団体料金：200円）
65歳以上 250円
幼稚園以下 無料
※岡城ガイダンスセンターと市民ギャラリーは無料です

お支払い方法
・現金
・各種クレジットカード
・電子マネーおよびQRコード決済

The hot spring hall has the first ‘negative ion’ reduction bathtub in Japan. It is very popular among women and those who atopic dermatitis or skin problems. There are two kinds of large public baths and sauna that are 1 each for men and women, also two private baths for families or friends etc.
You can enjoy a foot bath which is located at the entrance while waiting for the express bus as there is a express bus stop in front of the building.
(Foot bath: Available on Saturdays, Sundays and national holidays from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

【Entrance fees】
Adult (Junior high school students and above) : 500yen
Elementary school students : 200yen
Under 6 years of age : free
Private bath : 2000yen for 1 hour

◆ Payment options
・cash
・credit card
・e-money
・QR code payment

温泉館では日本で初めての『マイナスイオン』還元浴槽。肌荒れやアトピー性皮膚炎の方や女性に大人気です。各男女一つずつの2種類の大浴場とサウナ、またご家族やご友人など向けの家族風呂が2つあります。
建物の前に高速バスの乗り場があるので、高速バスを待っている間に入口にある足湯を楽しめます。（足湯：土日祝 12:00～17:00 利用可能）

〈料金〉
大人（中学生以上）500円
小学生200円（6歳未満無料）
家族風呂 2000円/60分

お支払い方法
・現金
・各種クレジットカード
・電子マネーおよびQRコード決済

※It will be closed for winter during December 2nd in 2024 to March 27th in 2025.

Located at an altitude of 1,036m within Aso Kuju National Park, the comprehensive entertainment, Aso Kuju National Park × DRUM TAO. Against the backdrop of panorama of the magnificent Aso’s nature, it set up the ‘‘skyward stage’’ and Open-air Theater that express everything about Japanese drum entertainment ‘‘DRUM TAO’’.
At TAO HOUSE which is in the center of the hill, include costume exhibitions designed by Junko Koshino for DRUM TAO, TAO’s archival displays, a merchandise shop, café, bar, and more, so you can fully enjoy the world of DRUM TAO.

【Live performance】
2:00 p.m.~ (45 minutes) / Every Friday to Monday
※July and August : 4:30 p.m. ~ (45 minutes)
※October and November: Every Thursday to Monday
※The schedule is subject to change, please check the latest information on their website in advance.

* Pets are not allowed.
* Bringing in food and drink is prohibited.
* Due to the high altitude, there is a huge difference in temperature. Please bring a jacket.

※2024年12月2日〜2025年3月27日まで冬季休園となります。

阿蘇くじゅう国立公園内の標高1036ｍに位置するDRUM TAO×阿蘇くじゅう国立公園の総合エンターテイメント。
雄大な阿蘇の大自然のパノラマを背景とした「天空の舞台」を設置し、和太鼓エンターテイメントDRUM TAOのすべてを表現する、野外劇場。
丘の中心に建つＴＡＯ HOUSEでは、コシノジュンコ氏がデザインするDRUM TAOの衣装展示をはじめ、TAOの資料展示、グッズショップやCafé、BARなどＴＡＯの世界を楽しめます。

【ライブスケジュール】
14時開演（45分）／毎週金曜日～月曜日
※7月・8月：16:30開演 (45分)
※10月・11月：毎週木曜日～月曜日開催
※スケジュールが変更される場合がありますので、前もってウェブサイトで最新の情報をご確認ください

※ペットはお連れできません
※飲食物持ち込みは禁止されております
※標高が高いため気候を考慮した服装でお越しください

A mobile cafe that doesn’t move which is landmark of a white kitchen car that has been selling coffee for over 20 years at the entrance to the South Trailhead campsite in Kuju, Taketa City.
They use home roasted coffee beans and drip one each carefully, so you’ll feel happy with good aroma of coffee while you wait.
They explain the characteristics of their original blends and each coffee bean, so you might enjoy trying a different flavor each time.
Even if you don’t like coffee, they also have hot chocolate, matcha milk, and more, so please feel free to stop by.

竹田市久住町の南登山口キャンプ場入口にて20年以上、コーヒーの販売を続けている白いキッチンカーが目印の、移動しない移動カフェ。
自家焙煎珈琲豆を使用し、１杯ずつ丁寧にドリップしてくれるので、コーヒーの良い香りに包まれて待ち時間も幸せな気分になります。オリジナルブレンドや、コーヒー豆ごとに特徴を説明してくれており、毎回違う味にチャレンジしてみるのも楽しみになるかも。
コーヒーが苦手な方でもココアや抹茶ミルク、などご用意していますので、お気軽にお立ち寄りください。

Restaurant with terrace seating only, next to Kokopelli Western Riding in Kuju Plateau.
Enjoy lunch or café time with an outstanding view of the Kuju mountain range.
Please feel free to stop by.

Blessed water flowing from the mountain where the nature gods reside creates the Kobaru Gorge.
This waterfall, located at the first stage of Mt.Sobo at the Kobaru trailhead, is also known as the Gyouran-no Taki Waterfall.

Mt.Sobo at an altitude of 1,765 meters. The name ‘Sobo’ is said to have been given to this mountain because ‘Princess Toyotama’, the grandmother of Emperor Jinmu, is enshrined here. (Sobo means a grandmother.)

The area is covered with primeval forests of beech and Japanese hemlock and is a habitat for the rarely encountered Japanese serow.

The area is home to many very rare plants, such as the endangered ubadake-ninjin and the kirengeshoma, allowing visitors to experience the bounty of nature.

*The area including Mt.Sobo was registered as a ‘UNESCO Biosphere Reserve’ on 14 June 2017. The natural environment, sustainable agriculture and forestry in the surrounding area, and traditional events such as lion dances and kagura, which pray for a good harvest, were deemed suitable for registration.

This aqueduct, designated as a National Tangible Cultural Property, was built in the Taisho era (1917) and serves as a water facility for the Wakamiya agricultural waterway, which enriches the rice paddies of Asaji town, Bungo-Ono City. It is 59 m long and, like the Sanno Bridge (Oaza Hidagawa, Taketa City), was designed by Torahiko Kudo.

The shrine is said to have been first built in 858, but was destroyed by fire in a battle in 1586 and moved to its present location in 1596.
The shrine is highly prestigious due to the faith of the Nakagawa clan, the lord of the Oka domain, and both the hall of worship and the hall of Kagura bear the emblem of the Nakagawa clan. The gate was recently rebuilt by a temple carpenter after being destroyed by fire.
The Kibaru-hachiman shrine is still honored during the Summer Passover Festival in the castle town of Taketa, and the Kibaru-hachiman shrine Autumn Grand Festival and Eve Festival held every October features the dedication of the Ajikano-shishi lion dance, an Oita Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property, and the Kibaru-kagura (nighttime kagura), a city-designated Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

(Gods of worship)
Emperor Keiko, Empress Jingu, Emperor Ojin, Hime-no-kami, and two other deities

Otamaya Park is located in Johoku-machi, Taketa City. The mausoleums of the successive lords of the Oka clan stand side by side facing Ryugin Pond. In early summer, water lilies, kakitsubata, and hydrangeas make the scene in Otamaya Park even more beautiful.

Construction was completed in 1934 as part of the Otonashi-Iro facilities, an agricultural irrigation canal that enriches the rice paddies in the region. The water conduit section leading up to the circular diversion is said to be as long as 2 km. The outlet of the 2-kilometer-long water conduit section is located at the center of the circular diversion, where it gushes out like a spring.

Until the circular diversion was built in the early Showa period (1926-1989), union members were fighting each other over the distribution of water to the three main canals, causing disturbances, and water disputes were repeated every day.
In order to settle this water dispute, a circular diversion was built, which enabled the proper distribution of water. These water facilities are the crystallization of people’s wisdom and thoughts.
It is a local treasure that should be carefully preserved.

Located almost in the center of the Kuju town, it is a historic natural Japanese-style garden designated as a regional national park, known as a recreational area since the days of Shiga, lord of Shirani-Nanzan Castle, and Kiyomasa Kato, lord of the Kumamoto Castle during the Keicho era. About one-third of the garden is a spring-fed pond, and old cedars grow thickly. (A prefectural scenic beauty spot).

Cherry blossoms at the ruins of Oka Castle today.

About half of the blossoms are currently in bloom. It is expected to be at its best by the end of this week.

*Depends on the weather this week.

Taketa city is the Japan’s largest producer of saffron.
More than 80% of saffron is produced in Taketa City. As the name of the restaurant suggests, rice cooked with saffron is the main dish at lunch. To give you a taste of the “season,” soups such as “Japanese dumpling soup,” “Curry,” and “Minestrone” made from Taketa’s local specialties, local products, and homemade ingredients are served daily. The restaurant has nine seats at the counter, making it a casual place to stop by. The restaurant is decorated with seasonal flowers, and the two sisters greet you with smiles.

【Ended for this season in 2024】
Shidarezakura-no-Sato is located in a rich natural setting at the foot of Kuju Mountain Range. The site is the largest of its kind in western Japan, with approximately 2,600 cherry trees of six varieties (tairyozakura, komatsuotome, yaebenishidare, youkouzakura, omoikawazakura, and yaezakura) blooming all over the 50,000 square meters of the site, taking advantage of the slope of the mountain.

Public transportation is very limited.
Car travel is recommended.

（Admission Fee）
Adults (12 years and older) 500 yen
Child (under 12 years old) 300 yen
Free for children under 6 years old

Noyaki (burning fields) at Kuju Plateau in Aso Kuju National Park

The Kuju Plateau is located at the southern foot of the Kuju Mountain Range. The Kuju Plateau is now in the season of burning off the fields, and one can feel that spring is finally approaching.

Since ancient times, Japanese people have been burning fields and mountains in order to continuously use them as grassland.

The landscapes we encounter in our travels are works of art created by the life of nature and the lives of people.

The memories of each moment are connected to each other.

The Miyagi area is famous for the Ameushi Waterfall. A large statue is carved into the rock wall on the right side of the stone cave where the Shinmeisha shrine is located in the Miyagi area. The shape of the statue suggests a raven-tengu, with a human face, an exaggerated nose and large feathers on either side of the shoulders.

It is thought to have been carved in the 1853s.

If this is tengu worship, it is thought that Sarutahiko-no-mikoto, who guided the gods in the Tensonkorin (the descent to earth of the grandson of the sun goddess) , was replaced by a tengu. The belief in the role of calming and purifying the land also suggests a connection with the tengu belief in Mt Hikosan.

Location: 719 Kamisakata, Taketa, Oita Prefecture
A car or a taxi is needed to get there. Please use the parking lot at the Ameushi waterfall, which is about 20 minute walk away.
Location of Ameushi waterfall: 103-1 Kamisakata, Taketa City

This group of ancient tombs is thought to date from the late Kofun period (around the end of the 6th century).

Surveys have confirmed 11 ancient tombs, but some of them have collapsed, and only about 8 of them can be identified as ancient tombs.

One of the tombs has a gable-roofed carving above the entrance, called a “senmon,” which is said to have been carved in later times to hide the principal image of the Ichimochi-tenmansha Shrine during the war.

Originally, there was a lid on the tombs, and the groove at the entrance to the gate could be seen as a mark where the lid was inserted.However, there is no lid now, and nothing remains inside the tombs. It is said that this is due to theft.

(The entrance to the gate is 60 cm square, and the inside of the chamber that holds the remains is approximately 1 m high and 2 m wide and deep.)

Location: 236 Ichimochi, Taketa City, Oita Prefecture
There is no public transportation to reach the ancient tombs.

Fukujuso has long been loved as a plant that brings good fortune, and its flower language includes such phrases as "inviting happiness" and "eternal happiness.

Fukujuso blooms from February to March every year at Mokmiyama Shrine, located in Nagayu Hot Springs, famous for its carbonic acid spring.

Come on a trip to Nagayu Onsen and enjoy the lovely Fukujuso flowers and be healed both physically and mentally.

The waterfall is located below the Inaba Dum in the Kamisakata area of Taketa city.
It is not a large waterfall but it is worth seeing because of its landscape of rocks and amount of water.
【Legend】
To placate a malignant dragon god, villagers threw the head of the yellow calf into the waterfall basin following the advice of the Buddhist monk. In a moment, it was calmed.

The waterfall is nearby a “Deai-no-Yu” which is the Onsen (hot spring) facility. When you head for the waterfall, please follow the signs of “Deai-no-Yu” (出会いの湯).
※Deai-no-Yu is currently closed.

〈Notes〉
※This is not Castle Ruin and Castle town area, it takes about 15 mins by car from JR Bungo Taketa staion.
※There is no public transportation to reach the waterfall. Please visit there by car.
※Please come in comfortable clothing and shoes.

It is one of the three major Inari shrines in Kyushu and is a spiritual place that attracts many worshippers from all over Japan during the New Year and the Hatsuuma Festival (late March).
Prosperity in business, safety in the home, and academic success.

(The deities of Ogimori Inari Shrine)
Sarutahiko no Mikoto
Ukemochino-Ookami
Omiyanomeno-mikoto

The shrine was founded in 1616 by Hisamori Nakagawa, feudal lord of the Oka domain.

”FUKUJYUYA Okajou distillery”, the only shochu brewery in Taketa city, was founded in 2009 by “Kayashima Sake Brewing Co.Ltd” which was founded in 1897.
“Bungo Seimei” made at the Okajou Distillery is a barley shochu made with the malted rice that is rare in Oita prefecture.
You will be greeted by a storehouse and a shoya-style store along the streets in the castle town (Oka castle) of Taketa city.
You can also sample and tour the brewery (reservation required) at the store, so please contact us.

NISHINOKUBO is the Japanese guest house in the countryside.

On the way to the NISHINOKUBO, you can enjoy the ｍagnificent landscape of the “Kuju Mountain Range”.
At the NISHINOKUBO, the chirping of small birds gently heals your heart and you can also enjoy the harvest experience in the fields.
While staying at NISHINOKUBO, you will be able to feel the nature .

We would be happy if you could make the great memories with Shiga family.

This website was opened.

ウェブサイトを公開しました。

For information related to the new coronavirus, see below.
Oita Prefecture Website

新型コロナウイルス感染症に関しては、下記をご覧ください。
[大分県ホームページ]

Gozen-yu was initially built by the feudal lord of this area in 1781. It has been developed into a recreation facility with large baths, private baths, a restaurant, and a massage room, all of which ensure a wonderful visitor experience.
Drinking the hot spring water at Nagayu Hot Spring is very popular. There is a drinking space in the hallway.
Nagayu Hot Spring has established a partnership with Bad Krozingen City, Germany, which is also famous for its soda hot spring. The current building’s design was inspired by the German countryside. The integration of Japanese history and German design creates a unique atmosphere.

【Entrance fees】
Adult : 500 yen
Children (elementary school students) : 200 yen
Private baths : 2000 yen / 50 minutes (up to 4 people)

◆ Payment options
・cash
・credit cards
・e-money
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御前湯は1781年（江戸時代）当時この地を治めていた殿様がつくった温泉施設に起源をもち、現在では大浴場と貸切風呂に加えて食事施設やマッサージルームも完備され、1日ゆっくり過ごせる施設になっています。
また、長湯温泉には温泉をのむ「飲泉文化」が息づいていて、玄関前には飲泉場があります。
長湯温泉は同じく炭酸泉で有名なドイツのバート・クロツィンゲン市と交流を持っており、現在建物のデザインはドイツの田舎をイメージしたものです。日本の歴史とドイツのデザインが融合してつくり出す空間は、ここにしかない趣です。

【入浴料】
大人 500円
小人（小学生）200円
貸切風呂　1回50分　2000円（4人分）