In response to the government's recommendation to promote "small-scale, decentralized travel," VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES, operated by Value Management Co., Ltd., is pleased to announce the release of a new model itinerary at the small-scale, decentralized hotel, Sasayama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA (Tamba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture), showcasing new ways to enjoy travel.
VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES hotels are boutique hotels that utilize remaining buildings and nationally designated cultural properties in traditional buildings preservation districts. Leveraging a concept inspired by the history of the town and its architecture, the hotel offers a timeless experience of blending seamlessly into the surroundings. Currently operating in 12 locations nationwide, each building has a maximum of five rooms, with separate entrances for each room, allowing for a private stay. Furthermore, the small-scale, decentralized hotel, which avoids crowding by allowing guests to rent the entire building exclusively, ensures a safe and secure travel experience.
As a small-scale, decentralized hotel that avoids the Three Cs, Sasayama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA proposes a new way of traveling that is suited to the so-called "small-scale, decentralized travel" that is small-scale and dispersed across time and place, as recommended by the COVID-19 Countermeasures Subcommittee, and will help you create even more vivid travel memories.
In addition, as the guest room buildings are dispersed, there are fewer opportunities for contact with other guests, and with each building having five or fewer guest rooms, including some that can be rented out entirely, you can enjoy a private stay while avoiding crowds.
With the spread of COVID-19 increasing demand for sightseeing near cities (microtourism), Tamba Sasayama is just about an hour's drive from the central areas of the Keihanshin region, making it the perfect microtourism destination.
Additionally, Sasayama Castle Town and Fukuzumi Post Town, located within Tamba Sasayama City, retain their traditional castle town and rural landscapes and are registered as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Enjoy a trip that will refresh both your body and mind while avoiding the crowds and surrounded by abundant nature.
Fukuzumi post town, also designated as an Important Group of Traditional Buildings. The town is home to lush countryside that could be described as Japan's original landscape.
[Example of a model itinerary for a small-scale, decentralized trip]
Sasayama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA
https://www.sasayamastay.jp/
Day 1
11:30 [Depart from Kameoka IC on the Kyoto Jukan Expressway, take National Route 372]
Travel along the Sasayama Highway, which once connected Kyoto and Sasayama, and head to Fukuzumi post town, where old-fashioned rural scenery remains.
11:30 [Lunchtime]
Enjoy mountain village cuisine made with ingredients from Tamba Sasayama at Fukuzumi Post Town Hotel NIPPONIA. Savor the delicious vegetables.
13:00 [Tamba Sasayama Natural Forest Park]
A natural park maintained as one of the Hyogo Prefectural Hometown Forest Parks. Enjoy the changing scenery of the four seasons on the spacious grounds and experience satoyama culture.
14:00 [Sumiyoshi Shrine]
A historic shrine with a main hall and worship hall constructed in the mid-19th century. Within the shrine grounds is the Suminoe Garden, a dry landscape rock garden designed by renowned landscape gardener Shigemori Mirei, where you can spend a peaceful moment.
14:30 [Yasuda's Great Cedar]
Standing 33m tall and said to be 800 years old, this is the largest cedar in Tamba and is a prefectural designated natural monument. It is the sacred tree of Kifune Daimyojin, a branch shrine of Sumiyoshi Shrine, and is commonly known as "Jinshichimori."
15:00 [Move to Sasayama Castle Town while admiring the post town of Fukuzumi and the rural scenery]
Surrounded by the mountains of Tamba Sasayama, Fukuzumi is blessed with abundant nature. Old thatched-roof houses and rice paddies still remain today.
If you're tired from driving, take a break with a cup of MAGNUM COFFEE organic coffee made with beans roasted in an open-fire roaster. 16:00 [Check-in]
From renting the entire building to rooms that allow pets, you can choose a stay that suits your travel needs. The small number of rooms means you can avoid crowded places
Enjoy the historic townscape as you head to your room. Each of the nine buildings has its own unique design, blending into the space that makes you feel like you've traveled back in time more than 100 years.
16:30 [Stroll around Sasayama Castle Town]
Take a short stroll along the moat that surrounds the ruins of Sasayama Castle.
Take time to release your mind and refresh yourself in the crisp, clear air.
17:30 [Dinner enjoying the ingredients of Tamba Sasayama]
For dinner, enjoy authentic French "Terroir et Nature" cuisine incorporating ingredients from Tamba Sasayama. In addition to nationally renowned black soybeans, matsutake mushrooms, and chestnuts, you can savor the seasonal ingredients of Tamba Sasayama throughout the year, including Tajima beef and game meat such as wild boar and venison that have roamed the fields and mountains.
20:30 [In-room dining is also available with a set of local sake and chef's special snacks to enjoy in your room]
After dinner, return to your room and toast again with local sake, such as black bean beer or Tamba wine, from the minibar. We also recommend the chef's special assortment of eight snacks made with plenty of local ingredients, which can be ordered separately.
22:00 [All rooms have a bath. Enjoy a relaxing bath]
All rooms have a cypress bath or a unit bath, so you can relax without coming into contact with other guests, even at this time of year. Experience a sake kasu bath, an original bath additive made by the hotel using fresh sake kasu from the local Housei Sake Brewery, which is said to improve blood circulation and beautify the skin, available only in winter.
Day 2
9:00 [Sightseeing at Sasayama Castle Ruins and Sasayama Daishoin, the main attractions of the town]
After breakfast, avoid the crowds and head to the tourist spots scattered around the castle town first thing in the morning.
Take a moment to experience the history of Sasayama Castle Town, with visits such as Sasayama Castle Daishoin, Tamba Sasayama City Aoyama Historical Village, and the Amagasa Samurai Residence Museum.
10:30 [Explore the shops in old houses in the Kawaramachi Tsumairi Merchants District]
All over Sasayama Castle Town, you'll find unique stores such as trendy restaurants and souvenir shops renovated from old houses and vacant homes. Take a leisurely stroll around town while shopping for souvenirs and miscellaneous goods made by local artisans, such as Tamba ware.
12:00 [Check-out]
On the morning of your second day, you'll not only enjoy the atmosphere of the castle town, but also have time to wander around the shops and take your time choosing souvenirs
▼Click here to see the small-scale, decentralized hotels operated by VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES
https://www.vmg.co.jp/hotels/
■About VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES
Based on the concept of "a place to encounter unknown times," we have positioned this as a new brand of hotels and unique venues that utilize historical buildings operated by our company. We aim to provide opportunities to discover spiritual richness by offering experiences that evoke the history and culture of the region and by providing the ultimate in personalized hospitality.
Brand website: https://www.vmg.co.jp/
Click here for company press release details
VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES hotels are boutique hotels that utilize remaining buildings and nationally designated cultural properties in traditional buildings preservation districts. Leveraging a concept inspired by the history of the town and its architecture, the hotel offers a timeless experience of blending seamlessly into the surroundings. Currently operating in 12 locations nationwide, each building has a maximum of five rooms, with separate entrances for each room, allowing for a private stay. Furthermore, the small-scale, decentralized hotel, which avoids crowding by allowing guests to rent the entire building exclusively, ensures a safe and secure travel experience.
As a small-scale, decentralized hotel that avoids the Three Cs, Sasayama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA proposes a new way of traveling that is suited to the so-called "small-scale, decentralized travel" that is small-scale and dispersed across time and place, as recommended by the COVID-19 Countermeasures Subcommittee, and will help you create even more vivid travel memories.
In addition, as the guest room buildings are dispersed, there are fewer opportunities for contact with other guests, and with each building having five or fewer guest rooms, including some that can be rented out entirely, you can enjoy a private stay while avoiding crowds.
With the spread of COVID-19 increasing demand for sightseeing near cities (microtourism), Tamba Sasayama is just about an hour's drive from the central areas of the Keihanshin region, making it the perfect microtourism destination.
Additionally, Sasayama Castle Town and Fukuzumi Post Town, located within Tamba Sasayama City, retain their traditional castle town and rural landscapes and are registered as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings. Enjoy a trip that will refresh both your body and mind while avoiding the crowds and surrounded by abundant nature.
Fukuzumi post town, also designated as an Important Group of Traditional Buildings. The town is home to lush countryside that could be described as Japan's original landscape. [Example of a model itinerary for a small-scale, decentralized trip]
Sasayama Castle Town Hotel NIPPONIA
https://www.sasayamastay.jp/
Day 1
11:30 [Depart from Kameoka IC on the Kyoto Jukan Expressway, take National Route 372]
Travel along the Sasayama Highway, which once connected Kyoto and Sasayama, and head to Fukuzumi post town, where old-fashioned rural scenery remains.
11:30 [Lunchtime]
Enjoy mountain village cuisine made with ingredients from Tamba Sasayama at Fukuzumi Post Town Hotel NIPPONIA. Savor the delicious vegetables.
13:00 [Tamba Sasayama Natural Forest Park]
A natural park maintained as one of the Hyogo Prefectural Hometown Forest Parks. Enjoy the changing scenery of the four seasons on the spacious grounds and experience satoyama culture.
14:00 [Sumiyoshi Shrine]
A historic shrine with a main hall and worship hall constructed in the mid-19th century. Within the shrine grounds is the Suminoe Garden, a dry landscape rock garden designed by renowned landscape gardener Shigemori Mirei, where you can spend a peaceful moment.
14:30 [Yasuda's Great Cedar]
Standing 33m tall and said to be 800 years old, this is the largest cedar in Tamba and is a prefectural designated natural monument. It is the sacred tree of Kifune Daimyojin, a branch shrine of Sumiyoshi Shrine, and is commonly known as "Jinshichimori."
15:00 [Move to Sasayama Castle Town while admiring the post town of Fukuzumi and the rural scenery]
Surrounded by the mountains of Tamba Sasayama, Fukuzumi is blessed with abundant nature. Old thatched-roof houses and rice paddies still remain today.
If you're tired from driving, take a break with a cup of MAGNUM COFFEE organic coffee made with beans roasted in an open-fire roaster. 16:00 [Check-in]
From renting the entire building to rooms that allow pets, you can choose a stay that suits your travel needs. The small number of rooms means you can avoid crowded placesEnjoy the historic townscape as you head to your room. Each of the nine buildings has its own unique design, blending into the space that makes you feel like you've traveled back in time more than 100 years.
16:30 [Stroll around Sasayama Castle Town]
Take a short stroll along the moat that surrounds the ruins of Sasayama Castle.
Take time to release your mind and refresh yourself in the crisp, clear air.
17:30 [Dinner enjoying the ingredients of Tamba Sasayama]
For dinner, enjoy authentic French "Terroir et Nature" cuisine incorporating ingredients from Tamba Sasayama. In addition to nationally renowned black soybeans, matsutake mushrooms, and chestnuts, you can savor the seasonal ingredients of Tamba Sasayama throughout the year, including Tajima beef and game meat such as wild boar and venison that have roamed the fields and mountains.
20:30 [In-room dining is also available with a set of local sake and chef's special snacks to enjoy in your room]
After dinner, return to your room and toast again with local sake, such as black bean beer or Tamba wine, from the minibar. We also recommend the chef's special assortment of eight snacks made with plenty of local ingredients, which can be ordered separately.
22:00 [All rooms have a bath. Enjoy a relaxing bath]
All rooms have a cypress bath or a unit bath, so you can relax without coming into contact with other guests, even at this time of year. Experience a sake kasu bath, an original bath additive made by the hotel using fresh sake kasu from the local Housei Sake Brewery, which is said to improve blood circulation and beautify the skin, available only in winter.
Day 2
9:00 [Sightseeing at Sasayama Castle Ruins and Sasayama Daishoin, the main attractions of the town]
After breakfast, avoid the crowds and head to the tourist spots scattered around the castle town first thing in the morning.
Take a moment to experience the history of Sasayama Castle Town, with visits such as Sasayama Castle Daishoin, Tamba Sasayama City Aoyama Historical Village, and the Amagasa Samurai Residence Museum.
10:30 [Explore the shops in old houses in the Kawaramachi Tsumairi Merchants District]
All over Sasayama Castle Town, you'll find unique stores such as trendy restaurants and souvenir shops renovated from old houses and vacant homes. Take a leisurely stroll around town while shopping for souvenirs and miscellaneous goods made by local artisans, such as Tamba ware.
12:00 [Check-out]
On the morning of your second day, you'll not only enjoy the atmosphere of the castle town, but also have time to wander around the shops and take your time choosing souvenirs▼Click here to see the small-scale, decentralized hotels operated by VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES
https://www.vmg.co.jp/hotels/
■About VMG HOTELS & UNIQUE VENUES
Based on the concept of "a place to encounter unknown times," we have positioned this as a new brand of hotels and unique venues that utilize historical buildings operated by our company. We aim to provide opportunities to discover spiritual richness by offering experiences that evoke the history and culture of the region and by providing the ultimate in personalized hospitality.
Brand website: https://www.vmg.co.jp/
Click here for company press release details
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