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Obi Castle Town

An ancient castle town with beautiful stone walls and samurai homes

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This place prospered as the castle town of the Obi domain for roughly 280 years beginning in 1588. Today, many stone walls made with Obi stone and samurai homes made with Obi cedar remain. The beautiful townscape with its historical flavor has been nicknamed the Little Kyoto of Kyushu, and many historical buildings have been preserved. Many samurai residences and shops are located in an area surrounding the Otemon Gate of Obi Castle. Some of them allow visitors inside, and the area is a great place to take walks around the castle town. Visitors can try their hand using the traditional mini archery of Obi, the Shihan-mato, and get a taste of the samurai life at the Shihan-mato archery range. Meanwhile, the Obi Castle History Museum is a must-see destination with displays of swords, armor, weapons, and clothing, and other military implements. There is also a spot known as Iyashi-no-Mori (healing forest) filled with moss and 140 year old Obi cedar at the site of the former Honmaru of Obi Castle. We recommend a visit as it is sure to be relaxing, and you can get some great pictures too.
If you want to dine and walk around the town of Obi, we recommend picking up a copy of the Ayumichan Map that includes tickets to various venues and five vouchers for special and famous local Obi gifts. Enjoy your walk around this historic castle town with echoes of the Edo period as you enjoy delicious local delicacies such as the Obi Senbei that melts in your mouth with elegant sweetness, Obi-Ten with its gentle sweetness of brown sugar, and the Atsuyaki-tamago fried egg that tastes like pudding.

Area #Nichinan City
Category #Mythology and History
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Basic Information

Address 889-2535　宮崎県日南市飫肥9丁目1-14（飫肥城観光駐車場チケット販売所内）
Telephone Number 0987-67-6029（Obi Castle Town Preservation Society）
Fax no. 0987-67-6029
Transport ■ About 1hour by car from Miyazaki Airport by car (via National Highway 220) or about 45 minutes by car (using the expressway).
■ About 1hour and 15 minutes by car from JR Miyazaki Station (via National Highway 220) or about 55 minutes (using the expressway).
■ About 5 minutes by car or 20 minutes on foot from JR Obi Station.
■ About 2 hours and 10 minutes from JR miyazaki Station on the Miyazaki Kotsu Bus bound for Obi. Get off at Obi-Jo Shita and walk 4 minutes.
■ About 15 minutes by car from the Nichinantogo Interchange on the Miyazaki Expressway.
Carpark Space for 150 cars, free (via the Obi Castle Tourist Parking Lot)
Related website Obi Castle Town Preservation Society website
Nichinan City Tourist Association website
Project Council of Touristic Town Development by Utilizing Obi’s Cultural Assets website

＊Information on facilities is subject to change. Please check each official website for the latest information.

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