2018 matta fair Maniwa is the most recommended for tourists to visit amongst Japanese towns.

1. An Introduction to Maniwa City,
Okayama Prefecture
OKAYAM JAPAN
Okayama Health Tourism

2. 2
OKAYAMA
In the north of Okayama Prefecture.
30km from East to West,
50km from North to South.
With 828k㎡ of land
(80% of which is forested)
Overview of Maniwa
With plenty of tourist areas, such as
the Hiruzen Highlands and Yubara
Onsen.
Maniwa

3. Access
Okayama
Hiroshima
Osaka
Maniwa
By Car:
Okayama Airport 60mins
Okayama Station 70mins
By Bus :
Okayama Station 120mins
Osaka (Umeda) 180mins
Hiroshima Station 220mins
By Train:
Okayama to Tsuyama, 90min (Tsuyama Line)
～Tsuyama to Chugoku-Katsuyama, 45min
（Kishin line）
Okayama to Niimi, 100min (Hakubi Line)
～Niimi to Chugoku-Katsuyama, 55min
(Kishin Line)

4. 1. Train
①via Tsuyama
Take the Tsuyama JR line from Okayama
Station to Tsuyama Station, and transfer to
the JR Kisshin Line to Chugoku Katsuyama
Station.
Getting to Maniwa from Okayama Station
② via Niimi
Take the JR Hakubi line from Okayama to
Niimi station, then change to the Kisshin
Line to Chugoku Katsuyama Station.
2. Highway Bus
Please take the Chūtesu Hokubu
Bus Company’s Katsuyama
Highway Bus
For travel within the city, please use the local bus service: Maniwa-
kun
Maniwa-kun charges a flat fee per ride of
200yen for adults and 100yen for children
3. Rental Car
If you rent a car from Orix via their
website, you can get 15-30% off (until
31st March 2019)
You can pick up a discounted rental car
from the Orix stores at: Okayama Station
East Exit, Okayama Airport, Kurashiki
Sasaoki, Tsuyama, Tottori, Yonago
Station, Kurayoshi Station.
There are discounts for toll-roads
when using a rental car. (Does not include Orix)
Certain companies allow a fixed-price
“Japan Expressway Pass” that allows
unlimited use of toll roads in select
areas, using the ETC system already
installed in their cars. Please ask at
stores before/when collecting the
rental car.
Pass Available Companies: Times Rental Car, Toyota
Rental Car, Heisei Rental Car, JR West Japan Rental Car
& Lease.
http://www.driveplaza.com/trip/drawari/japan_expass/

5. ①Hiruzen Kogen
Highland
①
②
↑Halal Meat (Genghis Kan)
②Yubara
Onsen
③
③Katsuyama's Preserved Streets
The "Noren Town “
↑Tottori
Prefecture
↓Okayama City
Maniwa City
Access from Okayama City
■By Bus : from Okayama Station 120mins
■By Train:Okayama to Tsuyama, 90min (Tsuyama Line)
～Tsuyama to Chugoku-Katsuyama, 45min
（Kishin line）
Okayama to Niimi, 100min (Hakubi Line)
～Niimi to Chugoku-Katsuyama, 55min (Kishin
↑Hiruzen Kogen Cycling Road

6. Hiruzen National Park
The largest Jersey Cow Farm in Japan

7. Hiruzen National

8. 8
A New Activity Spot in Hiruzen
冒険の森 in ひるぜん
Adventure Forest in Hiruzen
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9. 9
A new Spot opens in Hiruzen
Hiruzen Shiogama Camping Village
ひるぜん塩釜キャンピングヴィレッジ
Easy glamping for anyone!
A new facility making the most of the
experience with tents in the tree tops!
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10. 10
Yamanori Valley
River Trekking Sheet③

11. Cycling Road Sheet④

12. Hiruzen’s Autumn Leaves ・ Mt. Daisen
Hiruzen・Daisen Skyline Observatory “Kinmendai”

13. Hiruzen Snow
Love Festival
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14. Hiruzen Snow Love
Festival

15. Sheet⑥
Kid’s Snow Park

17. Snow Shoe
Experiences
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19. 『Maniwa Play
School』
Jersey Ice-Cream
Making Experience
Sheet⑧

20. Yubara Onsen
Ranked as the Best Outdoor Onsen in West Japan

21. Yubara Onsen
Guided Walk for
Foreign
Tourists(Muslims
)
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22. Katsuyama’s Preserved Streets
～The town of Noren Art～

23. Katsuyama’s Preserved Streeets・Noren

24. Daigo-Zakura
～A solitary Cherry Blossom Tree

25. MANIWA’s
Gourmet
Food

26. enghis Khan
said that this dish was created based on the Chinese dish “Kouyanrou”.
pot is shaped as if it has an iron lid, which slopes down towards the sides
hat any unwanted fats drip away and leave delicious meat and veg.

27. Hiruzen Yakisoba
Consistently awarded
grade B1 at national
food festivals,
Hiruzen uses a specially
created yakisoba sauce
developed in 1955
and was created as a
dish that fries chicken
and cabbage together.
Adored for a long time
by the local residents,
it spread nationwide
with the gourmet boom.
Definitely something to
try at least once!

28. Hiruzen’s Soba Fields
Hiruzen is also famous for its Soba, which blooms en masse in
September.
Maniwa’s water is clean and pure, which helps
to grow the region’s delicious vegetables.

29. Japanese Soba
As the Soba flowers bloom in September, they
are harvested and freshly-made soba is eaten
widely in November.

30. Soumen-Nageshi
In Japan, one cannot forget the Soumen-nageshi which is a top food of
mid-Summer. This is one of the shops that specialise in this at the base of
a waterfall.

31. Eating noodles that flow in the
pure water from the waterfall
gives them the ultimate flavour.

32. Thank You Very Much
Please look forward to visiting Maniwa
Sampai Jumpa Lagi
【Contact Details】
◆About Maniwa’s Tourism
一般社団法人 真庭観光局 Maniwa Tourism Bureau TEL0867-45-
7111 FAX0867-45-7112
Web : http://www.e-maniwa.net/