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a perfect day in Okutama
Dam, Soba, Promenade, Hot spring
●Shiromaru Dam
→You can see a path just for fish.
●Soba Restaurant “Hatomi”
→I recommend the Tororo soba.
●Promedade
→Gorge, Suspension bridge, River
●Snacks
→Beer, wasabi ice cream
●Hot springs
→”Moegi no Yu” or “Ume no Yu”
- Itineraries(10:00am – 4:00pm）
- 10:16am Hatonosu Sta.
↓Walking 10 min.
10:30am
Shiromaru Dam
11:30am
↓Walking 10 min.
11:40am
Lunch (Hatomi)
12:15pm
↓Walking 5 min.
12:23pm Hatonosu Sta.
↓Train 6 min.
12:29pm Okutama Sta.
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12:30pm
Strolling on the promenade
1:44pm Okutama Sta.
↓Train 43 min.
2:27pm Kabe Sta.
↓Walking 3 min.
2:30pm
Ume no Yu (Hot spring)
4:00pm
↓Walking 3 min.
4:10pm Kabe Sta.
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This post
introduces a recommended plan
for a one-day train trip to Okutama.
Shiromaru Dam
Information
Open Days ：Sat., Sun., holidays
Hours of operation ： 10:00am – 4:00pm
(Last admission at 3:30pm)
Fee : FREE
a 10-minute walk
from Hatonosu Station.
a fish passage to allow fish
to pass freely through the dam.
The fishway is open
to everyone free of charge.
Entrance to the fishway↓ (click to enlarge)
Enter the building and
you will see a huge spiral stairs!
↓ spiral stairs (click to enlarge)
The fishway has the concrete walls
which the fish can rest.
↓ Fishway (1) (click to enlarge)
↓ Fishway (2) (click to enlarge)
Fish in the fishway↓ (click to enlarge)
There is also
a renewable energy PR pavilion.
Admission is free.
↓Energy Pavilion (2) (click to enlarge)
Lunch
Gourmet foods in Okutama are
gibier, kamameshi (rice cooked in a pot),
soba (buckwheat noodles),
curry, and white omelet.
In this post.
I will introduce recommended
soba and curry restaurants
close to the station.
Soba Restaurant “Hatomi”
Information
Closed ：Wednesday
Hours of operation ： 11:00-17:00
Price ： ~1,000 yen
(Credit cards not available)
to walk from Hatonosu station.
on the way back
from Shiromaru Dam.
katsudon (pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice)
or
tororo soba (grated yam).
Part of the menu (in English)
Soba (そば)
Mori Soba (もりそば) 770yen / Cold
Tororo Soba (とろろそば) 950yen / Cold
Kake Soba(かけそば) 770yen / warm
Niku(meat) soba(肉そば) 830yen / warm
Bowl of rice with food on top (ごはん類)
Boiled eggs on rice (玉子丼) 790yen
Chicken and egg on rice (親子丼) 890yen
Pork cutlet on rice (カツ丼) 990yen
↓Tororo soba (click to enlarge)
PORT OKUTAMA
Information
Hours of operation ： 11:00-17:00
Price ： ~1,000 yen
(Credit cards not available)
Menu is written in English
It is a curry shop in the station
(on the 2nd floor).
↓Inside the store (click to enlarge)
The most popular dish is
the Grilled Vegetable Curry,
but
It is often sold out.
↓Menu(click to enlarge)
a cutlet curry (1,000 yen).
Promenade
around Okutama Station.
a suspension bridge
as shown in the photo above
in the photo below.
you can get around
in about 30 minutes.
barbecuing and camping
on the riverbank
I’ve camped there
Snacks
Gourmet in front of Okutama Station
Local beer (Vertere)
Wasabi ice cream (Tourist Information Center)
I think you will be hungry.
and have some ice cream!
Local beer Vertere
Information
Open: Saturday and Sunday
(Closed on weekdays)
Business hours: 10:00-18:00
at the store or buy it in cans!
Wasabi ice cream
from Okutama!
strange taste of wasabi.
so please don’t worry.
at any store in Okutama,
at the tourist information center
in front of Okutama station!
Hot springs and saunas
or
“Ume no Yu”
Let’s end our trip with a hot spring!
called “Moegi no Yu” in Okutama.
a 10-minute walk from the station.
If you do not want to walk,
there is a hot spring called
“Ume no Yu” in front of
Kabe Station on the way back.
Moegi no Yu
Information
Hours of operation:
April-November 10:00-20:00
December – March: 10:00-19:00
Fee: 950 yen
(Credit cards not available)
about a 10-minute walk
from Okutama Station.
The closing time varies depending
on the season.
Ume no Yu
40 min by train from Okutama
Open until 23:30
Information
Closed on the 3rd Wednesday of the month
Business hours : 10:00 – 23:30
(Last admission at 23:00)
Parking ：Free for 4 hours
Fee ：880 yen
(Credit cards not available)
Dry sauna: 90°C (up to 9 people)
Steam sauna: 40°C (up to 7 persons)
Water bath ：18℃ (about 4 people)
Crowded time zone : Sat. and Sun. 15:00-19:00
Ume-no-yu is located in Ome City,
which is the next town to Okutama.
It is located in front of Kabe Station.
It is located on the 5th floor
of the Kabe Town Building B!
↓ Kabe Town Building B (click to enlarge)
Conclusion
Dam, Soba, Promenade, Hot spring
●Shiromaru Dam
→You can see a path just for fish.
●Soba Restaurant “Hatomi”
→I recommend the Tororo soba.
●Promedade
→Gorge, Suspension bridge, River
●Snacks
→Beer, wasabi ice cream
●Hot springs
→”Moegi no Yu” or “Ume no Yu”
Thanks for taking
a look at this post.
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I was born in Saitama and live in the western part of Tokyo.
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