#fukuchiyama

[kyotodreamtrips]

Water fountain draped with hydrangea flowers at Kannon-ji temple in Fukichiyama in Kyoto Prefecture.

[toreii]

For those that could not visit, the organizers have released an audio guide of Fukuchiyama City for your listening pleasure!

Be sure to click on the second square to listen to Mitsuhide give you a guided tour. And if you guys are ever curious as to what is being said, they also have an English option! This service will only be available until August 31st!!

[redsamuraiii]

Legends along the Kyoto Tango Railway - Train Cruise | NHK WORLD-JAPAN On Demand

We start our journey at Fukuchiyama, a transport hub in central Kyoto Prefecture, and head north through valleys to the Sea of Japan and Toyooka, across the border in Hyogo Prefecture. The Kyoto Tango Railway boasts various carriages, with attractive interiors, operating on its 3 lines. We stop to admire the spectacular view of the sea, learn about the culture and history from local residents, and visit places that appear in legends.

Go on a train ride through the countryside of Kyoto Prefecture and discover the beautiful sceneries and legends of the Oni that surrounds them! Although many believed them to be evil, there are some who believed them to protect people from misfortune and use their symbol as a talisman against calamity.

[fameone]

[myjapan-me]

Choanji

[riderv328]

Rice fields after harvest in Japan: rice was being dried on racks (above, more traditional way) and in bundles. / めずらしく稲架（はさ）がけを見た。上が福知山、下が神戸。

[katsuyukimoray]

Katsuyuki Moray probably shouldn’t stay there if Kimutako is driving the train.

[my-year-in-japan]

Host School

I’ve found out my host school! I’m going to Fukuchiyama Seibi High School in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto. Its a co-ed school and it was founded almost 150 years ago. Fukuchiyama is a pretty small city, but only 1-2 hours from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe by train. Hopefully I’ll get my host family soon :)