Yamatokoriyama Trip Overview
Have you heard of Yamatokoriyama city? Although it is not really famous in Japan, It has many tasteful areas remaining from the Edo period and also traditional industry such as indigo dyeing and Japanese sweets.
The ruin of Koriyama castle which was built more than 400 years ago still has the stone wall used back then. The view you see there might be the same as samurais saw 400 years ago.
Not those samurais itself but their side business that make this city special. They started to cultivate goldfish and Yamatokoriyama is now one of the largest producing areas of goldfish in Japan!
Don’t forget to book your tour to visit the town of goldfish and explore the traditional culture!
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Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Starts: Yamatokoriyama, Japan
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Yamatokoriyama, Nara, Japan
Have you heard of Yamatokoriyama city? Although it is not really famous in Japan, It has many tasteful areas remaining from the Edo period and also traditional industry such as indigo dyeing and Japanese sweets.
The ruin of Koriyama castle which was built more than 400 years ago still has the stone wall used back then. The view you see there might be the same as samurais saw 400 years ago.
Not those samurais itself but their side business that make this city special. They started to cultivate goldfish and Yamatokoriyama is now one of the largest producing areas of goldfish in Japan!
Don’t forget to book your tour to visit the town of goldfish and explore the traditional culture!
Itinerary
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Stop At: Koriyama Goldfish Museum, 107 Nikicho, Yamatokoriyama 639-1021 Nara Prefecture
A perfect spot to start your tour under the theme of goldfish! You can learn about Japanese goldfish and also watch how they cultivate them! Colorful goldfish are waiting for you!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Kochikuya, 23-1 Konyamachi, Yamatokoriyama 639-1148 Nara Prefecture
A souvenir shop where you can try the Japanese traditional play: goldfish scooping. You might be able to see how professional scoops if you are lucky!
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Hakomotokan Konya, 19-1 Konyamachi, Yamatokoriyama 639-1148 Nara Prefecture
A facility which used to be used as an indigo dyeing workshop and preserves it as it used to be! They have an exhibition related to goldfish and an indigo dyeing workshop experience!
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Sotobori Ryokuchi Park, Zaimokucho, Yamatokoriyama 639-1141 Nara Prefecture
A park which used to be the moat of Koriyama Castle. It reproduces part of the moat which is approximately 600 meters long and keeps goldfish and carp in it.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: 本家菊屋 本店, 1 Chome-11 Yanagi, Yamatokoriyama, Nara 639-1134, Japan
Kikuya Honten: A Japanese sweets shop established more than 400 years ago. You can have the same sweets as Toyotomi Hideyoshi, a general of the Sengoku period and is regarded as the second great unifier of Japan, had!
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Koriyama Castle, Jonaicho, Yamatokoriyama 639-1011 Nara Prefecture
You can have a panoramic view of the city from the observatory at the ruin. Don’t forget to take a close look at the stone wall which is not a replica!
Duration: 1 hour
