【One-day Tour】Seiwa Bunraku and Tsujunkyo Bridge Tour
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Yamato Town (山都町) literally means the capital of forest. As the name shows, it is rich in nature and always shows us beauty in each season. Yamato Town is also rich in culture that differentiate from other countryside.
Available
Bunraku performances are held only on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month.
The schedule is subject to change due to rare events.
Price
20,000 yen(tax included) per group
The guide will take you around in her car, which can be reserved for 1 to 3 persons, but due to the small size of the car you may feel tight with 3 persons.
PAYMENT
Please pay cash directly to the guide on the day of the tour.
INCLUSION
Guide fee, Transportation(by guide’s car)
EXCLUSION
・Seiwa Bunraku tickets for yourself
1,700 yen per person (includes museum tickets)
・Food / Drinks
・In this tour, travel insurance is not included. Please make sure that you will have your own travel insurance.
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NOTES
- ・Itinerary may vary due to the weather, traffic conditions, COVID-19 restrictions and other unavoidable circumstances.
Timetable
| 9:15 | Meet your guide at JR Kumamoto Station
※ We can pick you up at your accommodation in Kumamoto city. Please let us know your preferred pickup location. |
| 10:15 | Arrive at Tsujunkyo Bridge and walk to Gorogataki Fall |
| 12:00 | Arrive at Seiwa Bunraku and have lunch at Michi-no-eki restaurant. |
| 13:30 | Watch Seiwa Bunraku performance (1 hour) |
| 14:30 | Visit Seiwa Bunraku Museum |
| 15:15 | Explore Hamamachi street (1 hour)
We can visit Tsujun sake brewery and its lovely cafe. You can also try ARBOL’s vegan ice cream that was made with ingredients from the town. Or you can walk along the street and find Otsukurimono that are festival floats made for a local festival. |
| 16:15 | Leave Hamamachi street |
| 17:30 | Arrive at JR Kumamoto station
※ We can also drive you to your accommodation. Please let us know your preferred drop-off location when booking. |
Highlights
⭐️Tsujunkyo Bridge and Gorogataki Fall
Tsujunkyo Bridge is a symbol of Yamato town and was designated National Treasure of Japan in 2023. This bridge was not built only for people walking but also for water traveling from one area to another. In the past, people have suffered poverty and conflict over water, but thanks to this bridge, the region has been enriched and people’s lives have become better. We will walk backside of the bridge to Gorogataki waterfall. It is the biggest waterfall in Yamato town and how the water goes down is dynamic. It attracted one lord of Kumamoto in the 18th century when he visited there for hunting. He ordered his private painter to draw the fall.
Check out articles about Tsujunkyo and Gorogataki Fall!
TSUJUNKYO BRIDGE(通潤橋) IN YAMATO-TOWN KUMAMOTO ~STONE BRIDGE THAT BOUND PEOPLE AND LIFE~
⭐️ Seiwa Bunraku
After lunch, we will watch Seiwa Bunraku (Japanese puppet drama). Seiwa Bunraku is the only Bunraku theater in Kyushu. Bunraku is one of the traditional performing arts in Japan and it is also known as Ningyo Joruri. There is Bunraku museum by the theater and they have great collections of puppets and costumes for them.
SEIWA BUNRAKU ( 清和文楽 ) IN YAMATO TOWN, THE ONLY BUNRAKU THEATER IN KYUSHU
⭐️ Hamamachi street
Hamamachi street is an old shopping street. The street is located alongside of Hyuga-kaido which leads to Miyazaki Prefecture. People would go back and forth between Kumamoto and Miyazaki and the area alongside of the road flourished back then. Hamamachi street has changed nowadays but you can still get a glimpse of old times at a sake brewery, shrines and some festival floats decorated along the street.