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A special train “Nagato Yumoto Onsen Utaakari” using the sightseeing train “○○ no Hanashi” is in operation!
Pre-commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the entire JR Mine Line
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The JR Mine Line Utilization Promotion Council collaborates with Nagato Yumoto Onsen Machi Co., Ltd., Nippon Travel Agency Branch, and West Japan Railway Company to hold a winter event in Prefecture’s oldest hot spring town, Nagato Yumoto Onsen. The special train “Nagato Yumoto Onsen Utaakari” will be operated in conjunction with the light-up event “Otoshinagawa Utaakari 2023”. The sightseeing train “○○ no Hanashi”, which is normally operated on the Sanin Line, will be specially operated on the Mine Line, offering hospitality along the Mine Line and Senzaki, the hometown of Misuzu Kaneko, a nursery rhyme poet from Nagato City. We will hold a tour where you can fully experience the charm, so please enjoy your trip using the “Nagato Yumoto Onsen Uta Akari Train”.
“Nagato Yumoto Onsen Uta Akari Train” Operation Overview
[Outbound] January 19, 2023 (Thursday): Shin- Station – Asa Station – Senzaki Station – Nagato Yumoto Station
[Return] Friday, January 20, 2023: Mine Station – Asa Station [Vehicle] Sightseeing train “The Story of 〇〇” (47 series 2 cars) fun point
The sightseeing train “○○ no Hanashi”, which is normally operated on the Sanin Line, will be specially chartered on the Sanyo Line, Mine Line, and Senzaki Line. In addition, the train will have an original head mark with the motif of the song light event.
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Everyone who boarded the train will receive a popular local product from Sanyo-Onoda City, Nagato City, and Mine City.
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At Ofuku Station, where the train will make a stop along the way, local groups will be performing tankobushi and rice cake pounding. Packed with specialty products of Mine City
We have prepared a packed “Takikomi Gohan Bento”, so please enjoy it in the car. The director of the Kaneko Misuzu Memorial Hall specially introduced Misuzu’s poetry at Senzaki, the hometown of the nursery rhyme poet “Misuzu Kaneko”.
increase. At the gallery, you can experience Misuzu’s beautiful world of poetry through sound and light.
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Tour itinerary* Subject to change.
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About tour application
(1) Recruitment number: 35 people
(2) Price *Transportation expenses to the departure station, accommodation, etc. will be borne by each person.
Adults/Children (6-12 years old): 5,000 yen Infants (up to 5 years old): 4,000 yen
(3) Application period* Applications will be closed as soon as the number of applicants is reached.
December 12, 2022 (Monday) 10:00 to January 6, 2023 (Friday) 18:00 (4) Application destination
Please apply from the Nippon Travel Agency website or the two-dimensional barcode.
https://va.apollon.nta.co.jp/utaakari/
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Otobugawa Utaakari 2023
At Nagato Yumoto Onsen in winter, the Otozure River, which flows through the hot spring town, is the stage for the lighting event “Otozuregawa Utaakari,” which is based on the poetry of Misuzu Kaneko, a nursery rhyme poet from Nagato City. I’m here.
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A fantastic light production “Uta Akari Gento Rondo” that matches the narration of the poem, and thousands of “Akari no Utsuwa” created by children in the city will be installed at the venue. Please enjoy the special scenery at Nagato Yumoto Onsen’s winter tradition, “Otobugawa Utaakari”.
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[Period] January 19 (Thursday) to February 19 (Sunday), 2023 [Lighting time] Sunset to 22:00
[Location] Nagato Yumoto Onsen
The steps in the bamboo grove and the area around the Otonobu River *For details on the Utaakari event, please check the Otobugawa Utaakari 2023 special page.
https://yumotoonsen.com/events/utaakari2023/
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