Port
Sakaiminato, Japan
Activity Level
Moderate
Excursion Type
Information Not Currently Available
Wheelchair Accessible
No
Starting At
$209.95
Minimum Age
Information Not Currently Available
Duration
Approximately 5½ Hours
Meals Included
Meals included
A 60-minute panoramic drive by way of rural scenery brings you to the Adachi Museum of Art in Yasugi. Zenko Adachi founded the museum in 1970 -- purposefully combining his passions for Japanese art and garden design. Its ceramics collection includes works by such masters as Rosanjin Kitaoji and Kanjiro Kawai, but the museum's gardens are also quite famous. Adachi collected pines and stones from all over the country, creating a beautiful garden filled with love and passion. The garden has been ranked as the best in the Traditional Japanese Garden category since 2003. Browse among the extensive collection of nearly 1,000 items of pottery, wood carvings, and Japanese paintings dating from as early as 1912.
Your next destination is Daikon Island, surrounded by Lake Nakaumi. A volcanic eruption formed this small island, home to the lovely Yushien Garden. Many flowers bloom here seasonally, and a riot of color attracts visitors in the spring and early summer when the peonies are at their best. Bright-green foliage in perfectly-manicured surroundings makes the garden beautiful every day of the year. After a stroll through the garden -- an area of about 10 acres -- you will sit down to a Japanese-style lunch on the grounds. Seated next to the placid ponds, enjoy the serenity of the water and the flowers around you.
Notes:
Wear comfortable walking shoes.