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AYABEX INC.Many thanks for

Izatti and Ammyra from Malaysia

appox.one hour

by JR express train

stay atbeautiful countryAYABE

Kyoto station

Maizurufish market

TangoAmano Hashidate

Osaka

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Welcome totraditional beautyof rural landscape

depart fromKyoto stationarrive at AYABEpicked up by taxienjoy night at country style house hotel with beautiful organic foodover night at Ayabe

after breakfast depart HotelPaper craft making exerience at Kurotani Washivisit Maizuru Fish market,have fresh fish lunchvisit Amano Hashidate, lift riding and beautiful viewsarrive at AYABEget a train to Kyotoarrive at Kyoto station

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What do we have in Ayabe?Just one hour from Kyoto Station by JR express train, the journey to Ayabe promising a fantastic green scenery. Ayabe is famous for its tea farming and Onsen spot.

Stay at Country house style hotel in AYABE

In night time, the warm light will welcome you!

In the morning with the owner of the hotel. Thank you Mr. Hideo!

beautifully cooked freshly taken vegetable from the owner's own farm.

This is my first time staying at this type of hotel and I can say the owner and his wife are very warm. We had freshly taken from the farm vegetable cooked with a very unique style for our dinner. It was finger licking good! After 30 minutes walking around the village, enjoying the peaceful night view, we went back to the hotel and met an awesome uncle! With his guitar, he played a song and even learn "rasa sayang" song from us. Maybe if you're lucky, you'll meet this uncle!

Do you want to know how isJapanese Traditional house like?

Izatti

Paper craft making experience at Kurotani Washi

After having quick lecture from Washi paper artisan, let's make original postcard!

I'm done! It's my original postcard, which only one in the world!

top : At front of Paper museumbottom: A brief explanation from the Washi paper artisan.

Me and my sister were so excited when we arrived at Kurotani Village. It was a perfect figure for a Japanese Traditional village with a small river running down in the middle of the village. Here we get to make our own Washi postcard!! Imagine how famous this Washi paper that it is even exported to other country and we get to make it on our own here. How fantastic is that. They even have a delivery for postcards we made.

Who do you want to send original love letter made of Washi paper?

Ammyra

Maizuru Fish Market "ToreTore center"

Jalan Jalan with delicious ice cream! Let's have fresh fish at Fish market! Get around the inside of the fish market!

One day having all vegetable sure make us crave for protein and here we are at the fish market! Situated at a jetty, with a navy ship where we get to have a look at the inside, this fish market offers all kinds of fresh seafood. We had an 'ikayaki', grilled squid, and sashimi. They were all made there and eaten there. We will never get to experience eating fresh food in the middle of the fish market in Malaysia as to my surprise, it was clean! And not to forget, they have giant crabs sold here for hot pot meal during winter!

Everyday, these fresh fish are waiting for you to come and eat them

Izatti

View of stairway to heaven "Amano Hashidate"

At gate of famous temple Chion-ji Taking a lift to the top of mountain beautiful view of "Amano hashidate"

Must see the view from upside down way!You may see "stairway to heaven"!

The lift was scary for a scaredy-cat me but it worth it. The scenery from the top of Amano Hashidate is unbelievable! We tried looking the view upside down like in the picture and as we were told by the tour guide, we can see the island looks like a dragon going up the sky. Also it's said to be view of stairway to heaven for local people! This top part were actually an attraction place where they change the roller coaster lane into a pedestrian walk. It was again, scary, but exciting! Down the mountain, there food stall selling sweets and other Japan traditional food. We tried it for free here!

Did you know this is one of themost beautiful views in Japan?

Ammyra

Hotel information in Ayabeplease feel free to contact us to:AYABEX INC.email: info@ayabex.com

Iwan noSato

FushimiYa

Ayabe Onsen

Nioukan

YorozuYa

Beautiful country house style hotel

House is totally Japanese traditional built by woodern style.Inside of house, it has four Japanese tatami roomfit for small group to approx. twelve people.There are many fans and repeatersafter onece have experience of their hospitality.This house allow to have one group only for a night,even if it's one customer.being night silence with beautiful sound of insects,going for walk in the beautiful morning around rice fields.you will have relaxing time with real Japanese country experience.owner of "Iwan no Sato" Hideo and Hiroko, They will welcome you warmly with beautiful seasonalvegetables and rice which they've grew in his farm.

Popular local traditional cuisine hotel

Fushimi-ya has operated since 1905, having a long historyfor local populality in Ayabe for ages. Local people loves its delicate and gorgeous traditional foodcreated by them, which used fresh materials from around the area.

They have traditional Japanese house style restaurant near the hotel,which offers many ways on how you can enjoy Japanese food in Ayabe.

They have many types of Japanese rooms including huge tatami room that suitable for a big group as well as big party space.

Also you can enjoy onsen spot by their shuttle bus servicebetween Hotel to Onsen places.

Onsen Hotel in beautiful deep forest

About 30 minutes drive from Ayabe station,there is beautiful Onsen spot in the deep forest.They have Japanese style tatami room and western style room as well. Beautiful landscape can be seen from the window of the room. It's a nice and comfortable spot during summer. Also beautiful snow landscape will be open in winter season.Traveller loves to enjoy soaking in onsen while watching the falling snow.

Classical Japanese cuisine hotel

Found in 1909, started as local cuisine and accomodation,they have been keeping down their traditional style for many years.Therefore residents keep loving their classical service,facilities and beautiful food.The landlady will welcome you warmly by traditional hospitality.

It's located at the central of Ayabe city near the train station, a very convenient place to get around Honmachi street in Ayabe,which has many cafes and shops remodeled from traditional wooden house "Machiya" style, built in early twenty centuries.

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