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DATE: July 02, 2022
LOCATION: Sanganesan Skyline, Nishihazu Town, Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Sanganesan Skyline
三ヶ根山スカイライン
This 5.1-kilometer-long toll road runs between Nishio City and Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. From June to July, 70,000 hydrangea flowers bloom along the road, giving it the popular name of Hydrangea Line. At the end of the road, there is Katahara Spa, where 50,000 hydrangea also bloom in the Hydrangea Garden (Village), and where the Hydrangea Festival is held every year.
LOCATION: Nishio City, Aichi Prefecture
PHONE: 0563623001
BUSINESS HOURS: 8:00-20:00 open everyday
TOLL FEES:
[Motorcycle] 280yen
[Light/Small/Ordinary car] 420yen
[Minibus] 1,100yen
[Large bus] 1,760yen
Parking Lot Available (110spaces)
Credit Card Not available
Wi-Fi Not available
Sanganesan Skyline is a 5.1-kilometer scenic road that stretches from Higashihazu-cho in Nishio-City to Katahara Onsen, Gamagori-City, by the ridge of Mount Sangane. Driving it lets visitors experience the beautiful panoramic views of the Gamagori-City area, the Pacific Ocean, and Nagoya-City. If the sky is clear, it is even possible to spot Cape Irago at the extreme of Atsumi Peninsula or even Toba-City and its nearby islands, in the distant Mie Prefecture at the other side of Ise Bay! The road is also well-known for its perfect nighttime scenery and in the winter, from mid-October to mid-January, a surreal nightly illumination display decorates the area around the parking area at the peak of Mt. Sangane. The road’s course is dotted by touristic attractions such as the recreation facility with hot spring bath installations, the Sangane Kannon and Hijima Kannon Temples, and the Junkoku-Nanashi Cemetery, a memorial for seven wartime heroes.
Over 70,000 hydrangea bushes bloom along the road from June to early July, hence it is also called the “Ajisai Line” (“Ajisai” is the Japanese word for hydrangeas), with another 10,000 around the peak’s parking area. At the end of the road, 50,000 of those flowery plants awaits the visitors at Katahara Onsen’s “Ajisai-no-Sato” (Home Place of the Hydrangeas) garden, with additional 10,000 at Honkoji Temple, known as the “Mikawa Area’s Temple of Hydrangeas.” Festivals celebrating the hydrangeas are held in various places of the region near the road during their blooming season.
ABOUT NISHIO CITY:
Nishio (西尾市, Nishio-shi) is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 169,984 in 65,553 households, with a population density of 1,054 persons per km². The total area of the city was 160.22 square kilometers (61.86 sq mi). It is a regional commercial and manufacturing center and the country’s leading producer of powdered green tea.
Nishio’s sightseeing highlight is Ushitora Yagura Castle Keep in the downtown Yamashita-cho area. It features a full reconstruction of the wooden central tower, gates and central compound of Nishio Castle, built by the Matsudaira clan in 1221 and used until 1601.
Yatsuomote ware is a type of Japanese pottery started around 1825 by Katō Hachiemon (加藤八右衛門) when he opened his kiln at the southern foot of Mount Yatsuomote (八ツ面山). The soil around Nishio is rich in mica deposits, which was already mined in the Nara period. After an incident at Mount Yatsuomote a small bell was offered to soothe the kami. Katō Kumazō started a local tradition where small ceramic zodiac bells (きらら鈴) were made out of local mica kneaded into the clay, and after burning in the kiln the bell would make a pleasing sound when rung.
GAMAGORI CITY GUIDE:
Gamagōri (蒲郡市, Gamagōri-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 80,063 in 32,800 households, and a population density of 1,407 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 56.92 square kilometers (21.98 sq mi).
Gamagōri is situated on the coast of Mikawa Bay on the Pacific Ocean in southeastern Aichi Prefecture. Sheltered by Chita Peninsula and Atsumi Peninsula, the climate is mild, and parts of the city is within the borders of the Mikawa Wan Quasi-National Park.
After the start of the Meiji period, Gamagōri Village in Hoi District, Aichi Prefecture was proclaimed on October 1, 1889. Gamagōri was elevated to town status on October 6, 1891.
The area of the town expanded through annexation of the neighboring villages of Toyooka, Kaminogo and Shizusato on July 4, 1906.
The town escaped damage in World War II, but the 1945 Mikawa earthquake caused considerable damage to parts of Gamagōri.
The city of Gamagōri was proclaimed on April 1, 1954 when the town of Gamagōri merged with the neighboring town of Miya and village of Shiotsu.
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