Join us for a walk through the quiet streets of Obi, Miyazaki – a former castle town with many well preserved homes and other buildings from long ago.
Obi Castle and Obi Sugi 00:10
Tanouehachiman Shrine / 田ノ上八幡神社 24:10
Yokobata St. (historic residences) 41:30
Green Tea planted along street 49:37
Yoshokan (residence and garden) 57:43
Obiten tasting! 1:14:30
Japanese archery experience 1:24:00
Ornamental carp swimming area / 鯉の遊泳地 1:34:55
Local supermarket and chicken tasting! 1:42:13
Atsu-yaki-amago – tasting! 1:51:00
Tour inside of Akane Sasu Obi (historic samurai residence accommodation) 02:14:47
Akane Sasu Obi (historic samurai residence accommodation) 02:14:47
https://www.akane-sasu.com/obi/
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6 Comments
Wow! A record long livestream! But be sure to watch near the end – as we tour through Akane Sasu Obi – historic residence/accommodation !!
Huge thanks Emiko san & Nick san for a beautiful, serene and healing day in Obi machi, so close to our family up the Obi Highway. I'm ill and recently out of the hospital. You have no idea how much better this Live has made my wife & I feel today. A dose of our beloved home after so long is medicine indeed- we'll run it many times, certainly. Wish we could stay at the fine samurai nobleman's residence there and explore all the town has to offer soon. It will be quite awhile for us yet. Any more livestreams planned around minami Kyushu this trip? Looking forward to your videos here coming out soon as well. Thanks again for the wonderful Obi experience! -mike
Please visit Ganjojuji Temple next time.
Hi! What time do shops usually close at Obi town?
Went around Kyushu for 2 weeks back in March 2019 and went to Obi thinking we would just take pictures of the samurai town and leave. We ended up staying for 3 hours because of the map (free then) with built in food treasure hunt. We sat on the same bench eating the free food from the supermarket. We didn't get to try the tamagoyaki though as either the shop was closed or it wasn't included. The whole town was a pleasant surprise, especially the ornamental carp which we had not seen before and we lucked out on the cherry blossoms in full bloom. We got to ride on a rickshaw too, pulled by a volunteer.
We would love to go back to Kyushu. I hope we get to live there even for a few months, ride the 36+3 train, and soak in more onsen to escape Canada's winter. Thanks for the tour, Nick and Emiko!
What a program! Wonderful place; wonderful photography and commentary. Neither of us have been to Obi. So a special treat! Wish we had. That tree was special. Thanks.