Kyushu's Quiet Castle Town – Obi, Miyazaki! / スロートラベルで飫肥に行こう

In this episode, Nick takes the slow train to the quiet castle town of Obi in Miyazaki. The journey begins aboard the “36 Plus 3 – Around Kyushu Express” and wait until you see the interior! Once in Obi, known for its many well-preserved Edo-era residences, soaring high cedars, and historic castle ruins, it felt like we’d experience a time slip. One of the highlights was our stay at Akane-sasu Obi, a beautifully renovated historic Edo-era villa; there’s no better way to experience Obi. But as much as we enjoyed seeing the sites, the locals’ hospitality really stood out! In this video, we introduce a few, and we hope you’ll also have a chance to experience this charming slow-travel destination sometime soon.

九州らしい旅をするならスロートラベルがいい。温暖な島・九州各地をゆっくり巡り、豊かな農産物や肉や魚を味わい、人々と交流し、時間の流れを地域の人に合わせてみる。そんな旅を求めて訪れたのは、宮崎県日南市飫肥。城下町でもある飫肥に、観光列車に乗って行ってきました！

Special thanks to our guide: Yasutoshi Nakashima 中島康俊

Akanesasu Obi / 茜さす 飫肥 (our accommodations)
https://www.booking.com/hotel/jp/qian-sasu-yu-fei.en-gb.html

36ぷらす3
https://www.jrkyushu-36plus3.jp/

36+3 (Sanjyu-Roku plus San) English Information
https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/booking/pdf/00_363_201016.pdf

Chapters
Boarding the “36+3”: 0:38
Obi Castle walk around: 2:16
Rickshaw tour with Nakashima-san: 3:35
Quarry visit: 5:00
Goldfish!: 5:45
Story of Seiya Suzuki: 06:15
Atsuyaki-age: 7:23
Hina Muffin: 8:08
Mizumoto-san (blacksmith): 8:59
Man on the street: 9:45
Akanesasu Obi / 茜さす 飫肥: 10:40
Japanese archery: 11:23

Nick no Kyushu Tabi! / ニックの九州旅！
Welcome to this new series of video reports in collaboration with the Kyushu Tourism Organization. Each month Nick shares a 10-minute video report based on a recent Kyushu Live episode with extra footage and reporting. Let’s dive deeper into Kyushu together! Then Nick joins the very knowledgeable and entertaining Koji Karaike, Kyushu Tourism Organization, Chairperson for lively discussion on the topic. Watch it here:
Fukuoka Now編集長・ニックが九州各地を旅する動画シリーズ「ニックの九州旅」。旅の後は、九州観光機構のインターネットテレビ局「チャンネル九州塾」の唐池恒二塾長と一緒に道中を振り返ります。唐池塾長とニックの掛け合いも楽しい #ニックの九州旅 トークショーは『チャンネル九州塾』で公開しています。

Channel Kyushu Juku – Kyushu Tourism Organization
九州観光機構【公式】チャンネル九州塾
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsUAcoQNg7hhvOVuw785Vbw

This episode of Nick no Kyushu Tabi was based on a livestream shot on October, 23, 2022: https://youtu.be/n9p1IO3NJ_I

Have you been to Obi? What do you enjoy the most? Tell us in the comments!

Tags
ニックの九州旅, 飫肥, 九州, miyazaki, obi, 36+3, 36ぷらす3, Seiya Suzuki, 鈴木誠也, JR Kyushu, 宮崎, visitkyushu,