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Main route Yawata
It takes 30 minutes on the JR Kyoto Line Rapid Express train or 40 minutes by Hankyu or Keihan Super-express trains to get from Kyoto and Osaka.
You may see Yodo River and Mt. Tennozan from the window of the train, but there are many things and places worth visiting.
I recommend you to go to Yawata City. Yawatashi Station is on the Keihan Train Line that runs from Osaka’s Yodoyabashi Station to Kyoto’s Demachiyanagi Station. There is a cable station for Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine in front of Yawatashi Station.
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Bamboo in Yawata and Thomas Edison
In 1880, Thomas Edison used bamboo from the hills in Yawata to make filaments for the first light bulb. A monument to him stands in the Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine.
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Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine
You’ll see wonderful views of Mt. Tennozan from the junction of Katsuragawa River, Uji River and Katsuragawa River. The Fences and hallways of its Main Hall and Treasure House are decorated with colorful carvings of animals and plants. (No admission fee)Cable car from Keihan Yawatashi station.
Ango Bridge
This arched bridge is one of the eight most famous views in Yawata. Sazanami Park is around the bridge and people come here for recreation and relaxation.
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Shokado
This is a garden specified as a historical site. There is a tearoom that resembles a hermit’s hut in the garden surrounded by about 40 different kinds of bamboo. Shokado Memorial Museum next to the garden keeps Shokado Shogo’s self-portrait, his favorite big ink stone and other objects.
Admission fee :350yen for adults
Closeed on the first Monday and Tuesday of every month.
The nearest station is Keihan Yawatasi station.
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Yawata Sewarizutsumi Park
This is a riverside park. It contains a row of the cherry trees, best to see in early April. A cycling road continues to the eastern along the Kizu River from the end of Miyuki Brige.