Gyōda Hachiman Shrine
sightseeing
Basic Information
Business hours / Fee
10: 00 ~ 12: 00/13: 00 ~ 16: 00
How to get there
・Take the Local Loop Bus’s course circling around in the west direction (counterclockwise) and get off at “Shiyakushomae” and walk for about 9 minutes
・Take the Local Loop Bus’s course circling around in the west direction (clockwise) and get off at “Gyōda-shi Bus Terminal” and walk for about 8 minutes
・Take the Local Loop Bus’s course circling around tourist destinations (counterclockwise) and get off at “Shōkō Center” and walk for about 7 minutes
〇From Fukiage Station (North Exit) of JR Takasaki Line
・Take the Asahi bus headed for “Gyōdaorikaeshiba・Gyōdashi Eki・Sōgō Kyōiku Center” (en route Maetani) and get off at “Gyōda Honchō” and walk for about 5 minutes
・Take the Asahi bus headed for “Gyōdaorikaeshiba・Sōgō Kyōiku Center・Kōgyō Danchi” (en route Same) and get off at “Gyōda Honchō” walk for about 5 minutes
〇 A 7 minute walk from “Gyōda-shi Station” (South Exit) of Chichibu Railway
・Available for Large Buses
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Nearby spots
Tabi to Kurashi (Tabi and Life) Museum was originally a factory of tabi socks delivering to tabi stores under the name Bokuya Honten (Main Branch). The factory was reborn as a museum, retaining most of the original factory’s appearance. At the museum, demonstrations by individuals who used to be tabi craftsmen can be seen, and your own original tabi (additional cost) can be made every second Sunday of the month.
Reopened in April 2021 as a tourism and souvenir center! This store has a modern Japanese atmosphere that stays true to Gyoda City, which has been recognized as a Japanese Heritage site. There are a wide range of 150 different types of products available for sale from around 50 brands, including local goods such as fashionably designed tabi (split-toed socks), Minamikawara slippers made of colorful fabrics from Africa and other foreign countries, "Gyoda no gyoza" (dumplings) made from local flour, Narazuke pickles, Jumangoku Manju (steamed bun), Wataboku Milk, and more. So can also rent bicycles here, so be sure to stop by on your way to sightseeing.
This spot located nearby Ōshi Castle is famous for its water hyacinth. The park's Blue Lake (Aoi no Ike) displays beautiful water hyacinth when in season. The square is also known for its 200 cherry blossom trees. There is also the "Literary Monument of a Country Teacher“ (Inaka Kyōshi-no Bungakuhi) of Katai Tayama. A verse from the book Inaka Kyōshi, “The road to Yori was long…,” is engraved on the monument.
Oshi Castle is one of seven famous castles in the Kanto region, built during the civilization years of the Muromachi period. It is known as an “Uki-jō (Floating Castle),” as it is said to have endured the flooding of Ishida Mitsunari during Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s suppression of Kanto. The story of this castle was the model for the movie “Nobō-no-Shiro (The Floating Castle).” It is currently listed as one of Japan's Top 100 castles. The “Oshijyō Gosankaiyagura (Oshi Castle Three Story Turret)” was torn down during the Meiji period and rebuilt in 1988, with the inside turned into an exhibition room of the local museum, and a view of the entire city can be seen from the top floor.
This brewery was established in 1805 when Omi merchant, Shoemon Yokota, traveled from Edo to Gyoda City in search of good water. The area closest to Tone River and Arakawa River was found to have plentiful groundwater and this brewery continues to produce exquisite sake made from it. Employing Nanbu-style brewing techniques, known for producing a high quality Ginjo sake, they produce sake in which one can taste the spirit of the brewer, a highly regarded "sake of excellence."