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Fuchu City Tourism Information Center
This tourist information center is close to Okunitama-jinja Shrine. A staff member is always there who is knowledgeable about tourist sites in Fuchu City to answer questions. The service is only in Japanese but sightseeing maps in English are there. Stop by before you explore Fuchu.
It's right next to Okunitama-jinja Shrine, and there are plenty of free tourist brochures you can pick up. There's also a cute mascot that seems to represent Fuchu City. ☺️
Okunitama-jinja Shrine
Okunitama Shrine, with a history stretching back about 1900 years, is where Okunitama-no-Okami, the deity protecting the Musashino area, is enshrined. Musashino was a vast area including modern-day Tokyo, Saitama, and parts of Kanagawa. Inside the shrine grounds are several smaller shrines, each one granting its own blessing. Among those, the shrine blessing love and marriage is especially well-known.
There was a festival going on when I visited, and the atmosphere was super lively.
Compared to Meiji Jingu, Okunitama-jinja feels more local because of its location, so you see a lot more people from the area.
Everyone was really sincere in their prayers, which made it feel warm and welcoming.
Jagarico
This popular potato snack has a crispy texture.The stick-shaped snack is packaged in a cup, making it easy to carry around.They come in salad, cheese, buttered potato, and tarako butter flavors. Their most popular flavor, salad, includes carrot and parsley.Limited-time and special regional flavors are also available.
Tasty and fills you up.
A must-have for the Shinkansen! 😋
Mito Castle
The ruins sit on a plain 90m above the ground. The castle was inhabited by the Mito Nanbu Clan from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period. In the Edo period, the Morioka became the main residence in this heavily fortified castle, which explains the time period.
Being surrounded by so many cherry blossoms here just makes you feel happy 🌸
Mt. Yoshino
Mt. Yoshino is acclaimed as the best spot to see cherry blossoms in all of Japan. In the spring, the entire mountain is washed with flowering trees as they bloom from the Shimosenbon (the lower 1,000 trees) at the foothills up to the Okusembon (the inner 1,000 trees).
Really hoping to catch the cherry blossom season here 🌸. It must be absolutely breathtaking! 🎊