Oita Bungo-Ono Geopark
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Experience the blessings of the land of Bungo-Ono
Walking and cycling
Oita Bungo-Ono Geopark
\Adventure Tours/
Experience the blessings born from the land of Bungo-Ono!
Walking and cycling
Bungo-Ono City is located in the eastern part of Kyushu, in the southern part of Oita Prefecture, and with an area of approximately 603 square kilometers, it is the third largest city in Oita Prefecture. The Ono River, one of Kyushu's largest rivers, flows through the center of the city, and it is surrounded by the Kuju Mountain Range, Mount Aso, and the Sobo-Kamata Mountain Range, making it a lush green land.
The entire city of Bungo-Ono was designated a Japanese Geopark in September 2013.
The land of Bungo-Ono City was formed by the great pyroclastic flow of Aso 120,000 years ago and has been blessed with many blessings.
The most notable of these is the mineral-rich water that comes from the Sobokan mountain range.
People have had many connections with water in order to survive, through waterways, stone bridges, stone Buddha statues, shrines, and sake brewing.
Along the 12km Kyushu Olle Oku-Bungo Course and in the Ogata Plain, which you can cycle around, you can see many traces of our ancestors' coexistence with nature. You can see rural landscapes with waterways for growing crops, cliff-carved Buddha statues for praying for good harvests and good health, and numerous stone bridges over rivers for transporting goods. Harajiri Falls, where you can feel the power of nature, is also worth seeing.
You can experience eternal life through Olle walking and cycling.
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\Tour highlights/
Experience making a bento using side dishes made from local ingredients. Experience the nature and human activities of the Geopark while looking at the Waterway (Iro). Experience Ajikan (meditation) next to the mysterious Fukoji Temple cliff-carved Buddha.
Date and time: Sunday, March 3rd, 8:30am-4:10pm
Monitor fee: 8,000 yen (tax included) / person (adult/child)
Regular price: 16,000 yen
Meeting point: JR Asachi Station
Number of applicants
◆6 people (first come, first served)
*Applications will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached. Please apply early.
*Children under elementary school age may accompany you, but activities and meals will not be provided.
How to Apply
Please fill in the necessary information in the application form below and submit it.
Flow of events leading up to the event
1. After making a reservation, you will receive an immediate confirmation email
*Applications will be closed as soon as the capacity is reached. Please apply early.
After applying, you will immediately receive a reservation completion email.
➋Details will be provided 3 days before the tour.
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What to bring
◆Please come dressed in comfortable clothing that is easy to move in and that you don't mind getting dirty.
◆You may get sweaty during the day , so please bring your own drinks and a towel to wipe away sweat. Please take care of your health.
What is included in the tour?
Olle bento making experience, Olle guide fee,
E-Bike cycling tour guide fee, Ajikan experience fee, gelato fee
*Please pay your own transportation costs to the meeting and dismissal locations.
Notes
◆Participants will be asked to fill out a survey.
◆This tour will proceed rain or shine.
・The event is scheduled to take place rain or shine, but may be cancelled if there is heavy rain or thunderstorms that trigger warnings. Thank you for your understanding.
・Please take measures to protect yourself from the cold and rain according to the climate.
◆Regarding cancellation of the event・In the event of storms such as typhoons and thunderstorms, or natural disasters such as earthquakes, the event will be cancelled. The decision on whether the event will go ahead will be made at 10am two days before the event. We will contact you via the official website and email.
・If the event is cancelled, we will contact you later to ask for your bank details and refund your participation fee within the same month.
[Schedule for the day]
The time is an estimate.
Please note that the content and schedule may change depending on the weather.
◆8:30 Meet at JR Asachi Station. After checking the tour schedule at the tourist information center next to the station,
Under the guidance of Chef Ito, participants will make Olle bento boxes by packing ingredients into a bento box.
◆9:20 Walking
・With the guidance of an Olre guide, you will walk about 4 kilometers to Fukoji Temple, checking the relationship between the wells and the rural scenery.
◆11:00 Ajikan (meditation) experience by the head priest of Fukoji Temple
・A geoguide will show you around Fukoji Temple, followed by an Ajikan (meditation) experience with the temple's chief priest. A huge Buddha of about 12 meters is carved into the rock face of a deep mountain valley. Stand next to the Buddha, carved about 800 years ago, with your legs crossed and your eyes closed, and quietly face yourself. Enjoy a moment of refreshing your mind and body in the midst of nature.
◆12:00 Lunch (Olle bento)
・Once my breathing had steadied, I enjoyed my homemade Olle bento.
◆12:30 Cycling
After listening to a lecture from a cycling instructor, you will cycle towards Ogata Plain. Along the course, you will be able to see traces of the efforts of our ancestors to receive the blessings of water, including wells in various places. The water road continues to Ogata Plain, and you can learn about the relationship between nature and people through interacting with farmers who produce rich food, eating gelato made with homemade milk, Harajiri Falls with its towering columnar joints, and a sunken bridge that grows on the river surface!
◆16:10 Disband at JR Ogata Station. *If you come by car, we will take you to JR Asaji Station.
Meeting place information
