【Chogen no Sato Village】 Let’s play with roller slides and playground equipment in forest! ! 【Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture,Japan】

Let’s play with roller slides and playground equipment in forest! !

Chogen no Sato Village is a park with various interactive facilities in  Yamaguchi City  in Yamaguchi Prefecture in  Japan. The park is named for  Buddhist priest Chogen (1121 – 1206) who worked around the mountains of Tokuji ,in which tha park is .He  searched  large trees under the orders of the Imperial Court to rebuild Todaiji Temple in Nara prefecture, which was destroyed by fire at the end of the Heian period. In Tokuji, there are many historical sites  such as the remains of cutting and transporting large trees, stone baths (saunas) made by Chogen  for the health of people engaged in logging, temples, shrines, and Buddha statues. The park is about 5 minutes by car from  the downtown of Tokuji. It is located in the mountains, and it is quite cool in summer.

Source: Chogen no Sato Village

  In the summer, there is gadflies, so it would be nice to have bug repellent spray. When you park your car in the parking lot, you will purchase an admission ticket at the welcome hall in front of the parking lot. It is 520 yen for adults, free for preschoolers, and 310 yen for elementary and junior high school students.

Guide map ofChogen no Sato Village Take the bus waiting in front of the welcome hall and go to the center of the park. Bus fare is free. You  will go up the mountain for about 5 minutes by bus. This bus is retro and quite cute, so please take a picture with  children. The bus stops in front of a facility called Tokujiroman, where you can make soba noodles. From there, You will go up a path where a stream flows. The water of the steram is cold and comfortable.       You will go up the stairs. It may be a little tight for a small child.   In 10 minutes since you start climbing, you will see a large playground equipment!  You can feel negative ions in the shade of trees.  It’s like a suspension bridge, and it is exciting. My 2-year-old son walked  slowly.   I was impressed that such a large playground equipment  were  set up  in the forest.

The long roller slide is 103 meters. There are  boards to lay under your but. Sliding through the trees is a lot of fun. The child  slide shouting many times. Of course, adults can also play! ━━━(゚∀゚)━━━━!!　

There is also playground equipment for small children. You can also enjoy it with a swing.

The return trip is easy because it is downhill! Make sure you don’t miss the return bus time (^^;

Basic information

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