Let’s enjoy fishing rainbow trout !
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. 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. The fishing pond is a 1-minute walk from there. Both rods and bait are lent out, so you can come empty-handed. You can fish for 500 yen including all the fees of the rod , bait ,cooking. Rainbow trout can be easily fished, so even small children can fully enjoy it. A few times, only bait was taken, but my 2-year-old son was able to fish again quickly . I was surprised that he could catch a pretty big one. There is a place to wash your hands near the fishing pond, so I was able to clean it up immediately. Rainbow trout was so delicious.
Rainbow trout on a bamboo plate
Basic information
| Facility Name | Chogen no Sato village |
| Address | 〒747-0235 1137 Tokuchi Fukaya Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi Prefecture [Parking lot 150 cars available] |
| Contact us | 0835-52-1250 |
| Hours | [Summer]May~October/9:30~17:00 [Winter]November~April/9:30~16:30 |
| Closures | Wednesday (or the day after if it is a holiday) |
| Fee | Adult / 520 yen Child (elementary and junior high school students) / 310 yen (In the case of a group [20 or more people] / Adult / 410 yen Child (elementary and junior high school students) / 210 yen) Disabled / half price * Please present your notebook at the time of purchase. Elementary, junior high, and special needs schools outside the city (application form required): Half price Elementary, junior high, and special needs schools in the city (application required): Exemption * Fishing pond is 500 yen (rod fee, bait fee, preparation fee, charcoal salt grilling fee all included) |
| Homepage | Chogen no sato village |
| Remarks | In the summer, there are gadflies and mosquitoes, so it is good to have insect repellent spray and medicine for insect bites. |
