[2025 Hofu Shopping Mall] Travel Guide for Ume-terrace (Updated May)

Hofu Tenmangu Shrine is known as the first Tenmangu Shrine built in Japan, and enshrines Sugawara no Michizane, the god of learning. Many worshippers from all over the country visit the shrine to pray for academic success and success in exams. It is also famous as a famous plum blossom viewing spot, with about 1,100 plum trees blooming in the spring. When I went in May, there were lots of flowers on the steps to the main shrine🌸 There is also free parking, so be sure to check it out!   ⸻ 🕒 Business hours • Opening hours: 6:00-20:00 • Prayer reception hours: 8:30-16:30 • History museum opening hours: 9:00-16:30 • Teahouse Hoshoan opening hours: 9:30-16:00    ⸻ 💴 Fees • Admission: Free • History museum admission fee: 800 yen for adults (600 yen for groups of 20 or more), free for high school students and younger • Teahouse Hoshoan admission fee: 800 yen (includes matcha and sweets) • * Garden tours are free • * Advance reservations required for groups of 5 or more   ⸻ 📍 Access • Address: 747-0029 14-1 Matsuzakicho, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture • Phone number: 0835-23-7700 • Train: Approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Sanyo Main Line "Hofu Station" • Bus: Approximately 5 minutes on the bus bound for "Amidaji" from bus stop No. 2 at Tenjinguchi (north side) of Hofu Station, get off at "Hofu Tenmangu Shrine", then walk for approximately 3 minutes • Car: • Approximately 10 minutes from "Hofu East IC" or "Hofu West IC" on the Sanyo Expressway • Parking: Tenjinyama Park Parking (approximately 500 cars, free)    

#Spring0yenTrip Hofu is a town with a calm atmosphere, and I first visited Hofu Tenmangu Shrine. It is said to be the first Tenmangu Shrine in Japan, and the shrine building at the top of the stone steps is magnificent, and as befits the god of learning, there were rows of votive plaques for success in exams. From the shrine grounds you can look down on the town, and you can pray at your leisure in the calm air. Around Tenmangu Shrine, there are historic streets, small cafes and souvenir shops, and it was fun to walk around. There weren't many tourists, and the atmosphere of the shrine, which seemed to blend naturally into the lives of the local people, was comfortable. It's not flashy, but it's a place where you can feel the weight of history and the quiet charm of the area, and it was just the right town to spend a relaxing time.

This is the town station "Ume Terrace", a tourist information center with a restaurant and a specialty product shop in Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It has free Wi-Fi, a rest area, and bicycle rentals, and has a wealth of information on local specialties, so it's a must-visit for tourists in Hofu. It was a comfortable rest area where you can feel the warmth of wood 😊 About 1.5km from JR "Hofu Station" Opening hours are from 9:00 to 20:00. (The cafe and souvenir corner have different opening hours) Hofu City Town Station "Ume Terrace" 1-20 Matsuzaki-cho, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture 747-0029 #Yamaguchi #YamaguchiTrip #YamaguchiTourism #Hofu #TouristInformationCenter #HofuWalk #TownStation #FuriTabi