Spend Your Summer Vacation at Yamami Goko! Launching a Source Water Area Experience Exchange Tour

Kanagawa Prefecture announces the launch of day-trip bus tours to the 'Yamami Goko'—Sagamiko, Okusagamiko, Tsukui Lake, Tanzawa Lake, and Miyagase Lake—which serve as vital water sources supporting our daily lives and industries. These tours aim to enhance public understanding of source water environments.

1. Purpose

The tours aim to expand opportunities for participants to experience and understand the importance of source water regions, through the history of dam construction that enabled a drought-resilient Kanagawa, the rich natural environment, and local traditional culture.

2. Tour Overview

(1) Grand Adventure of Water and Solar Energy! Tracing Sagamihara’s 'Source of Power'

Date: July 25 (Saturday) Area: Sagamiko Locations: Ogino Bread Factory Tour, (Lunch) Miyagase Resort Ryokan Miharu, Sagamiko Berry Garden, Sagamiko Memorial Hall, Sagamiko Sightseeing Cruise (Sagami Dam Viewing) Capacity: 40 people

(2) The 'City of Water' That Lit Postwar Japan! Sagami Dam Historical Time Travel

Date: July 26 (Sunday) Area: Sagamiko Locations: Sagamiko Memorial Hall, Sagamiko Sightseeing Cruise (Sagami Dam Viewing), (Lunch) Sagamiko MORI MORI 'WILD DINING', Sagamiko MORI MORI 'Forest Creature Exploration Program' Capacity: 40 people

(3) From Warring States Castle to Water Fortress! Miyagase Dam Energy Adventure Through Elevation Differences

Date: August 2 (Sunday) Area: Tsukui Lake, Miyagase Lake Locations: Kanagawa Prefectural Tsukui Lake Castle Mountain Park, (Lunch) Ryoriya Hamachō, Miyagase Dam Water and Energy Museum, Round-trip Incline Ride (Miyagase Dam Viewing) Capacity: 30 people

(4) Dive into the Heart of Tanzawa Lake's Miho Dam! Premium Tour of Normally Closed Inspection Galleries & Control Rooms

Date: August 22 (Saturday) Area: Tanzawa Lake Locations: (Lunch) Handmade Soba Taieiraku, Tanzawa Lake Memorial Hall, Premium Tour (Miho Dam Viewing), Michi-no-Eki Yamakita Capacity: 40 people

(5) Grand Panorama from 156m Height Difference! Miyagase Dam: Water-Generated Energy and Local Heritage

Date: August 30 (Sunday) Area: Miyagase Lake Locations: (Lunch) Miyagase Resort Ryokan Miharu, Aikawa Town Local History Museum, Road Train 'Aichan-go' Ride, Incline Ride (Miyagase Dam Viewing), Miyagase Dam Water and Energy Museum, Toriihara Fureai-no-Yakata Capacity: 40 people

3. Eligibility

Residents of Kanagawa Prefecture who agree to participate in a post-tour survey.

4. Fees

Adults: 5,000 JPY Children (Junior High School and below): Free

5. Bus Departure/Arrival Points

Around Yokohama Station and Kawasaki Station

6. Application Method

Application deadlines vary by tour. Please apply via the following URL up to approximately three weeks before each tour date: https://www.his-j.com/corp/public/revitalization/kanagawa-suigen/ (Note) This tour is limited to residents of Kanagawa Prefecture.

7. Additional Information

Three more tours are scheduled between November and December.

(Reference Material)

Attached: Information Flyer

Inquiries

Land and Water Resources Policy Section, Policy Division, Policy Bureau, Kanagawa Prefecture

Section Chief Konno: Phone 045-210-3100

Source Region Policy Group, Kudo: Phone 045-210-3123