Fukui

Daimyo's Retreat at Yui Station

Relax like a feudal lord for free!

Takako Sakamoto Nov 14, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>A beautiful Japanese garden surrounds the 'Daimyo's Retreat' at Yui Station</p>

<p>Wooden sliding doors of the retreat</p>

<p>Inside view of 'Daimyo's Retreat'</p>

<p>Entrance of 'Daimyo's Retreat'. This is a place for tourists to take a rest, and using it is free.</p>

<p>Peeping into the Japanese style rooms of 'Daimyo's Retreat'</p>

<p>Two girls were taking a rest at a table on the tatami-mat floor</p>

<p>Beautiful stepping stones in the Japanese garden which surrounds the 'Daimyo's Retreat'</p>

<p>Miniature model of Ono Castle Town in the Edo Period</p>

<p>Some trees in the garden were changing color from green to red.</p>

<p>I saw a man lying down on the floor, peacefully taking a nap, so I refrained from disturbing him and panned the camera the other way!</p>

<p>Can you see the shoes on the right side in front of the sliding doors? You can enter the retreat from here, too.</p>

<p>Entrance hall of 'Daimyo's Retreat'. As you can see from how many shoes are in the shoebox, only a few people were using the retreat.</p>

<p>At the far end, firemen were taking a break in the corner of the garden</p>

Yui Station is a tourist hub located at the foot of the hill from where you can start hiking up to see Ono Castle on the hilltop. Inside the station, there is a free resting place called, 'Daimyo's Retreat'. A Daimyo was a feudal lord, the head of a domain during the Edo Period, today's equivalent of prefectural governor. However, these days anyone can be a governor, but back then only descendants of samurai who did a great job in the Sengoku Period could assume the position of Daimyo. So, to be able to take a rest at 'Daimyo's Retreat' should be a privilege and honor. Anyway, it's free to use, so don't miss taking a rest in feudal lord style if you ever come to Ono Castle Town!

Ono Castle

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...