OkayamaTakahashi
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle and Yamada Hokoku
A visit that ends at the castle becomes a history walk linking the castle town to the mountaintop keep, giving travelers a reason to return.
2026.03Okayama Prefecture, Kibi and Takahashi
課題Issue
Most visitors take the shuttle bus up, see the keep and leave, so few explore the castle town below.
視点Approach
The town and the castle, hidden from each other by the mountain, are rejoined by climbing the path the samurai of the domain once walked.
施策Proposals
- A route from the station through the castle town up to the keep
- A history walking map of the town, including the Hokoku memorial museum
- Regional ties with Tamashima along the old Takase boat route