Yusumizugaura Terraced Fields
遊子水荷浦の段畑
Stone-walled terraced fields stacked up the hillsides of the Uwa Sea peninsula, climbing from the shore to the summit. They are designated an Important Cultural Landscape of Japan.
Yusumizugaura lies on the Miura Peninsula, northwest of Uwajima city. Residents built layered stone-walled terraces, called dan-hatake, on steep headlands, running from the shore up to a summit about 80 m high. The fields were originally used to grow sweet potatoes and now mainly produce spring potatoes. In 2007 the area was designated an Important Cultural Landscape of Japan. From the top of the fields you can look over the fish farms in the Uwa Sea, where sea bream and pearls are raised. The Danbatake Festival is held in early April. A small shop, Dandan Chaya, stands at the foot of the hill. It is about 40 minutes' drive from the city, and public transport runs very infrequently, so driving is recommended.
Opening hours
Open all day (private farmland; please stay out of crop areas)
Nearby sights
- Nanrakuen Garden
- Uwajima City Historical Museum
- Michi-no-Eki Uwajima Kisaiya Hiroba
- Tenshaen Garden
- Date Museum
- Uwajima Castle
- Warei Shrine
- Ryukoin Temple