Kashima: Yutoku Inari Shrine and Hizen-Hama Post Town - Scarlet Pagodas and Sake Brewery Walk

An all-day Japanese aesthetic course experiencing the contrast of scarlet and white in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture. In the morning, visit Yutoku Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three great Inari shrines. The sight of the lacquered main hall soaring at mid-mountain is celebrated for its grandeur as 'Chinsei Nikko,' and from the inner sanctum lined with scarlet torii gates, you can even see the Ariake Sea. After enjoying a warehouse tour and sake tasting at the nearby Sachihime Brewery, enjoy lunch at Michi no Eki Kashima with rare seafood delicacies like mudskippers from the Ariake Sea. In the afternoon, leisurely stroll through Sake Brewery Street in Hizen-Hama Post Town, a nationally designated Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District lined with white-walled breweries, then visit the tourist sake brewery Hizen-ya for a brewing warehouse tour and souvenir hunting for limited-edition sake. Enveloped by scarlet pagodas and the fragrance of sake, experience a complete day exploring all of Kashima's attractions.