"Japan's Hidden Treasure" a Tsuyama Travel Page by Rabbityama

In the summer of 2003, I spent four weeks in Tsuyama, living with a host family, who took me to two festivals, as well as many other sites throughout the city. Compared to most of the other cities in Japan, Tsuyama is quite small, which can be a nice change of pace.
Although most tourists have never heard of Tsuyama, it is a beautiful city with a lot of culture and historical sights. It is known as Little Kyoto because it of its vast history and well-preserved historical and cultural sights!

Houses and Roofs.

The Gongo Festival was a wonderful experience. Everyone went to the Yoshi River to celebrate. There were vendors all along, and people set out blankets to sit on and watch the fireworks. The fireworks show was interesting. Instead of shooting fireworks the entire time, they would give a fifteen minute show, then stop for about ten minutes, and then give another show. I believe they gave four or five firework displays by the time it was all over. This allowed all of us to enjoy the festivities for a longer period of time. What a great idea! Why aren't all fireworks done like this?