Kounoie Kominka
Niimi City, Okayama Pref.
Niimi City is located in the Chugoku Mountains in Okayama prefecture. This Kominka is surrounded by a vast mountains area and rice fields with a stream running through the valley. The main building, which was built using traditional methods, has undergone some modern renovations, but its appearance, including the storehouse and barn, has the feel of an old rural house. The altitude is about 350m, and although it sometimes snows in the winter, the summer is cool and pleasant. The area has a rich natural environment such as Tetta Suzuran Garden where you can enjoy viewing more than 20,000 lilies bloom in May and Tenno Hachiman Shrine’s rare golden fireflies where you can observe the magical fireflies dancing in the forest in July.
