養老渓谷、緩やかな川の側を歩ける静かで風が気持ちいい渓谷です。 遊歩道が2ヵ所あります。 ひとつは養老渓谷駅に近い所と粟又の滝(養老の滝)があり、3キロ位離れています。車での移動は楽ですが、どちらも有料駐車場で500円でした。 また、どらも遊歩道が1部通れない所があり途中からユータウンする形式になっていました。 どちらかというと粟又の滝の方が観光客多く、滝見苑というホタルの前から遊歩道があり、ジｪラードやかき氷屋さんなどもあり賑わっていました。ここの渓谷は川の流れも緩やかで、子供が川に入ってカニ取りをしてました。遊歩道も直ぐ川の側なあり、日が差した木洩れ日が差し爽やかな渓谷でした。粟又の滝の上にも遊歩道があります。遊歩道には、ぬかるみや滑りやすいところもあるので靴も濡れてもよいものや滑りにくいものがいいと思います。 また、蛇や小さな小鳥などが見ることができます。サワガニや小鳥は可愛い盧ですが、蛇にはチョットびっくりです。 (Translated by Google) Yoro Valley is a quiet and breezy valley where you can walk along a gentle river. There are 2 promenades. One is near Yoro Keikoku Station and Awamata Falls (Yoro Falls), about 3 km apart. It's easy to move by car, but both were paid parking lots for 500 yen. In addition, there was a place where one part of the promenade could not pass, and it was in the form of U-town from the middle. If anything, Awamata Falls has more tourists, and there is a promenade in front of the firefly called Takimien, and it was crowded with gelato and shaved ice shops. In the valley here, the flow of the river is gentle, and the children were in the river and collecting crabs. The promenade was right next to the river, and it was a refreshing valley with sunlight filtering through the trees. There is also a promenade above Awamata Falls. Some of the trails are muddy and slippery, so it's best to wear shoes that you don't mind getting wet and that don't slip easily. You can also see snakes and small birds. Freshwater crabs and small birds are cute, but snakes are a bit of a surprise.

I was amazed at how many people were here this week...with school on holiday I’m sure everyone is trying to escape the heat. There were a lot of areas to swim in and all along the river there were places to wade in the water and cool off. We spent almost 3 hours there playing in the water and if we had packed a picnic lunch could have stayed for much longer. I highly recommend that you visit...plan on getting wet!!

The grounds of the castle and an out building are open to the public. The inside is still closed. The Another 100 Castles stamp is located at the sightseeing building across from the train station.

Fresh vegetables, rest rooms, parking.

Very nice hotel. Very comfortable and beautiful rooms, very nice food and drinks. Large parking. Friendly personality. Amazing views. Very rich nature. A lot of different trees, shrubs and beautiful flowers. Nearby is a fascinating waterfalls and great river. Quite and peaceful place. Recommended.

(Translated by Google) Natural resources that Chiba Prefecture is proud of! When you think of Otaki, you think of Otaki Castle, Honda Tadakatsu, and Yoro Valley, and I would like to say that this natural gas area is one of the three most famous. It is located in a prime location in front of Isumi Railway Otaki Station, next to the tourist information center. This is a reverse third sector, constructed by Kanto Natural Gas Development and donated to the town upon completion. The exhibit is small, occupying only one room, but there are eight booths to help you understand what natural gas is. I am very satisfied with the rich content that begins with the history of gas discovery, an introduction to mining equipment, and the unavoidable environmental burden issues. They also aired an old black-and-white newsreel of about 20 minutes that featured natural gas, but what was so interesting about it? In the past, while working in the fields, you could dig holes here and there, and then light the underground water that gushed out and use it as an outdoor stove to boil water or have a BBQ. What a luxury! ? Currently, gas extraction for private use is prohibited by local ordinance, but some traditional households still dig gas wells on their land and use their own natural gas (for free, of course!) . The entire Boso Peninsula area is called the ``South Kanto Gas Field,'' and a large amount of natural gas is stored underground, and its reserves account for approximately 90% of Japan's natural gas. There was also an exhibition explaining the production of iodine, a byproduct of natural gas extraction, which was truly an eye-opener! Natural gas is mixed in groundwater and is extracted by pumping it up, but the water (brine water) that is produced contains a large amount of iodine. Iodine is produced by extracting it from the brine left over from the extraction of natural gas, and Chiba Prefecture was a major producer of iodine, accounting for approximately 30% of the world's production! Iodine is an essential substance for the human body that is involved in the secretion of thyroid hormones, but it is only present near the sea (the fact that it is abundant in seaweed such as kelp became a hot topic during the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident) ), there are many areas in the world where it is difficult to ingest iodine, and iodine from Chiba is saving the world! It is no exaggeration to say that! (Maybe I'm exaggerating a bit). (Original) 千葉県が誇る天然資源！ 大多喜と言えば、大多喜城と本多忠勝、養老渓谷と続き、この天然ガスで3大名物と勝手に認定します。 いすみ鉄道大多喜駅の目の前にある、観光案内所に隣接した一等地に建ってます。 ここは関東天然瓦斯開発が建設、完成と共に町に寄贈した、いわば逆第三セクターですね。 展示物は一部屋と小振りですが、8つのブースで天然ガスとは？から始まり、ガス発見の歴史、採掘設備の紹介、そして避けて通れない環境負荷問題など、充実した内容で大満足です。 天然ガスを特集していた20分程度の昔の白黒ニュース映画も放映していましたが、これが面白いのなんの。 昔は野良仕事をしながらそこらに穴を掘り、湧き出た天然ガスが含まれた地下水に火を付けると、野外コンロとしてそのまま湯を沸かしたりBBQができたという、なんという贅沢！？ 現在は条例によって自家用ガスの採取は禁止されていますが、昔からの一部の家庭では今でも自分の土地でガス井を掘り、自家用の天然ガスを使用している（もちろん無料！）そうです。 房総半島一帯は「南関東ガス田」と呼ばれ、大量の天然ガスが地下に蓄積されており、その埋蔵量は日本の天然ガスの約9割を占めるほどだそうです。 また、天然ガス採掘の副産物であるヨウ素（ヨード）の産出についての展示説明がありましたが、これはまさに目から鱗でした！ 天然ガスは地下水の中に混ざっており、汲み上げて採取しているのですが、その組み上げた水（鹹水）には、ヨウ素が多量に含まれているのです。 天然ガスを採取した残りの鹹水からヨウ素を抽出して生産しているのですが、千葉県はヨウ素の生産量が世界のの約30%を占める一大産地だったのです！ ヨウ素は甲状腺ホルモンの分泌に関係する人体に欠かせない物質ですが、海の近くでないと存在せず（昆布などの海藻類に多く含まれている事は福島原発事故の際に話題になりました）、世界ではヨウ素の摂取が困難な地域も多数あり、千葉産のヨウ素が世界を救ってる！と言っても過言ではないのです！（ちょっと言いすぎかも）。