Best Visiting Spot List

Check out an Ageya (elegant-restaurant) of the red-light district from the Edo period

A place to experience the over 370-year-old Kawagoe Festival year round.

Happy Hako-Chan and friends' are Hakodateyama Ski Resort's theme characters.

"Ski over the rooftops of Japan! Experience the delights of Norikura(^^) "

This is a bronze statue of Tsubasa Ozora, the main character of ”Captain Tsubasa,” which is placed in the hometown of Yoichi Takahashi, the author of the manga series, also known as ”Flash Kicker.”

This is a paradise, full of nature for skiers and snowboarders.

Good accessibility at only 20 minutes from Nihonmatsu IC by car♪This is the ski resort where everyone from kids to adults enjoy slopes and an Onsen hot spring.

This is a statue of a genius striker, Kojiro Hyuga, who is a rival of Tsubasa Ozora, the main character of ”Captain Tsubasa” or ”Flash Kicker.”

This shrine has a long history, going back to the time when Yugawara was developed by Shigeyuki Kaganosuke Futami and others. It is said that when Yoritomo Minamoto raised an army in Izu, Sanehira Jiro Doi, the head of the powerful local clan, prayed for his master Yoritomo's victory and offered the sword he carried at his waist to the shrine. The Myojin-no-kusunoki camphor tree spreads its branches by the side of the prefectural road. This tree is estimated to be over 800 years old and has a root circumference of 15.6 meters. An inner section of the trunk has decayed and been reinforced with concrete, which has been used to house a guardian deity. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Okuyugawara or Fudo-Taki for about 5 minutes The shrine is next to the Gosho Jinja bus stop

The panoramic ski area where in 360 degrees you can see from the magnificent northern Alps to the foot of Mt. Hakuba. Popular with everyone from families to boarders.

It is a unique ski resort that has 2 open periods, early ski period and spring ski period, for a full season!

The oldest surviving building of Todaiji Temple. All the Buddhist statues stored here are national treasures

A magnificent shrine dedicated to Emperor Jinmu and his Empress

[Takes around three hours 25 minutes at a regular pace - suitable for regular walkers] From the peak of Mt. Nango, 610 meters above sea level, you can enjoy incredible views of the Manazuru Peninsula stretching out into Sagami Bay. People who are interested in old legends can head to Jigansui pond. It is where Minamoto no Yoritomo is said to have gone to commit suicide after losing the Battle of Ishibashiyama. Legend says, after seeing the miserable image of himself reflected on the water, he returned to the fight. Nearby you can also see the remains of Komichi Jizodo (hall for guardian deities), which appears in “Genpei Seisuiki” (The Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira Clans), and is a good place to stroll while thinking about the Sengoku period. Access: From Yugawara Station, take the bus headed to Kajiya for about 15 minutes The start is right next to the Kajiya bus stop

Activities in all seasons: hiking in summer, skiing in winter, and a whole lot of tengu masks

Mausoleum architecture representative of the early Edo period

Said to have the best view of the surrounding marshland

The head temple of the Shinshu Otani sect of Buddhism is located within walking distance from Kyoto Station. The local residents refer to it affectionately as ”Ohigashi-san.”