Spot List

A treasure trove of anime products

Observe how sturdy silk fabrics are produced

This is an admission-free zoo where you can interact with cute little animals. The area where you can pet rabbits and guinea pigs is popular.

Works related to the Harima area are on display here. The watchful figure of Himeji Castle is beautiful

The traditional god of learning

A hall that holds rakugo (comic storytelling) performances throughout the year. It also holds a variety of other performances, such as manzai (a two-man comedy act), that are worth seeing.

A place to appreciate masterful works of glass

It succeeds in recreating the model of railway trains down to the last detail by utilizing authentic railway technology. The museum of Nobutaro Hara's model railway and his collection.

The panoramic view from 1,626 meters up is simply breathtaking

Keeps precious materials belonging to the Ii Clan

These are memorial towers for Anjin Miura, the British foreign adviser to Ieyasu Tokugawa (the first shogun), and Anjin's wife, who was Japanese.

You can have multiple enjoyments, such as shopping and leisure inside the safe, quality, and comfortable urban environment.

The Higashi-yamato Municipal Folk Museum has ”the Sayama Hills and life” as its theme. The museum has a planetarium equipped with a Megastar projector, which casts images of stars.

Lake Kawaguchiko is known for offering the one of the best views of the beautifully symmetrical Mount Fuji.

This is a mansion built by Masatomo Hotta (1851－1911), the last feudal lord of the Sakura Domain. The residence is designated a National Important Cultural Property and the garden a National Place of Scenic Beauty.

A luxurious facility that mimics a Noh stage

A well-established ryokan where people of culture would gather for traditional performance art during the Taisho period

A shop known throughout the country for its jarred salmon flakes

This is a temple erected at the wish of Keishoin, the real mother of Shogun Tsunayoshi Tokugawa. The main hall, remaining in its original state from the Genroku period, has been designated as a National Important Cultural Property.

A long-standing restaurant that carries on the original taste