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The visitor center at the starting point of the Fujisato course in the Shirakami Mountains, which is listed as a World Heritage Site. You can also check field information such as the history, ecology and weather of the Shirakami Mountains. You can enjoy the rich nature of the Shirakami Mountains through an exhibition corner that introduces the life of beech in an easy-to-understand manner.
Speaking of Nature Field, which does not allow entry into the core area of the World Natural Heritage from the Akita Prefecture side, but maintains an ecosystem as close as possible to the core area, the Gakudai Nature Observation Education Forest, located southwest of the Shirakami Mountains. A walking path of a wooden path of about 1.8km is provided on the site, and you can experience the world of beech relatively easily in a trek of about 1 hour. Along the way, there are plenty of highlights, such as ponds where beech over 400 years old and Moria frogs live. If you want to know more about the beech, which is also called "natural water bottle", it is recommended to walk with the guide of the Akita Shirakami Guide Association (details require inquiry).
A temple of the Soto sect adjacent to the Heijo-Yoshida Castle, which was built in the plain part of the southern central Yokote basin. In the precincts, Shirasan-do, a guardian deity, and Kannon-do are enshrined, and there are the Onodera Successive Sōdō Endoryo Pagoda, which was built in the sixth generation of Kyoho 3 (1718). Cremation and burial of pets is also received.
"Mata Hata Pai" is popular as a souvenir of Akita. In addition, sweets with the motif of the kamakura of Yokote are also well received. The store architecture is listed as a registered tangible cultural property.
The area across the school bridge over the Yokote River. Because there was a branch of Satake in Yokote, the town of the samurai town where his vassals lived remains. It is still used as a residence today, and the inside cannot be toured.
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