The Whale House

Western-style Mie-bashi, a masonry method, on the lower Nagao River at Takiguchi, Shirahama. Because there are three arches, it is not really glasses, but it has come to be called a glasses bridge from the appearance of moving to the river. The bridge was built in Meiji 21 (1888) with a donation of 399 yen and 40 yen from the villagers. He said he had walked across the river before the construction. It is a sturdy bridge that, in wartime, tanks passed through it without being broken by the Great Kanto Earthquake. Repair work was carried out in 1977 and 1993, and the figure remains at the time of construction. Prefectural Designated Tangible Cultural Property. Japan's Meihashi Hyakusyo.

The mountain is known as the setting for "Nanso Satomi Hakkenden" [Nanso Satomi Hakkenden] by Takizawa Hakinen. At the foot of the mountain, there is Fushihime's gaunole [Rokeketsu], where Fushihime [Fushihime], the daughter of Yoshimi Satomi [Satomi Yoshizane], is told that she lived in hiding with her dog, Yatsubusa. It is a gentle mountain at an altitude of 350m, and there is also a two-hour hiking course from the walking center attached to Iwai Station to Iwama Lake [Iwabuko], and a course that goes around the Hakkenden-related area, such as the ancient battleground of Satami. Six hours of travel.

The field of flowers in Wada is rich in the variety of flowers. There is a flower stand along the national highway of the coast of the flower garden, which is lined with goldfish grass, carnations, rapeseed, calendula, stock, etc. The period is from late December to the end of March.