"The southernmost heavy snowfall area in Japan" Roadside station located at the gateway of Akiota-cho. In the spring, it is a flower viewing, in the summer, outleisure in the mountains and rivers, in the autumn, red leaf hunting, and in the winter, skiing and snowboarding tourists. The Gion Bo Dried Persimmon Sweets "Choco-chan", which is made from the specialty product "Gion persimmon", which boasts the highest production volume in Japan, was crowned the associate grand prix at the Mondo Selections and Japan's largest national souvenir contest, "Souvenir Grand Prix 2015", is a hot topic as a souvenir. In addition, it is recommended that the local B (Buchiuma)-class gourmet "Pickled Yakisoba", which is growing in popularity, become addictive once eaten.