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Ise Hondo was an important road connecting Yamato and Ise since the Atori period. During the post-Edo period, many travelers came and went because it was the shortest course through Nara and Haibara to Ise, but many of them were also feared by travelers as well as many steep mountain roads. In this way, along the highway, there are still a line of houses and signposts to remember the image of the time. It is a wonderful landscape, such as being certified as the Hundred Roads of Japan and the Hundred Roads of Japan.

A representative samurai shoin garden of the Muromachi period of about 850 tsubo, located in a corner of Kitabatake Shrine. It has been designated as a national landmark, historic site. The view of fresh green, autumn leaves is amazing. One of Japan's three great warlords gardens. The entire area of the precincts, combined with the garden and Kiriyama Castle, is designated as a National Historic Site as the site of the Taki Kitabatake Castle Hall.

The graveyard at the western end of the Misugi district, west of the Nishijin Nakazen-ji Temple in Tarouhikami [Tarouhikawa], contains a mix of stone Buddhas such as the Amitas and Yakushi Nyorai statues carved during the Kamakura period. They are collectively referred to as the "Nisshin Stone Buddha Group".

A shrine founded in the early Edo period in the Misugi district, which was the home of Ise Kunishi Kitabatake, west of the city of Matsuzaka, where Kitabatake's hall was located, and whose remnants remain in the garden.

A cherry-lined tree line of about 1.5km from National Route 368 (National Route 422), called Ise Hondo, to Shinfukuin, a prayer office for Kitabatake, who was Ise Kokuji during the North-South Dynasty. A row of old trees of about 400 Yamazakura trees, also sung by the horse song, became a tunnel of cherry blossoms when it was in full bloom in April, and combined with the original landscape of the mountain village for an exceptional view. It is a national name winner and is also selected for the "100 Japanese Sakura Places", so on Saturday and Sunday during the flowering period, an extraordinary bus also exits from JR Ise-Okutsu Station to attract a large number of visitors. It is also recommended to rent a bicycle at "Tsu-shi Ise Okutsu Ekimae Tourist Information Exchange Facility Hidamari".

About 1500 cherry blossoms are reflected on the shores of the Kimigeno Dam lake. There are mountain views such as Mount Dadoto and Mount Nugake, as well as walking courses around the dam lake, so you can enjoy a variety of cherry blossoms.

The "ryokan shōshōngon" at Sakakibara Onsen also allows day bathing. You can enjoy relaxing hot spring bathing in the inner bath of a quiet inn where you can hear the babbling of the river. You can also take a bath with a meal at a seasonal seat by booking, so you want to enjoy the famous oyu related to Seisho Togen.

The Sakakibara Onsen, known as the land of the Tamagori-no-yū, is also known as the land of the Tamagori, who purify himself before the visit of the Ise Shrine. You can enjoy a day bath at the "Tono no Sho" of "Yumoto Sakakibara Tate", which is the only hot spring that has its historic source on the site. A large bathhouse with two semi-open-air baths will be used on a daily basis for men and women. There is also a source tub, which can be poured with hot water at 31.2 ° C. A large tub of inner water and a semi-outdoor bath use the source of hot water. In addition, only on weekday afternoons, a private observation open-air bath on the sixth floor is also available for day trips.

Sakakibara Onsen is one of the Japanese three famous springs that were also chanted by the "Makurasoko" by Seishō Tō. It is called "hot water for beautiful skin" because the skin becomes smooth and smooth. There are also large baths and outdoor baths, as well as Jacuzzis and private baths (for guests only). Since there is a care lift attached to the private bath, people in wheelchairs can also enter.

A relaxation facility that uses a sand bath. The sand bath 4950 yen (with a bath or a reservation is required), which encourages immunity and metabolism promotion, and ozone esthetics are popular. Sakakibara Onsen, which is a hot source of hot water, is said to be a "beautiful hot water" with a beautiful skin effect.