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Roadside station in an easily accessible location in the direction of Hakuba and Nagano. "Pokapaka Land Mima", which can also be used as an accommodation facility and only for meals and day-trip hot spring bathing, is registered as a roadside station. The large bath is equipped with a spacious open-air bath, and the inner bath is equipped with a sauna. At the restaurant "Amanosato", you can enjoy a casual menu, including Shinshu soba. In the stand, there are a variety of speciality products Nozawana, as well as a variety of Shinshu staple souvenirs. Among them, "Mima no Honey" is also recommended as a souvenir.

Following the Southern Alps in Yamanashi Prefecture, Aso in Kumamoto Prefecture, and Oku-Oyama in Tottori Prefecture, the fourth water source is a plant in the Northern Alps in Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, which was completed in 2021. In the area that makes use of the vast nature of a site area of about 410,000 square meters, natural water houses, green promenade, Mizuno square, cafes, etc. are maintained, it is published as a brand-experience facility that conveys the clarity of water. The factory tour, which is free by pre-appointment, also offers a tasting on the terrace looking at the Northern Alps after a tour of the water theater and manufacturing lines.

A sake brewery known for its namako "Kinoran Kurobe", where you can see the namako wall's storehouse and Udatsu, which cannot usually be toured because it is not a tourist brewer, but you can also visit it if the conditions are arranged in advance.

A museum dedicated to the mountains that presents the mountain culture, history and nature of the Northern Alps. Located on the eastern flank of the city, on the third floor observation lounge, majestic panoramas of the Hoyate mountain peaks, large screen images show the changes of the four seasons, and on the second floor, the ecology of alpine flora and fauna such as grouse and antelope, and the geology of the Northern Alps, explanations on rare "glaciers" etc. in Japan discovered in recent years. The first floor introduces the relationship between mountains and people, the exhibition includes the cut-out nylon zile, which became a model for Yasushi Inoue's novel "Ice Wall" [Hyoheki], and the real life of the last pocketbook from the famous mountain book book "Fusetsu no Bibak". An attached animal and botanical garden is attached to the outside.

"Cats", "The Phantom of the Opera", "The Lion King" and other musicals are known for the four seasons of the theater and the achievements of Keita Asari from its founding, with models, photographs, panels, videos, props and costumes.

An experiential science museum in front of the Omachi Dam, where you can enjoy learning about energy in general and power generation. It takes 60 minutes. On Saturdays, Sundays and holidays, there are events such as planetarium and wood-fired bus rides.

An observation deck located east of the town of Omachi, at an altitude of 1164m on Mount Kakikari. The upper part of the mountain area is maintained as the Takakakariyama Observation Park, and was also selected for the "Lovely Land" and the "Shinshu Furusato no Umi (hill)" in Nagano Prefecture. From the observation deck in the park, you can see from the mountains of the Northern Alps to the Azumino Plain, Togakery and Mikahara Kogen. It is a great spot to see the Northern Alps with different expressions as spring-summer and autumn. The road leading to the summit is closed during the winter season (12-March), and the summit toilets are also closed.

An ancient temple of the Soto sect in the mountains in the eastern part of the city. In Oei 11 (1404), he opened as a prayer temple for the Nishina clan. It was burned down by a quake during the Edo period and rebuilt at the end of the Tokugawa period. The appearance of the past is remembered on the girder of an old tree. The mountain gate was built in Kaei 5 (1852) and was designated as a treasure in Nagano Prefecture. In front of the mountain gate, a famous water called Hachitoshui springs. Many people bring back their rare leaves as amulets for child treasure.

The ancient temple is located in a forest on the side of the mountain near the Lotus Bridge, a suburb of Omachi city. About 100 stone Buddhas are scattered on either side of the long approach. The main temple is set against a mountain of a cave with the legend of Izumi Kotaro [Izumi Kotarou], born of Azumi, and is also known as Cave Kanyon [Iwaketonon]. It was said that there was a ritual of the Kanma disaster, and the Tokonagusa horse race was being held, but it is now held as a sightseeing grass race in late May at the Baba near the Guanyin Bridge.

A small temple located within a mountain forest a short distance from the center of the Yasaka district. Sojian was in the middle of the Heian period. The statue of the eleven-faced Senden Kannon, which is said to have been enshrined by the local royal family Nishina Morike in 1179 when he went up to Kyoto in accordance with Kiso Yoshinaka, is the main statue. The three bodies, including Wakisamurai's Jikokuten, and Kyanten, excel in the late Heian sculptural style and are important cultural treasures of the country.