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Hotaru no Sato Akiba Park is a small park on the west side of Nagasaka IC. You can watch the firefly at Kinugawa, which flows along the side of the park. The kind is Geneji Firefly. Because the streetlights are turned off, your feet will be dark, so be sure to be accompanied by a guardian. The natural environment in which fireflies can live is in place, and the Firefly Association of the Firefly is working to create an environment where most of them can live.

A hot spring facility located in Beuruga, Oshiro no Mori Meisui Park. It is located in an excellent location with the Yagatake Renpall in front and the Kai Komagatake and Saidake behind. A hot spring that springs deep underground on the banks of the Oshiro River is a sodium-rich chloride spring. It is said to have an effect on skin disease and fatigue recovery. It features a large bath as well as a wide open-air bath with rocks.

The park is rich in nature adjacent to the Meisui Oshiro River. In the park, there are plenty of facilities to get close to the forest and water. A walking path in the forest and a corridor at a height of 5m allow you to view the forest with the sight of birds and squirrels. There is a water garden where stones are arranged to recreate the state of the springs and valleys, a water slide over the Oshiro River, and a hydrophilic pond where water flows down in steps from a rotating fountain. In summer, many families visit for wading. Restaurant is also substantial. Mineral-rich day hot spring facilities, accommodation and training facilities are also attached.

The Oshirakawa, whose source is Mount Kai-Komagatake, is renowned as one of the famous water's hundred races. The upstream part is called the Oshiro River Valley, and it is a scenic spot where you can enjoy the beauty of the valley in the four seasons. As you walk along the valley road from the suspension bridge near the Takewoo Komagatake Shrine, the beautiful Senkabuchi with the emerald green appears, and you are drawn into a fantastic atmosphere.

The Oshirakawa, whose source is Mount Kai-Komagatake, is renowned as one of the famous water's hundred races. The upstream part is called the Oshiro River Valley, and it is a scenic spot where you can enjoy the beauty of the valley in the four seasons. A valley road has been maintained from the suspension bridge near the Takewoo Komagatake Shrine, allowing it to climb upstream. Following the beautiful Chike Abi, where the water of emerald green is beautiful, you can see the Asahi Falls and Yurigabuchi to the Kamitake Falls, and further down the road, there is a fixed waterfall that flows through the deepest part of the valley, and you can see a powerful figure. It returns to the branch of the valley road/ridge road, and then follows the ridge road back to Takewoo Komagatake Shrine. The road is steep and slippery, so you need to be careful with traffic. Good equipment for climbing, etc. It takes 2 hours and 30 minutes.

A hot spring facility located within the Hakushu Welfare Hall, Hokuto City. The Yushen in the large bathhouse is separated into two, with a jet device on one side and a unique construction with a sleeping bath on the other. Heating 34 °C source in combination with filtration. The outdoor bath is a garden style with natural rocks arranged around it. This is a local welfare facility, where the elderly gather from the morning and have a friendly mood. There is no food facility, but it is OK to bring food and drink to the rest area.

The store is well-received for its Japanese sweets made in Meisui. The 1620 yen Daiginjo meal is baked with sake meal and egg white. The mouth is good, and it is also suitable for souvenirs. The newly released Raw Shingen rice cake, which is also the original of Yamanashi's souvenir Shingen rice cake, is 993 yen in 5 stores for the use of local rice cakes. Summer-only water shingen cakes are sold only in June-September. Mysterious water confections that can't be taken home.

A long-established sake brewery with a magnificent store where large cedar balls decorate the eaves. It uses underground water from Mount Kai-Komagatake, one of Japan's famous 100-year-old waters, and sake rice from Yamanashi Prefecture, and is brewed by a method cultivated over 300 years since its inception in Kannobu 3 (1750). At the store, you can also find a variety of tastings, from the sake of the nameake "Shichien" to ginjo sake and fresh sake. The first drink is free. 30 yen after the second cup. There is also a directly operated restaurant serving dishes using local ingredients.

Factory direct sale of wine, which is familiar with the name of Shalman wine. Good quality grapes used as raw materials are those grown in European vineyards spread over hills. There are three types of original Chateau Charman, Cabernet Franc, Semillon and Chardonnay, from 720 ml to 1920 yen. You can enjoy a rich scent. Factory tours and free tasting are also available. It is equipped with the Kai Komagatake Museum of Materials. Pets are allowed except for shops and tours.

It is an area also accredited to the Meisui Hyakushiki, and is located at the foot of Mount Kōkaga in the Southern Alps, along National Route 20. There are a number of specialty products unique to Hakushu, which make use of the water they boast, such as vegetables, fruits, and rice in the four seasons. In addition, there is a place to fetch famous water free of charge, and you can take it home freely.