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The village of Hardong, located within one day distance of the metropolitan area, where grape cultivation is flourishing, and the village of Harudong is one of the largest cultivated areas in the Hokkantō area.

A factory that produces about 200,000 works of kokeshi every year. In addition to being able to purchase kokeshi, there are about 1000 works by 31 writers on the second floor. It is interesting to see a glimpse of the history of kokeshi. The painting experience is 864 yen to 1944 yen.

A small winery located in the "Harutong Grape Township", a grape-producing area of Hokukan Tōichi. There are a total of six types of wine made by blending grapes and domestic grapes made by local farmers. You can tour the manufacturing process through the window, as well as tasting all the wines you sell.

No. 2 source at the innermost part of the onsen town, on the side of Ikaho open-air bath. Through the dome-shaped glass, you can see the appearance of the spring outlet, where the source of the spring volume of 1400 liters per minute spewed out vigorously. Ikaho Onsen is known for its brown hot water, but the fresh hot water is colorless and transparent because it is not oxidized.

At the entrance of Ikaho's long-established inn, Kishigon Ryokan, you can enjoy the foot bath, which is made from golden hot water. It's perfect for a break for a walk in the stone steps. Don't forget to bring a towel.

A public bath with a stone step, a symbol of Ikaho. It is on the right hand, slightly up from the entrance of the stone steps, and is marked by a storehouse building. The hot water drawn directly from the source is a brown brown color unique to Ikaho and is effective for neuralgia and low back pain. It is also famous as the child treasure of the water. I would like to stop in the middle of a walk through the stone steps.

A day-trip hot spring facility attached to the Ikaho Grand Hotel, where there is an open-air bath for viewing the greenery, and a bright large bath with large windows and skylights; there is also the rental of yukata and private rooms for rent (pay).

The symbol of Ikaho Onsen, a public open-air bath near the No. 2 source exit, which is located at the top of the stone steps. It is small, but has plenty of wildness and a sense of openness.

They make the finest brown sugar from Okinawa for the plump skin of Yunohana Manju, which is directly sold, and Nakanan is made with special attention using the elegant sweetness of Hokkaido red beans with a low sugar content. 6 Yenohana buns 650 yen, 10 of them 1050 yen, 15 of them 1550 yen, 18 of them 1850 yen.

A long-established 80-year-old company. Yenohana One bun is 100 yen ~, which is made from red beans from Hokkaido, and is wrapped in a skin made by kneading red sugar with the taste and flavor of sato kibi and a unique sweetness. It is also popular, such as one dora-yaki with elegant sweet grain paste 140 yen ~ 160 yen ~ 1 mizukan using red sugar and 100 yen ~ 1 waguri buns using carefully selected chestnuts.