Tourist spot

Major Tourist spots

Kirara Ajisu Roadside Station

This roadside station offers stores with local fresh vegetables, seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, local specialty products Kanzuke and Shoyudama, and bread and mochi freshly made on-site, and restaurants. We recommend you try the Panpokin karinto (deep-fried snacks) made from sweet, firm Kurimasaru pumpkins. Kirara Ajisu Roadside Station is also an ideal place to exchange information because many cyclists come here.
Beppubenten Pond

The clear, blue spring water of Beppubenten Pond is mysteriously beautiful. This highly-transparent spring water, 14°C in temperature, has been selected as one of Japan’s top 100 springs. Visitors can enjoy trout cuisine and trout fishing.
Ofuku Roadside Station

This roadside station includes the popular Ofuku Onsen fed directly from the hot spring and a restaurant that serves locally-produced items, such as homemade sherbet with seasonal flavors and croquettes made from Mito burdock root.
Mito Roadside Station

Next to Mito Roadside Station is Kasen Park, where ducks swim leisurely in the water. This is a good place to get local specialty items, such as Mito burdock root and burdock root products. The ice cream made from local Mine products, such as summer oranges, chestnuts, and persimmons, is popular.
Taishodo Cave

Taishodo Cave, situated at the northeastern end of Akiyoshidai Quasi-National Park, was called Ushikakushi-no-do (“hidden cow cave”) in ancient times, as it is said that villagers would hide their cattle there during times of war or unrest for fear of theft. The cave has many great sights, including the “The Entrance to Hell", the “Wobbly Road”, and the “Lion Rock”. Visitors can have a great time on an adventure of cave exploration. Portable audio devices are also available to tell you about the cave.
Kagekiyodo Cave

This cave is said to be where Taira no Kagekiyo (Oba Kagekiyo), commander of the Heike clan, hid when he lost the Battle of Dan-no-ura. The walls and ceiling are as magnificent as works of art, and you can see fossils of fusulinid, coral, and seaweed. In addition to the sightseeing route, there is an adventure route (that takes about one hour) that allows visitors to look for troglofauna and fossils. Kagekiyodo Tron Onsen is also located nearby.
Akiyoshidai

Akiyoshidai is a limestone plateau and karst landscape formed by coral reefs over the course of 350 million years, with numerous sinkholes and limestone caverns. The panoramic view consisting of grassland and limestone rock is marvelous.
Akiyoshido Cave

100 meters below the surface of Akiyoshidai with its entrance in the southern foothills is Akiyoshido Cave, one of Japan’s greatest limestone caverns. The sightseeing route inside the cave is about 1 km long (of an overall cave length of 8.9 km), and the temperature is a steady 17°C throughout the year—cool in summer, and warm in winter‚ making this a comfortable place to visit for both elderly visitors and children.

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