Around the Area

The nearest convenience store, by Mochigase IC

Convenience store near Mochigase Station (about 5 min on foot from the station)

Shop and café run by a free-range egg farm. The café, Coco Garden, is known for its egg-rich pancakes

Prefectural natural monument: potholes carved into the rock by the river. About 45 min on foot

A ridge trail linking low peaks—Mt. Sankaku, Mt. Oonaru and Mt. Senzoku. Some rocky sections with chains

Museum of the nagashi-bina doll-floating custom. 9:00–17:00, closed Wednesdays (open on holidays), ¥300. The festival is on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month (around April)

Sports park on the Sendai River with a baseball field, a multi-purpose field and tennis courts

A grand house with more than 40 rooms and a garden in the old post town of Chizu. National Important Cultural Property

Public observatory on a hilltop in Saji with a 103 cm telescope. Closing days and evening hours change with the season—check the official site

Japan's largest sand dunes. Best in the late afternoon

A market held around Mochigase Station, usually in November, with food stalls and handmade goods (check the date each year)