Jūroku-rakan-iwa (16 Arhat Rocks)

In these 100-thousand-year-old volcanic rocks, you can see carvings of arhats, Buddhist achievers of...

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Kinowanosaku Site

National Historic Site. Spanning about 720 m on each side, these nearly square historical ruins were...

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Katsuura Port and Kitamaebune Culture

One of the reasons Sakata Port, located at the mouth of a river, prospered as an origin point for we...

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Innai Oil Field Site

Innai Oil Field was once one of the largest oil-producing fields in Japan. An oil mining company beg...

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Nikaho Plateau

Located at an elevation of about 500 m, this plateau was created by land that accumulated from a deb...

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Kamigō Warming Canals

These canals were designed by the residents of the Kamigō area to warm the cold water from Mt. Chōka...

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Yuri Coast Seawall

These stone walls are estimated to have been built in the 18th century (Edo period). Their purpose w...

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Karato-ishi Rock

Karato-ishi rock was part of the sector collapse of Mt. Chōkai approximately 2500 years ago, when a ...

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Fukuden Spring

Fukuden Spring flows from beneath a 50-m-tall cliff. This cliff was formed by lava that flowed from ...

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Moriko Ōmonoimi Shrine

This shrine has a sacred atmosphere and is surrounded by Japanese cedar trees (Cryptomeria japonica)...

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Yurihara Plateau

Over a long period of time, a large portion of land that accumulated from a debris avalanche on Mt. ...

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Kizakai Ōmonoimi Shrine

Kizakai Ōmonoimi Shrine was once a hub for practitioners of the ascetic religionShugendō in the Yash...

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Kamiko-no-mizu Water Basins

Kamiko-no-mizu is a set of spring water basins in Yuza Town's Mega area. The spring's origin is loca...

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Mt. Chōkai Ōmonoimi Shrine (Fukura-kuchi-no-miya)

Mt. Chōkai Ōmonoimi Shrine is the Ichinomiya (highest-ranking shrine) of the former Dewa Province. A...

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Mt. Chōkai Ōmonoimi Shrine (Warabioka-kuchi-no-miya)

Mt. Chōkai Ōmonoimi Shrine is the Ichinomiya (highest-ranking shrine) of the former Dewa Province. A...

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Shōnai Sand Dunes

These sand dunes stretch about 35 km north–south. They were formed by sand that was carried by river...

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