Hōkyōintō

The largest park near this station. On weekends lots of families come to picnic and play ball. Many people also bring their dogs. In spring, there's a lot of cherry blossoms. It is very beautiful, so this park is famous as a good park to see cherry blossoms.

This park is so big and has lots of greenery. You can enjoy walking around while listening to birdsong. On weekends many people visit here. Moreover, there are Japanese rice fields (tanbo) and a water mill. There is a big pond named "Nagaike", this pond has a sad legend associated with it: A princess who lived 100 years ago died in this pond because her husband died on the battlefield. There used to be a belief that when a husband died, his wife died too.

An internet cafe. You can use computers, read books and you can play darts and billiards. A drink bar is included.

The burial site of the Shōwa Emperor Hirohito and his predecessor, the Taishō Emperor Yoshihito.

Museum dedicated to optical illusion exhibits.

Ruins of a castle destroyed during the Warring States Period by Toyotama Hideyoshi. You can see Sagami Bay from the lookout at the mountaintop.