Hokuto (Yamanashi)

A legendary cherry blossom tree planted over 1800 years ago on the grounds of Jissoji Temple. It is said to have been planted by Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, a son of the 12th emperor of Japan, and is said to be the oldest cherry blossom tree in Japan. According to another legend, when the Priest Nichiren visited, the tree was nearly dead, so he prayed and the tree was miraculously revived. With so much history and folklore surrounding the tree, it has been designated as one of Japan's Top 3 Cherry Blossom Trees (三大桜).
In addition to the Jindai-zakura, a nearby tree is known as the Space Cherry Blossom (宇宙桜). It began as a seed of the Jindai-zakura that was sent into space, orbiting earth for 8 months, before being returned and planted here. It is one of only 2 cherry blossom trees out of 118 taken into space that actually grew.

Features the famous Silk Road paintings by Hirayama Ikuo along with artifacts from various places along the Silk Road.

An art museum featuring the works of American artist Keith Haring.

Small museum for the game of Go.

A Japanese whisky distillery.