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For those in the area in February or March, just prior to the cherry blossoms, this park makes a great location to see Japan's other famous flowers; plum blossoms. With 3800 plum trees, it's extremely beautiful, not to mention fragrant, to see them all in bloom.
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貴布禰神社 Kibune jinja
The shrine is believed to have come from Kurama's Kifune Shrine sometime during the reign of Emperor Sujin.
久米歴史民俗資料館
The museum features a variety of locally excavated artifacts from abandoned temples and the Nasuyama ruins.
作楽神社 Sakura jinja
The shrine was built where Mimasaka Province's head office was located. It honors Emperor Daigo and Kojima Takanori. It is said that upon failing to capture Emperor Godaigo, Kojima Takanori carved a phrase expressing his shame on a cherry tree near the shrine.
長法寺 Chōbō-ji
A Tendai Buddhist temple constructed during the Heian Period. Today, it is famous for the 4000 hydrangea bushes planted throughout the temple grounds that typically peak in mid-to-late June.
徳守神社, Tokumori-jinja
Dating back to 1664, this shrine was built by Tsuyama's first daimyo, Mori Tadamasa. The shrine is dedicated to Amaterasu and it houses one of Japan's Three Great Mikoshi (portable shrines).
津山まなびの鉄道館
A museum about trains and rail travel in Okayama with models, dioramas, and memorabilia. The highlight is its train turntable with 13 cars around it.