Waterpark Shirayama

A water park around a stream of Yokoze River. With the calm stream, it is a family-friendly water park. The sedimentary rocks by the river indicate that this location used to be under the ocean, and is designated as national natural treasure.

Chichibu’s 5th Pilgrimage Site (Gokado）

This is a temple that issues Japanese paper talisman for pilgrimages. It is believed that this place was named “Gokado” (Temple of Poetry) after an episode of a poet mastering the art of Japanese poetry while spending a night with a travelling priest.

Yokoze Elementary School

The only elementary school in the town. The wooden building established in 1933, is still used for the students’ classes. The location was right outside the school beneath the great Mt. Buko, the roads where the children pass to commute every day.

Terasaka Tanada

The largest rice terraces in Saitama. It lays in front of a backdrop of ream of mountains around Mt. Buko. It shows a different face for every season, such as rice-planting in the early summer, golden ear of rice in the autumn, and cluster amaryllis.

Cultivated Fields

A beautiful location where rice plant fields extends towards Mt. Buko., a mountain which is respected locally. Located right next to Hanasaki Yama, the view from both below and above Hanasaki Yama shows the beautiful countryside scenery.