Sights in Samegawa, Fukushima

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• まめ達御膳

  

  Mametachi Gozen

  #1 ranked in Samegawa

  A set meal rich in Samegawa soybeans and seasonal vegetables, served only at Temamekan.

• 清水端のしだれ桜

  

  Weeping Cherry of Shimizubata

  #2 ranked in Samegawa

  A 150-year-old weeping cherry with a gazebo nearby.

• 朝日山

  

  Mount Asahi

  #3 ranked in Samegawa

  The village's highest peak at 796.9 m, on the Iwaki border.

• 鹿角平クロスカントリーコース

  

  Kanodaira Cross-Country Course

  #4 ranked in Samegawa

  A 2.5 km, 3 m-wide course in Kanodaira's nature, ideal for all-round fitness.

• 手まめカフェ

  

  Temame Cafe

  #5 ranked in Samegawa

  Handmade natural-yeast bread and cakes with good coffee.

• 落合の大もみじ

  

  Great Maple of Ochiai

  #7 ranked in Samegawa

  The symbol tree of Ochiai, watching over the district for generations.

• 江竜田のひがん桜

  

  Higan Cherries of Eryuda

  #8 ranked in Samegawa

  Three weeping cherries standing together, symbol of the Eryuda district.

• 二段田のひがん桜

  

  Higan Cherry of Nidanda

  #9 ranked in Samegawa

  Said to have been planted around 1652 when a shared cemetery was made, over 350 years old.

• 官沢の地蔵様のしだれ桜

  

  Weeping Cherry of Kanzawa Jizo

  #10 ranked in Samegawa

  Thought to have been planted around 1799, when the neighboring Jizo hall was built.

• 長遠寺のしだれ桜

  

  Weeping Cherry of Choonji

  #11 ranked in Samegawa

  A cherry over 200 years old in the grounds of a temple founded in 1532.

• ほっとはうす・さめがわ

  

  Hot House Samegawa

  #12 ranked in Samegawa

  A quiet spot among woods, rice fields and streams for a relaxed stay.

• 鹿角平天文台

  

  Kanodaira Observatory

  #13 ranked in Samegawa

  An observatory at 700 m on a grassy hill.

• 天狗橋

  

  Tengu Bridge

  #14 ranked in Samegawa

  A stone bridge said to have been built by a tengu, surrounded by wildflowers.

• 火打石のしだれ桜

  

  Weeping Cherry of Hiuchiishi

  #15 ranked in Samegawa

  A huge weeping cherry said to be over 400 years old.

• 江竜田の滝

  

  Eryuda Falls

  #16 ranked in Samegawa

  Six falls of various sizes in the gorge where the Watase and Oto-Nakagawa rivers meet.

• 強滝

  

  Kowataki Rapids

  #17 ranked in Samegawa

  Samegawa's best-known sight: 2 km of rapids along Route 349 sculpted by rock and water.

• 鹿角平観光牧場

  

  Kanodaira Tourist Ranch

  #18 ranked in Samegawa

  A grassland ranch with barbecue house, bungalows, observatory and cross-country course.

• 舘山公園

  

  Tateyama Park

  #19 ranked in Samegawa

  Site of Akasaka-date, said to have been built by the Akasaka clan in the 14th to 16th centuries.

• 鮫川村農産物加工・直売所「手まめ館」

  

  Samegawa Farm Products Center Temamekan

  #21 ranked in Samegawa

  Soy sauce, miso, tofu and kinako made from Samegawa soybeans, plus fresh vegetables.

• 鮫川村農村体験交流施設「山王の里」

  

  Sanno no Sato

  #22 ranked in Samegawa

  A self-catering lodge in the converted former Watase nursery school.

• 富田薬師堂

  

  Tomita Yakushido

  #23 ranked in Samegawa

  A hall built before 1668 housing a standing Yakushi and guardian kings, prefectural cultural properties.

• 渡瀬村救荒修祭記碑

  

  Watase Famine Relief Monument

  #24 ranked in Samegawa

  Recalls the 1783 famine when long rains devastated the cold highland village.