The visitor centers are places where you can find information on Chichibu Geopark and each site. They have their own unique displays on topics specific to their area, explaining the attractive features of Chichibu Geopark. You can find Chichibu Geopark pamphlets here, as well as toilets, rest areas, food and drinks. Please feel free to take a break here.
Saitama Museum of Forestry Science, located in Nakatsugawa, Chichibu City, is the base facility of Sai-no-Kuni Fureai-no-Mori—a vast forest owned by Saitama Prefecture. Exhibitions related to forests and wood, as well a…
This facility is a museum located near Hodosan Shrine, and it mainly exhibits tools used in daily life such as old weaving equipment and resources on history and folklore. Next to the museum is The Historic Arai Family …
Kurao Folk Museum is a facility on the side of the lake where Kakkaku Dam is located. Kakkaku Dam was made on the Yoshida River on an upstream tributary of Arakawa River that flows into Tokyo Bay. Records of the villag…
This is a tourist information center located at the rotary in front of Seibu-Chichibu Station. People who come by train can rent a bike here. Bikes can be convenient when touring sites.
This is a facility inside Minoyama Park, which is a viewing spot that overlooks Chichibu Basin. It also has an exhibit on the nature of Chichibu, and a photo exhibit of seasonal flowers and sea of clouds.
This facility is located near the dam body. On the first floor is a restaurant where you can eat the famous Urayama Dam curry, and on the second floor is an exhibit where you can learn about the mechanisms and the role …
The facility has many exhibits on the history and culture of Yokoze centered on a sanctuary (restored) that used to be inside a shrine at the top of Mount Buko, along with a stage of the traditional puppet theater of Yo…
In addition to an exhibit on the flora and fauna of the virgin forest in the mountain recesses of Chichibu, the facility has an extensive exhibit on nature and people’s life in the Otaki region including forestry during…
This facility of Saitama Prefecture is right next to the parking lot, and visitors can learn about the vast wilderness and majestic mountains of Chichibu Tama Kai National Park. The facility exhibits wildlife mounts of …