Shirakabe Fureai Square (White-walled Town Interaction Square) & Tourist Information Center

The parking lot is exclusively for motor coaches as it is located at the west end of Yanai’s most famous tourist spot, white-walled street. Tourists can freely stop at a tourist information centre and get a lot of information, map and brochures. This square is often used as a meeting place with your volunteer guide. (Please see a link about volunteer guide service). On weekends and national holidays, you can receive a 2-hour free parking ticket, so that you can use it at two designated parking lots below.
※Ebisu parking lot & City’s Machinaka parking lot (See the Map).

Kashinoki Sohonten (confectionery factory) / Azisai En (hydrangea garden)

【Confectionery factory】
Factory tours are available, in which you can observe the production process of famous confections “Tsuki De Hirotta Tamago” (Eggs found on the moon), “Hatoko No Umi” (Sea of Hatoko), “Miwakuno Sachertorte (Enchanted chocolate cake), Japanese confections and cakes. The factory also offers a cake workshop where you can make the one and only original cake in the world by yourself. (Reservation is required.)
【Hydrangea garden】
It is the prefecture’s largest Hydrangea garden with over 20,000 of the flowers from approximately 100 species blooming in early June, located behind the confectionery factory. A Hydrangea Festival held in late June is enjoyed by many people regardless of age or gender.

Yota garyu-Bai Plum Tree (National Nature Treasure)

Wild plum trees grow on the northern foot of Mt. Akago (Elevation: 230m) in Yota district, designated as a national nature treasure in 1933. The name “Garyu-Bai” derives from the shape of the branches which bend as if they were a dragon lying on the ground. (Ga: Lie on the ground, Ryu:a dragon, Bai: plums) The original stem died of old age, however, its branches rooted in the ground and grew into ten mature plum tees, blossoming in all their beauty every year with a pleasant scent.

Click here for flowering status  (Japanese only)