[Yokote City, Akita Prefecture] Mato Park & Matoyama Hiking, one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots! Explore the satoyama with a famous forest instructor! Parents and children / beginners are welcome

Mato Park & Matoyama hiking tour guided by a famous forest instructor. While strolling around Mato Park in Masudamachi, Yokote City, one of Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots, we will enter Matoyama and guide you to the summit (elevation 391M). The view of Mt. Chokai, also known as Dewa Fuji, from the mountaintop shrine and the view of Masuda and Jumonjimachi below are the best! A famous forest instructor will slowly proceed while explaining the flora and fauna, such as the satoyama and walking paths in the surrounding area. If you are lucky, you can see Japanese squirrels, Japanese serows, and owls! We will fully convey the charm of satoyama and forests while also sharing nature experiences (play) for children. Since it is a hiking course for beginners that even preschoolers can walk, anyone from families with children to couples, small groups, one person, etc. can participate. You can choose from the following two walking courses according to your convenience and physical fitness.・ Round trip to the summit of Matoyama (2 to 3 hours) ・ Tour course (3 to 4 hours) When you come to the brewery town of Masuda, feel free to hike and enjoy the spectacular scenery and the charm of nature!

Mato Park & Matoyama Hiking Tour guided by a local famous forest instructor who knows Masuda. The Masuda / Jumonji area is famous as a built-in town that has been selected as an important traditional building group preservation area in the country, a townscape with many historical buildings, a traditional cultural experience, and the Masuda Manga Museum. You can't miss the good old fields and the beautiful scenery of the satoyama, which is full of nature. Why don't you walk with us to meet the flora and fauna? The guide is a well-known local forest instructor who is in charge of nature observation meetings for children and parents. We will tell you the charm of the satoyama and forests in each season with plenty of fun. Even though it is a round trip, the altitude difference is only 120 meters and the distance is about 4 kilometers. It can be enjoyed by children from 3 years old.

◆ Mato Park This park was landscaped as a memorial project for the throne of Emperor Taisho, and has a pond, Nakajima, cherry blossoms, plums, ayame, and azaleas in the background of Matoyama, showing a beautiful appearance throughout the four seasons. Especially in the season when 2,000 cherry blossoms are in full bloom, many tourists visit as one of the best cherry blossom viewing spots in the prefecture, and in 1990, it was certified as one of the "100 Best Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan". Seasonal events such as the "Sakura Festival" and "Taraikogi Championship" are also held. In the park, the "Apple Song Monument" is named after the movie "Soyokaze", which was shot for the first time after the war, which greatly contributed to the spread of apples and their image enhancement by the hit of "Apple Song" sung by Michiko Namiki. There is a "Michiko Namiki Honoring Monument". ◆ Matoyama A mountain that has long been a symbol of the town. There is an entrance to Mato Park, and it is a satoyama with an altitude of 391 meters, a round trip distance of 4 km, and an hour to climb. There is "Sankichi Shrine" in the open place in front of the mountaintop, and you can see the beautiful scenery of Mt. Chokai, Dewa Fuji, and the town of Masuda and Jumonji below.

You can choose from the following two walking courses according to your convenience and physical fitness.・ Round trip to the summit of Matoyama (2 to 3 hours) This is an easy course to enter Matoyama and make a round trip to the summit after walking around the park from the large parking lot of Mato Park.・ Tour course (3-4 hours) This tour course is recommended for those who are not satisfied with the round trip to the summit of Matoyama. A course that walks back from the superb view of the mountaintop shrine to the Mato Park large parking lot via the mountaintop. It's worth walking, but it's also for beginners.