11 Sights in Hokuto, Japan (with Map and Images)

Jindaizakura is an old Edohigan cherry tree located in the precincts of Jissoji Temple in Yamataka, Takekawa Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is a nationally designated natural monument, and the name of the natural monument is Yamataka Shindai Zakura. The tree is said to be 1800 or 2000 years old, and is one of the five major cherry blossoms or three giant cherry trees in Japan, and was designated as a national natural monument on October 12, 1922 (Taisho 11), and 1990 (Heisei 2) June as one of the 100 best trees of new Japan (planned by Osaka City and Yomiuri Shimbun).

Wikipedia: 神代桜 (JA)

The Koshinto Hongu Misogi Shrine is a shrine located in Kamisasao, Kobuchizawa Town, Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It enshrines Amaterasu Omikami and the deity Jizai Shin (Masatetsu Inoue). The chief priest is Yasuaki Sakata. It is a religious corporation under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 身曾岐神社 (JA), Website

Mount Hōō is located in the western portion of Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Because the mountain has three peaks, it is also called Hōō Sanzan (鳳凰三山). It is in Minami Alps National Park and is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains.

Wikipedia: Mount Hōō (EN)

Mount Mizugaki is a mountain located in Hokuto-city, in the Yamanashi Prefecture, within Chichibu-Tama-Kai National Park. It is one of the 100 Famous Japanese Mountains. It is part of the Okuchichibu Mountains. It has an altitude of 2230m. The mountain is located just across from Mt. Kinpu/Kinpō.

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Hekirichi Jinya was a jinya located in Hokuto City, Hokkaido. This section also describes the Tokiriji Jinya Ruins Historic Site Park. "Tokirichi" is said to be derived from the Ainu word "peker-pet" and is a place name that refers to the area around the Tokiriji River, which flows to the west side of Jinya.

Wikipedia: 戸切地陣屋 (JA)

Mt. Kanegatake is a mountain in Yamanashi Prefecture. It is located in the southern (western) part of the Okuchichibu Mountains, and is on the border between Kai City and Hokuto City in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 金ガ岳 (JA)

Kattoshimisaki Lighthouse is a large lighthouse located at Kattoshimisaki in Hokuto City, Hokkaido. It is the fourth oldest lighthouse in Hokkaido and the first to be built in southern Hokkaido. It is also the first lighthouse in Japan to feature alternating light and dark. Ships departing from Aomori Port head north towards Kattoshimisaki, changing course to the northeast just before reaching the cape to enter Hakodate Port.

Wikipedia: 葛登支岬灯台 (JA)

Mt. Hyuga is a mountain with an altitude of 1,660 m located in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is located on a ridge derived from the north side of the ridge from Kaikomagatake to Sawadake in the Akaishi Mountains. There is no view near the summit (triangular point) because it is blocked by trees, but to the west of the summit there is a granite field called Gangahara, which is known as an observatory for the Kaikomagatake and Yatsugatake mountain ranges.

Wikipedia: 日向山 (山梨県) (JA)

Mt. Amagoi is a mountain with an altitude of 2,037 m in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is located on a ridge that splits north from the middle of the ridge from Kaikomagatake to Sawadake in the Akaishi Mountains. From near the summit, you can see Mt. Kaikomagatake, the three Phoenix mountains, and Mt. Fuji. One of the 100 famous mountains of Yamanashi.

Wikipedia: 雨乞岳 (山梨県) (JA)

Yato Castle was a Heian period yamashiro-style Japanese castle located in the Ōizumi neighborhood of the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi prefecture, Japan. It was the primary fortress of the warlord Henmi Kiyomitsu, ancestor of the Takeda clan. The ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1993.

Wikipedia: Yato Castle (EN)

The Kinsei site is an archaeological site consisting of the ruins of a late to final Jōmon period settlement, located in the Ōizumi neighborhood of the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi in the Chūbu region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1983.

Wikipedia: Kinsei ruins (EN)