Sightseeing routes in Sotobo area
Visiting fishing village in Futomi

Ibogami-sama

"Ibogami-sama" has been believed by local people from old times. It is believed that wart would be cured if you rub the wart with a stone. Some people come to this place from far away. Some local people rub their head with a stone when they have a headache.

Matsuba-ya

A long-established shop of dried bonito. Matsuba-ya ships dried bonito to various shops such as Soba restaurant. Generally, bonitos are shaved after dried and steamed. In contrast, Matsuba-ya uses traditional production process in which bonitos are dried and grilled, and then roughly shaved like wood chips. You can experience making dried bonito (1,500 yen).

Kazashi Shrine

A small shrine is placed in the shadow of stone cliff. Dedicated to the shrine is an ornamental hairpin of the daughter of Shigetada Hatakeyama. Shigetada Hatakeyama was a great general remarkable for both wisdom and courage and served to Yoritomo Minamoto playing important role for establishing Kamakura Bakufu. However, after Yoritomo died, Shigetada was executed with his clan on a charge of treason.
In this shrine, there are a ruin in the shadow of stone, a pair of guardian dogs curved by Sekio Takeda (one of the best three craftsmen in Awa area), and hokyoin-to pagoda of the medieval period.

Ezawa-kan, an inn favored by many painters

Since the foundation in 1913, this inn has been favored by many painters. The room in which Sotaro Yasui stayed and painted "Sotobo scenery" still remains. Many other paintings are exhibited in the inn.