Matsuo Hachimantai Visitor Center/Product Center Aspite

Roadside station “Nishine”

"Roadside Station Nishinine" is located along National Route 282. Along with specialty products and a souvenir corner, the city's agricultural and livestock products are sold. The most appealing part is the fresh vegetables. They also sell specialty spinach, cabbage, green peppers, and wild vegetables. In addition, the ingredients in the cafeteria mainly use vegetables, meat, eggs, etc. produced in Hachimantai City. Spinach curry and spinach soft serve ice cream are popular.

Appi Kogen Farm

The whole family can enjoy activities such as the fishing pond, maze, and making Baumkuchen using southern wheat and Appi Kogen milk. At the cafe terrace, ``Ranch Pizza'' made with the ranch's homemade cheese is popular.

Yahatanuma

Arrived at the Hachimantai summit at an altitude of 1,613m. What you can see below from the observation deck is Hachimanuma, which has a circumference of 1.5 km. It is the only crater lake of Aspite Volcano in Japan, and is the largest of all the ponds and marshes in Hachimantai. If you look closely, you can see that the colors differ slightly depending on the depth. From the observation deck, you can see famous peaks in Tohoku such as Mt. Iwate, Mt. Hakkoda, Mt. Iwaki, and Mt. Chokai. There is a mountain hut called Ryounso on the west side of the swamp, where you can stay overnight during stormy weather. It takes about an hour to go around the swamp along the wooden path. From summer to early fall, you can see daylilies, pygmy lilies, chinese lilies, cotton lilies, and cotton lilies as the seasons change.