Hachimantai Jukai Line

Ishikawa Takuboku’s monument (in front of JR Hidate Station)

Takuboku Ishikawa's father, Kazuyoshi, was from Hiratate, Hachimantai City. In front of JR Hidate Station, there is a monument with a poem that reads, ``I carried my mother on my back and cried so lightly that I could not stop for three steps.''

Hachimantai City Matsuo Mine Museum

It was built in 1981 as the "Matsuo History and Folklore Museum" to preserve and display materials in various fields such as archeology and folklore from the former Matsuo Village area, but from April 2014 it has been renovated as the "paradise above the clouds". This facility specializes in preserving and exhibiting materials from the Matsuo Mine, which was said to have the highest sulfur production in the East and was closed in 1964.

Hachimantai Mountaintop Rest House

A relaxing space on the summit of Hachimantai. On the 1st floor above ground and the 2nd basement floor, there are rest corners offering meals and local products to soothe the fatigue of sightseeing. Also, the natural environment information corner is full of information about Hachimantai. It provides information on alpine plants and hot springs.