Kumagaya Farm/Kumagaya Farm Direct Sales Restaurant Chimney

Roadside station “Shiwa”

The main facilities are Shiwa Town's representative farm direct sales store and Shiwa Fruit Park Exchange Hall. ``Farm Direct Center Akasawa'' is packed with processed products such as apples, grapes, peaches, fresh vegetables, and 100% juice. The exchange center has a shop stocked with local Shiwa sake, pottery, and folk crafts. In addition, Restaurant Karin-tei has been well-received for its diverse menus that use plenty of local ingredients, such as the Nanbu Hitsumi set meal and the Japanese-style steak set meal. ■Business hours Direct from the farm/8:00-19:00 (until 18:00 in April, October and November, until 17:30 from December to March) Shop/9:00-19:00 (until 18:00 from mid-November to mid-April) Restaurant/10:00-19:00 (until 17:30 from mid-November to mid-April) ■Closed days: 12/31-1/3

Shigari Wake Shrine

Nicknamed Akaishi-san since ancient times, he has been widely revered as the guardian deity of industrial prosperity, river and maritime safety, and traffic safety. A large red stone that is said to be the origin of the word Shiwa Town is enshrined in the temple grounds. The approach to the shrine is lined with large cherry trees, and among them is the 700-year-old matchmaking cherry tree, the Minami-no-zakura, which attracts a large number of visitors in the spring.

Nomura Kodo

A novelist and music critic from Shiwa Town. His real name is Choichi Nomura. After leaving the law department of Tokyo Imperial University, he joined the Hochi Shimbun Company. Active as a writer since 1930. He is also a leading researcher of senryu and ukiyo-e. He has published more than ten music reviews under the pen name "Ara Ebisu". In 1963, he established the Nomura Gakugei Foundation with 100 million yen of his own personal funds, which contributed to scholarship funds and research grants. Author of the novel ``Zenigata Heiji Torimonoche.''