“Sano Yakuyoke Taishi” Temple ● ‘Yaku’ means misfortune; ‘yoke’ means protection; ‘taishi’ Nature, Flower means monk. ● Over 1 million worshippers come, especially during New Year Festival, pray for their own safety.

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Katakuri Village History Location Map ● Katakuri is pink-flowered species of trout lily, belonging to the Tochigi lily family. Nikko

Jo-Etsu ● Enjoy the sweet, light purple blooming katakuri flowers.

Tohoku Expressway ● Blooms can be seen from the middle of March until early April Utsunomiya Sano Kita-Kanto Expressway every year. Gunma Sano Tanuma IC Mito Ashikaga Tochigi Ｏｙａｍａ Nagano shinkansen Takasaki Ota Sano service area smart IC Sano Fujioka IC Joshin-Etsu Expressway Tatebayashi Metropolitan Ibaraki Kan-Etsu Expressway Inter‐City Expressway SANO Saitama Omiya Expressway Sano City Tourism Guide

Joban Asakusa Tokyo Higashi-kanto Tokyo Expressway Chuo Expressway Kofu Chiba Sano City Yamanashi Welcome To Yokohama Tomei Expressway KanagawaTokaido Shinkansen Chiba “Izuruhara Benten Ike” Lake ● Filled with carp swimming gracefully, Izuruhara Benten Ike Tobu Sano Line Tobu Sano Kuzū was formed when water welled up from the limestone layer. The Route Map Takasaki Sano City

Joetsu Shinkansen Joetsu JR RyomoLine clearness of the water makes this lake one of the top 100 clearest Tanuma Ashikaga waters in ’s ranking. Sano JR Ya Tatebayashi ma no te Oyama L Omiya Tohoku Shinkansen in e

Kuki JR Utsunomuya Line Line JR Mito Utsunomiya Ikebukuro Akabane

Otemachi Chiyoda Line Ueno Kitasenju Mito Kasumi gaseki ※Transit time and waiting time are not included in the required time. It also differs somewhat depending Tokyo Asakusa Tobu Isesaki Line on the time zone. Mt. Karasawa JR Tohoku Line （Shinkansen） JR Ryomo Line Tokyo Oyama Sano 45min. 30min. ● A natural park filled with Japanese red pine in autumn. ● Provided with hiking courses, you are able to enjoy everything Tobu Isesaki Line （Limited Express） Tobu Sano Line Asakusa Tatebayashi Sano from azaleas to red leaves according to the seasons. 60min. 20min. ● Remains of a ruined castle site from the Warring States Period. Visitors can still see the fortress remains at Mount Karasawa Contact for inquiries castle. For inquiries, please contact the following division of the city government of Sano: Sano City Office City Tourism and Sports Department Sanobrand character City Tourism Promotion Division SANOMARU ⓒSano City East 3F,1,Takasago-cho, Sano-shi,Tochigi, 327-8501,Japan Phone: 0283-27-3011 Fax: 0283-20-3029 E-mail: [email protected] Sano City Tourism Promotion Division