[Outline of the municipality]
Kawaba village is spread over lush rural southern foot of Mt Hotaka.In the village, and flowing rivers of Ding and Usunegawa, including four from the village. and Kawaba village has benefited from the Five hot spring such as Kawayu.
Tailored to promote the creation of village agriculture and tourism environment is the main industry of the village. In addition, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, "adoption agreement" 29 years after the cultural exchange program of the urban and rural areas, education, sports, industry, competition and welfare in the area, villagers from the government, to the exchanges between citizens has evolved.
[Industry & Economy]
Agricultural production is a key parcel, the konjac, dairy, fruit trees (apple and blueberry wine), rice is cultivated mainly, tourist facilities (Hotel SL, Kawaba Ski, Garden Plaza Kawaba, Setagaya rural residents) and The collaboration "plus agricultural tourism" has developed measures. Because it has more than 800,000 visitors annually, focusing on direct sales to industrial development and tourism.
[Public Facilities Tourist Facilities]
- Hotel SL
- Garden Plaza Kawaba Road Station (Take Takashi beer restaurant, soba Kokuz?, farmer, milk factory, workshop theater blueberry milk)
- Ski Kawaba
- National Museum of History Kawaba Village (Closed Monday)
- Setagaya rural residents
【Specialties handicrafts】
Ham, apple juice, blueberry jam - handmade blueberry yogurt, apple beer microbrew Konjac
[Scenic historic sites]
- Mount Hotaka
- Megumi Falls
[Cultural]
- Kawaba Village History and Folklore Museum (National Registered Tangible Cultural Property)
- Zen Kei already seated wooden Hutsu species (Prefecture, designated Important Cultural Properties)
- Enmei large wooden statue in light of Zen (Prefecture, designated Important Cultural Properties)
- 釈迦如来 wooden statue (Prefecture, designated Important Cultural Properties)
- Himekomatsu Kichijoji (Prefecture, designated natural monument)
- Kitizyouzi gate (Village, designated natural monument)
- Arhat statue sixty (Village, designated natural monument)
- Far-yin Rock Hall (Village, designated natural monument)
- Hotaka Shrine (Village, designated natural monument)
- Nouman Mountain Hall Kokuz? (Village, designated natural monument)
[Traditional events - traditional arts]
- Monzen-Harukoma (Prefecture, designated Important Intangible Cultural Property)in February
- Hagimuro - Shishimai
- Mayukaki - Uta
[Festivals and events]
Don-Don Yaki(January),Harukoma(February),・Greenyutobia(May), Spring Events at Garden Plaza Kawaba(May), Mt Hotaka Pioneer Koxinga (June) ,Kawaba Festival, fireworks (July), Cultural Festival (November)
Kawaba village is blessed with rich natural environment, choose the path of self-independence, utilizing the landscape and countryside Satoyama "rural paradise" we aim to promote regional development. Branding of agricultural products to promote industrial development as Koshihikari, Kawaba Village "Scallop or snow" is rated in Japan in terms of tourism is ranked the fifth consecutive year a favorite way station way station Kawaba Garden Plaza Kanto was. Creating a vibrant village, we will work for the future development of the village.
Kawaba get rich natural villages, powerfully expresses the noble beauty is symbolic of the sacred mountain on Mount Hotaka, the center represents the lush forest quietly barrel. The circle is a clear blue sky and green earth peace, compassion means rich. Hotaka represents an acute and represents the evolution toward the sky and hope.
