*Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan
*Suigo Sawara Aquatic Botanical Garden
*Sawara Machigurumi Museum
*Historical Street
*Katori Jingu Shrine
*Ino Tadataka Memorial Hall

This museum displays two floats used for festivals conducted in the summer and autumn each year - as well as materials on Sawara’s float festival, which has been designated as an important intangible folk-cultural property.

One and a half million irises of 400 different breeds bloom exquisitely in June. Aquatic plants, such as lotuses and water lilies, are also abundant.

Over forty stores open their household treasures to the public, such as furnishings that have been passed down through generations, traditional business tools and techniques, and even the stores themselves. Operated by Sawara Landladies’ Society, this museum presents a new way of enjoying exploration inside the city.

In the area along Onogawa River, merchant houses and tradesmen’s houses from Edo and Meiji eras still remain. This historical street has been selected by the National Government as an important traditional building group preservation district.

Being the most important historical shrine in the Province of Shimousa, Katori Jingu Shrine carries the highest of shrine status, called Kyu-kanpeitaisha. It is also regarded as one of the most noted shrines in Japan, along with Kashima Shrine in Ibaraki Prefecture. The main shrine was built in the 13th year of Genroku (1700) at the command of Tokugawa Tsunayoshi (the fifth Tokugawa Shogunate), and is designated by the National Government as an important cultural property. In the shrine museum, many sacred treasures, such as the “Kaiju Budoukyou (Mirror with Design of Sea Animals and Grape Vines),” a national treasure, are stored and exhibited.

Inoh Tadataka surveyed all of Japan on foot at over fifty years of age, and prepared survey drawings known as “Entire Japan Maps” (Inoh maps). This museum enables visitors to gain a deeper understanding of Tadataka’s maps and achievements.