Local Guide
Enjoy beautiful natural surroundings whatever the season at the Hanno Prince Hotel, the gateway to the Oku-Musashi region. The hotel is the perfect starting point for leisure activities, with many golf courses and attractions for the entire family near the hotel.
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Attractions around the Hanno Prince Hotel
Kuni Country Club (the photo shows the north course, 5th hole)
A spacious, wooded course of gentle hills, with a pond or bunker arranged for each hole.
- Access
- A 10-minute drive from the hotel
Musashigaoka Golf Course (the photo shows the 17th hole)
This is the course where Tiger Woods played golf for the first time in Japan, in autumn 1997. The course is nestled within deep greenery and features long distances and wide fairways for each hole.
- Access
- A 7-minute drive from the hotel
Shin-Musashigaoka Golf Course (the photo shows the 18th hole)
This golf course, designed for highly strategic golf based on the ideas of the pro-golfer Ayako Okamoto, who contributed to the design of the course as an advisor.
- Access
- A 8-minute drive from the hotel
Kaburi pass
This mountain pass leads from Agano to Kuroyama in Ogose. It is said that when Minamoto Yoshitsune and his companion Benkei passed by here during their escape to Oshu, they looked back many times as they climbed to enjoy the spectacular view.
- Access
- A 60-minute walk from Agano Station
Lakeside Park of Lake Miyazawa
A leisure area filled with fun things to do, including boats, fishing, and a restaurant.
- Access
- A 7-minute drive from the hotel
Hanno Kawara
A wide riverbed through which the Irumagawa River meanders gracefully. A popular site for outdoor activities in the summertime.
- Access
- A 8-minute walk from the hotel.
Nonin-Ji temple
Located in the southern foothills of Mt. Tenranzan, Nonin-Ji is a famous temple of the Sotoshu sect with a history that goes back more than 500 years.The grounds of the temple, which extend to about 264,000 square meters, were selected as one of the top 100 gardens in Japan and are well worth seeing. (There is an admission fee of 300 yen.) An enjoyable detour in a day of hiking on Mt. Tenranzan.
- Access
- A 20-minute walk from the hotel.
Kinchakuda
These paddy fields, surrounded by the Komagawa River, look like a Kinchaku (Japanese drawstring bag), hence the name. In autumn, 1 million cluster amaryllis flowers bloom here, creating the impression of a crimson carpet.
- Access
- A 20-minute drive from the hotel
Hanno pottery class
This type of pottery was made in this region from the Tenpo period through the middle of the Meiji era. The high iron content in the clay gives an earthy feel to the pottery, which is often decorated with a gourd motif.
- Access
- A 20-minute drive from the hotel
Seibuen Yuenchi
A fantasy land in the gently sloping Sayama Hills, surrounded by greenery, trees, and flowers. Plenty to enjoy whatever the season.
- Access
- A 40-minute drive from the hotel
Seibu Dome
This domed stadium was built to harmonize with the natural environment amid the greenery of the Sayama Hills. Feel as comfortable as if you are under the shade of a tree in this bright, expansive space.
- Access
- About 30 minutes by train from the hotel on the Seibu Line
Moss phlox
Literally a patchwork of flowers comprising the moss phlox of different colors planted on the hill of Hitsujiyama in the foothills of Mt. Bukosan, the symbol of Chichibu region. A flowery carpet made up of 350,000 plants of 11 species of moss phlox (POLEMONIACEAE, Polemonium) in colors such as pink, white, and purple.
- Access
- A 15-minute walk from Seibu Chichibu Station or Yokoze Station on the Seibu Chichibu Line.
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