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The Future Envisioned
by Meiji Aristocrats

Nasushiobara CityNasu Town

The Nasuno Mansion ofMaresuke Nogi

A farmhouse-style villa designed by Maresuke
Nogi (count and general) in 1892.

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Nasunogahara ParkA large-scale prefectural park that includes thelands of the former Senbonmatsu and Mishima
farms and still has some old-growth forests datingback to that time.

23 Reclamation monument

Describes the hardships of former soldiers andpeople who returned from Manchuria who settled
in Nasunogahara after the Second World War andworked to develop the land.

Nasunogahara Japan Heritage
cultural assets map
Tochigi Prefecture

Nasunogahara has 31 cultural assets related to its agriculturaldevelopment and the kazoku, such as villas of historical figures,
Yaita City
many farms, and museums showing the region’s past. Each is avaluable asset to Nasunogahara.
27 Nasu Communal Farm

Ohtawara City187

23 Reclamation monument▶ p.13

1 Viscount AokiʼsCountry Villa in Nasu

28 Minamigaoka

8 The Old Ofﬁce ofFarm

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ainhinuSok(as a token ofgratitude)River

The Old Ofﬁce of Yamada Farm
(Yamada Museum) ▶ p.14

Irrigation Canals ▶ p.3

20 Nasu Base Line (Viewpoint)

The northern and southern ends of a surveying
base line established in 1878.

9 10 The Old Ofﬁce of Mishima Farm

11 Yamagata Farm

Site of the farm developed by Aritomo Yamagata(duke and prime minister) in 1884.

25 The Museum of History and21 Rooﬁng tiles of theCulture of Ohtawara City ▶ p.14

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819 Old Water Pump of Nasu

5 Old Imperial Villa

26 Grazing Farm of Oya

in Ohtawara city ▶ p.6

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29 Senbonmatsu Farm ▶ p.6
6 The Nasuno MansionkiRi(Nasunogahara Museum)

30 Nasu Wineof Maresuke Nogi

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10 The Old Ofﬁce of Mishima Farm

9Nasu Communal Farm ▶ p.6

28 Minamigaoka Farm ▶ p.6

20 Nasu Base Line(Viewpoint)
northern most point

24 Monument (Spirit of the Pioneer)

A monument bearing the history of the post-war
reclamation of Kanemaruhara and the names of thefirst generation of settlers.

(Nasunogahara Museum) ▶ p.13

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17 Nasunogahara Park

29 Senbonmatsu Farm

The Mansion of Takeshi Yaita(Takeshi Yaita Memorial Museum)

Sabi River ▶ p.2

12 Saigo Shrine ▶ p.14
13 Oyama Street

4 General Yamagata

Memorial Museum

24 Monument(Spirit of the Pioneer)

11 Yamagata Farm

13 Oyama Street ▶ p.14

16 Koteyasan Park

7 The Mansion of Takeshi Yaita

26 Grazing Farm of Oya(Takeshi Yaita Memorial Museum)in Ohtawara city

2 DukeOyamaʼsVilla

20 Nasu Base Line(Viewpoint)southern most point

12 Saigo Shrine

Station (Nasu Historical Museum)▶ p.14

Watanabe Vineyard is one of Japan’s oldest
wineries, dating back to the Meiji era. It makes its
wines using its own grapes.

The aging station building was dismantled, and its
roofing tiles are on display at the Nasu HistoricalMuseum.

14 Karasugamori Hill ▶ p.14

14 Karasugamori Hill
31 Yaita Apples

21 Rooﬁng tiles of the old Kurodahara

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Grave of Tosuke Hirata

Gravestone of Tosuke Hirata (count and homeminister) who operated Kasamatsu Farm after
taking it over from Yajiro Shinagawa (viscount andprivy councilor).
31 Yaita Apples

25 The Museum of History andCulture of Ohtawara City

22 Monument (as a token of gratitude)

A monument expressing gratitude to Akiyoshi
Yamada and the Yamada family.

15 Grave of Tosuke Hirata

It is said that apple growing began in Yaita in 1914
when Aritomo Yamagata invited experts fromAomori to plant seedlings.

Municipal boundary

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1

Viscount Aokiʼs Country
Villa in Nasu ▶ p.9

5

Old Imperial Villain Shiobara

2

Duke Oyamaʼs Villa ▶ p.10

3Duke Matsukataʼs Villa ▶ p.11

4

General Yamagata MemorialMuseum ▶ p.10

The predecessor of the villabuilt by Michitsune Mishima.
In 1903, it was presented tothe Imperial Household. The
Imperial Villa was built.

RiverNational highway
Expressway
Shinkansen line
JR line16 Koteyasan Park ▶ p.13

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