Sohara Nature Park

This Kakamigahara City park and off the beaten track plum blossom spot can be reached by taking the Northern Fureai Bus's Kawashima Line to the Sotoyama-cho bus stop. It's a ten-minute walk from there. The beautiful natural environment changes with the seasons, and it's a nice place to take a stroll while listening to bird song and the sound of the park's waterfall. A nature trail starts at Ibuki no taki Falls at the foot of Mt. Gongen and the view from the summit is excellent. The park's spring-fed streams and pond support lotus flowers and aquatic plants, and about 50 plum blossoms come into bloom in the early spring, some with red blossoms and some with white. Visit in autumn to take in the colored leaves in this season.