Yurihonjo: A Journey on the Chokai-Sanroku Line and the Wooden Toy Museum

A railway trip out to the foot of Mount Chokai, rocking along on the small single-car train of the Yuri Kogen Railway Chokai-Sanroku Line from Ugo-Honjo Station. Get off along the way and head to the Chokaisan Wooden Toy Museum, where an entire wooden schoolhouse has been transformed into a wooden playground. After playing your fill surrounded by the scent of Akita cedar, drive up to the highlands by car from the terminus, Yashima Station. Enjoy rich soft-serve ice cream at Hanatate Farm Park, where Jersey cows graze on the grass, and finish with the grand view of Hottai Falls, one of Japan's 100 best waterfalls. Packed with trains, wooden toys, animals, and nature all in one, this is a perfect day for families with young children.