2026 Full-Day Course: Shimizudai General Park Fountain Plaza

This full-day course centers on Saito City's Shimizudai General Park Fountain Plaza, linking ancient romance with water play. The fountain plaza is a push-button type where water flows for a set time after you press the button; it operates from Wednesday, July 1 to Sunday, September 20, between 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. The Saito City official website's page 'About Shimizudai General Park' currently returns a 404 error and cannot be referenced, so this period is based on the listing from 'Saito Yurunavi,' a tourism portal jointly operated by the Saito City Commerce and Tourism Division. The park also has a play area for little kids, large combination play equipment, a long slide, and a grass ski slope, plus three gazebos, a kids' restroom, and vending machines, so there's plenty to do besides water play. In the morning, walk the broad hills of the Saitobaru Burial Mounds, one of Japan's leading burial mound clusters. Next, at the Miyazaki Prefectural Saitobaru Archaeological Museum, encounter the world of ancient Hyuga through excavated artifacts and large exhibits. For lunch, have a meal made with local ingredients at JA Saito Icchaga Plaza, then head to Shimizudai General Park in the afternoon. Pressing the fountain button and cheering as the water shoots up is the highlight of the day. Moving between the play equipment and the water, you can play to your heart's content until 4:00 PM.