2026 Wakuwaku Land Fountain Plaza: A Full Day of Fun

This course spends a full day close to home, starring Wakuwaku Land Fountain Plaza (Michi-no-Eki Tendo Onsen), right beside the Michi-no-Eki Tendo Onsen (道の駅天童温泉) roadside station in Tendo City. Three kinds of fountains shoot up from the plaza, and every time the water changes the children cheer. Admission is free (fees apply only for exclusive use of the multi-purpose field and for use of the attached facilities), and there are large play structures and a multi-purpose field as well. A diaper-changing area makes it an easy place to visit with small children. The opening period has not been announced; in past years it has operated during the summer holidays. Tendo City does not state the operating period officially and notes that the fountains may be stopped due to weather or inspections, so please check the fountain status in advance with Mori-na Tendo (023-651-2002). The fountain water is disinfected but is not drinking water, so tell children not to drink it. In the morning, discover the world of shogi pieces at the Tendo City Shogi Museum (天童市将棋資料館) in the town that makes them, then walk through Tendo Park (天童公園) on Mount Maizuru (舞鶴山), known as the stage for Human Shogi. Enjoy local flavours and the footbath at Michi-no-Eki Tendo Onsen for lunch, then spend the afternoon in the spray at the fountain plaza.