Rappi-Land in front of Yoshikawa Station

This monument of a golden catfish, the symbol of Yoshikawa City, is proudly displayed in the Yoshikawa Station South Exit rotary on the JR Musashino Line. It welcomes visitors to Yoshikawa City, which promotes itself as the "home of the catfish." It was created by Kazumi Murose, a lacquer artist considered a "national living treasure," and was installed on May 9th, 1995.

Just a minute's walk from the station, the water at this hot spring gushes from a source 1,500 meters underground, and is said to be a sodium chloride high salt onsen, a spring water source known as “Bijin no Yu” (beauty hot spring) that is neutral and gentle on the skin. It is also popular for its medicinal bath containing natural herbal medicines. In 2020, a new footbath named "Namazu no Ashiyu" (catfish footbath) was opened, and is gaining popularity as a new tourist spot in Yoshikawa City.

Free rental bicycles are available at the Number 1 Bicycle Parking Lot, only a two-minute walk from the Yoshikawa Station North Exit on the JR Musashino Line. Feel free to use them to explore the city!

In 1187, the Yoshikawa clan reestablished this shrine as the Ujigami Suwa Shrine for indigenous deities. The shrines within the precincts include Yasaka Shrine, Furumine Shrine, Inari Shrine, Matsuo Shrine, Yoshikawa Tenmangu Shrine, Suijingu Eight Great Dragons, and Shikato Daimyojin. The old Shimotsuma Highway runs behind the shrine, and a Japanese bay tree in front of the precincts and a large camphor tree in the rear tell the shrine's long history. Every July, the shrine holds the Yasaka Festival, which has a history of about 400 years. The highlight is the "abare mikoshi," portable shrines that are carried and thrown high above the heads of the bearers for a spectacular sight.

A well-established Japanese sweets shop in Yoshikawa City that has been in business for 60 years. It was relocated to behind Yoshikawa Shrine and reopened in 2019. The famous "Namazu Manju," made from homemade red bean paste cooked with a rare attention to detail, makes for a perfect souvenir. We also recommend the "Namazu Monaka" to compare the taste of smooth and coarse red bean paste, and the dango (rice flour dumplings) made fresh to order.