Tourist Village

Refreshing for the Mind and Body

The Polder Hot Spring

Here you can soak in hot water drawn directly from a five-million-year-old stratum way down below the bottom of the old Hachirogata Lagoon.

The Hotel Sun Rural Ogata

The Hotel Sun-rural Ogata

The hotel can house up to 200 guests. Its exterior is modelled on the appearance of a solar panel. It has a main hall with a 1,000-person capacity and a spa on the top floor, and commands a sweeping view of the surrounding countryside.

The Reclamation Museum

The reclamation museum, Polder Museum

The Reclamation Museum contains the reclamation information and other exhibits.

The Local Produce Center, Kata no Mise

The local produce center, Kata no mise

The special products and farm products are displayed every day.

Beautiful Ogata-mura's Water and Greenery

Ogata-mura has become a tourist attraction in its own right. More or less in the center of the village is the spot where 40°N crosses 140°E; the only place in Japan where meridians and parallels with full decimal numbers intersect. Unique is the lowest mountain in Japan, which rises to a majestic height of exactly 0 meters above sea level and is called the "Ogata Fuji" because the real Mt. Fuji is only 3,776 meters (12,388 feet) higher.

For more relaxation you could take a look at South Pond Park, where all sorts of flowers bloom every season.

Mt. Ogata Fuji

Rape blossoms and Cherry Colonnades