With some great day trip options available in the surrounding area, having your own car makes sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to enjoy everything that Tono, 20 miles away, has to offer. Chiba Family Magariya, Tono Furusatomura and Gohyaku Rakan alone justify the drive. The locals are also likely to point you in the direction of Oshu, 30 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, let it be Takano Choei Memorial. (But we’d also highly recommend Oshushi Fureainooka Park and Saito Makoto Memorial Hall.)