While on the subject of Lake Inawashiro, one of its best views is from the Showa no Mori, a park with red pines and broad-leaf trees. Other spots of interest in the park are the Future Plaza with its enormous sundial, the Rockery, a rock garden utilizing volcanic rocks and offering an overview of the alpine region’s vegetation and the National Tree-planting Ceremony Commemoration Monument; besides celebrating the 21st National Tree-planting Ceremony which was attended by the Emperor, the monument is at a location offering an unbroken view of Inawashiro.