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This particular district centered around Sumpu Castle has been the political and administrative center of this region since the 14th century, well over 600 years.
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Satoyama refers to a forest which people utilize for its lumber, mushrooms or wild plants. A 'countryside forest' might be the closest English counterpart.
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If you walk from Tokawa Station to the south, descending a gentle slope, the quiet fishing town of Tokawa is before your eyes.
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This pine grove stretches about 7 km (4.3 miles) along the Miho Peninsula and has over 30,000 pieces of Japanese black pine trees.