Ninotaira is a calm and peaceful residential area comprising many summer houses and villas.  The Hakone Open-Air Museum is situated in Ninotaira. Moreover, there are authentic sites indicating its long-standing history,  which includes Kitabatake mound where earthenware from the Jomon era has been found. Nittazuka is similar, in having a tumulus reputed to be the burial site of Nitta, the samurai of the Nanboku-Cho period.