Michinoku Hydrangea Garden

Town Station Shinmachi JaJa Uma Plaza

Town Station Shinmachi Jaja Uma Plaza is a place for lively interaction between Sato and the town, providing local information, interacting with local products, and meeting people. We carry a wide variety of specialty products from the Senmaya area, including agricultural products, pickles, handmade bread, and local drinks. Among them, rice cakes are a popular item.

Mt. Kurikoma

Mt. Kurikoma, the main peak of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park, is a mountain with an altitude of 1,626m, also called Mt. Sugawa in Iwate Prefecture. Climbing courses lead from Iwate, Akita, and Miyagi prefectures, and the Iwate side climbs from the Sugawa Onsen trailhead. You can enjoy climbing through the remaining snow during the opening of the mountain in mid-May, beautiful alpine plants from June to July, and autumn leaves from the end of September that make the mountain look like it's on fire.You can enjoy all four seasons until the mountain closes in November. There are no difficult spots on the climbing course, so even middle-aged and elderly people can climb with confidence. It takes about 2 hours from the Sugawa Onsen trailhead to the top. [Best time to see autumn leaves] Late September to mid-October *Mid-November to early May (National Route 342 is closed in winter) *Parts of the Kurikomayama Sugawa Course are prohibited from entering. Click here for details ⇒ [Iwate Prefecture Nature Conservation Division HP] (as of July 25, 2023)

sauce katsudon

This is the signature menu of Kappo Shochiku, a long-established restaurant located in front of JR Ichinoseki Station. It has now become so famous that it is said to be a specialty of Ichinoseki. A bowl of warm white rice with shredded cabbage and loin cutlet soaked in homemade sauce. It has been frequently featured in magazines and other publications, and customers from within and outside the prefecture come to the store looking for ``sauce cutlet bowl.''