Ogase Falls

Kuzumaru River Stream

The 6-kilometer-long stream has the famous Ichinotaki Falls and Mitsukura, and offers beautiful scenery throughout the four seasons, making it ideal for bird watching, forest bathing, mountain stream fishing, and autumn leaf peeping. Best time to view the autumn foliage: Late October to early November

Hayachine Mountain

Hayachimine, the highest peak in the Kitakami Mountains, rises 1,917 meters above sea level. Of the three trails, the Kawarabo Course and the Odagoe Course are the most common. Although the slopes are steep, even beginners can reach the summit in about 3 hours. Hayachimine, famous for its alpine flora, also offers beautiful autumn foliage in the forest zone, and the vivid autumn colors at the foot of Hayachimine, composed of serpentine rock, make for a magnificent panoramic view from the fifth station as well as from the base of the mountain. Hayachimine was designated as a national quasi-national park in 1982. The trail is closed for the time being because part of the Kawarabo trail collapsed due to heavy rains on May 26, 2008, making it impassable. To preserve the natural environment of Mt. 　 Hayachibe for more information.

Yakushidake

Many people use the course to climb Mt. Yakushi (1,645m) on the south side, which is the opposite of the route from Odagoshi to Mt. Hayachine. Although the climb is almost direct, the mountainside is generally gentle. You can see granite outcroppings and light moss under the rocks in the forest zone of Aomori fir and other trees. As the tree height decreases, the forest zone changes to Japanese pine. Approximately 300 meters from the top of the mountain, the rock formations growing on the granite are spectacular. There is also a course for descending the mountain that goes directly east from the summit and leads to Odakoshi Sanso.