Omiya Kagura

Sugakubo deer dance

The Sugakubo Deer Dance, which has been designated as an Iwate Prefecture Intangible Folk Cultural Property, is a performing art in which participants wear a deer head that resembles a real deer and dance bravely like a wild deer. The deer dance is a performing art that can be seen all over the country, but the Sugakubo deer dance is unique in that it is a dynamic dance that alternates between the deer dance and the sword dance.

Hype Koikorobe Cretaceous Fossil Locality

The Cretaceous fossil production area of ​​Hype and Koikorobe, which was designated as a natural monument by Iwate Prefecture in 1966, contains many important index fossils such as ammonites, triangular shells, and corals. You can see it from the Kitayamazaki sightseeing boat that departs from Shimagoshi Port.