Shiwa Inari Shrine and Shiwa Old Inari Shrine

Akasawa hydrangea road

If you go around it, you will find a hydrangea road that is about 5km long. Blue and purple hydrangeas are blooming on the side of the road. Hydrangeas are also planted all over the mountainside along the way.

Higashineyama

This mountain (928.4 m above sea level) is located to the west of Shiwa Town, about 15 km south of Morioka City, and is the southernmost mountain (928.4 m above sea level) of the Shiba Sanzan, which is connected to Mt. Namsho (about 848 m high) and Hakogamori (about 866 m high). The view from near the top of the mountain and the beech and oak trees are spectacular, and the mountain is loved by many people as a place where you can enjoy watching the Japanese katakuri in spring. The entrance to the mountain trail is marked on the north side of Shiwa Inari Shrine, at the entrance of Azumane Onsen "La France Onsenkan".The altitude difference from here to the summit is approximately 700m, the distance is approximately 5km, and the time required to climb to the summit is approximately 2. Half an hour.

Koenji Temple

Koenji Temple. Kouenji. Rare plants such as Koya Maki, weeping red pine, and metasequoia live within the precincts. At the lotus pond, from late July to late August, in addition to the Oga lotus, about 1,000 lotuses of four different types, including white lotus and yellow lotus (Komaihi and Izumi Yellowtsuru) bloom.