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Oshu Space Museum

Oshu City

Southern Iwate

Museums

    Oshu Space Museum, which utilizes the former main building of the Latitude Observatory, is now open on the grounds of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan's Mizusawa VERA Observatory. We have a corner introducing the history of the Latitude Observatory and its relationship with Kenji, as well as a ``4-dimensional digital space theater'' developed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan that allows you to view astronomical images in 3D. We also hold events such as nighttime astronomical observations and seminars.

    Location
    2-12 Mizusawa Hoshigaokacho, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture
    Closed
    Tuesdays (the next day if Tuesday is a holiday), New Year holidays (12/29-1/3)
    Price
    Adult/student 300 yen, student/child 150 yen
    Inquiries
    Oshu Space Museum
    Phone number 0197-24-2020
    FAX number 0197-47-6201
    Website
    http://uchuyugakukan.com/Open in new tab
    Other
    Starry sky observation session 2nd Saturday of every month 19:00-20:30
    Parking lot: 37 regular cars, large buses available
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    Taneyama Plateau

    A gentle plateau at an altitude of 900m that spans Esashi, Tono, and Sumita in Oshu City. You can see the mountains of Monomiyama (871m) and Tateishi (730m) as well as the Kitakami Plain, and the Taneyama Farm on the plateau is used for grazing cattle. There is a monument written by Kenji Miyazawa on the standing stone, ``The grass that I cut in the clouds of Taneyamagahara is sluggish, but I forgot about it.'' The clusters of Astragalus azaleas are spectacular in mid-June.

    Oshu City

    Southern Iwate
    Sightseeing SpotsNature / Scenery

    Former Goto family residence

    This is a typical straight-style private house that divides the style of private houses in the Tohoku region into two, along with the curved houses in the south, and is estimated to have been built between the Genroku and Hoei years (1688-1711). (National/Important Cultural Property) Reservations are required to tour inside.

    Oshu City

    Southern Iwate
    Sightseeing SpotsHistory / CultureMuseums

    Yaishishidake

    The Yakeishi Mountain Range occupies the northern corner of Kurikoma Quasi-National Park and has 13 mountains over 1,000m. Mt. Yaishishi, at an altitude of 1,548m, is the leader of this mountain range. It has the most remaining snow in the prefecture, and wetlands and ponds have developed everywhere. It is said that more than 300 species of alpine plants grow here, and the vegetation is diverse. Climbing courses include the Nakanuma course and the Tsubunuma course, as well as a traverse course that starts at Natsuyu Onsen and goes via Mt. Kyozuka to Mt. Yaishi. National Route 397 leading to the trailhead is closed during the winter. [Mountain opening] First Sunday in June

    Oshu City

    Southern Iwate
    Nature / Scenery