Tanakakan Aikichi

Ninohe City

Northern Iwate

Doctor of Science and professor at the University of Tokyo from Ninohe. He was the founder of geodesy, earthquakes, and magnetism, and a pioneer of the Roman alphabet and metric system. He discovered the "Z term" with Sakae Kimura in 1901, and became widely known internationally in the fields of geodesy, earthquakes, and magnetism, and has attended 56 international academic conferences. He was the first citizen of Iwate Prefecture to receive the Order of Culture, and has received numerous meritorious awards from various countries.

Location: 3F Civic Center, 6-2 Nado, Ishikirisho, Ninohe City, 028-6103
Inquiries: Tanakakan Aitachibana Memorial Science Museum
Phone number 0195-25-5411

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Joboji lacquerware

Joboji lacquerware began when the monks of Tendaiji invited craftsmen from Kyoto to make fixtures for use at the temple, and has inherited over 1,200 years of history, with Tendaiji culture overlapping. They are made using locally produced lacquer, which boasts the highest quality and quantity in Japan, using a base method called the ``Makiji method.'' It is a solid base with unparalleled strength and does not use water, and is characterized by its simplicity and practicality, with no unnecessary colors or patterns.

Ninohe City

Northern Iwate

History / Culture

Tendaiji Temple

In this region, the clear water that gushes from the roots of Katsura has been worshiped as sacred water since ancient times. Katsura Shimizu, located at the entrance to the approach to Tendaiji Temple, is a sacred spring that springs from the roots of a Katsura tree that is said to be 1,000 years old. It has been revered as a source of faith since ancient times, and the Katsura tree is the material for the principal image of the Kannon statue, and Tendaiji is also called the ``Katsura Kiyomizu Kannon.''

Ninohe City

Northern Iwate

History / Culture Shrines / Temples