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Poran Square (southern diagonal/sundial flower bed)

Kenji Miyazawa designed it for the Hanamaki Onsen Amusement Park at the request of a student from his time at the Rasu Jijin Association, but it could not be realized due to economic and technical conditions, and was recreated based on the design documents and letters from the time. thing. The southern slanting flower bed incorporates the arabesque pattern of the southern region, and is designed to be symmetrical, with the stems of vines representing garden paths and the fruits representing small circular flower beds. In addition, the sundial flower bed is an exotic patterned flower bed that mainly features a sundial with the numbers on its dial drawn with flowers.

Shinbori Castle Ruins

On a small mountain with an altitude of 184m. It is said to be a valuable mountain castle ruin because it was built in a stepped manner and has a dry moat. In the Middle Ages, it was the residence of the Niibori clan, a family of the Hidenuki clan.

Toriyazaki Shrine

Rebuilt in 1313, Toriyazaki Castle had three castle guardian shrines, but in 1536, the castle lord at the time (an ancestor of the Hidenuki clan) merged them and created Toriyazakiza Sanhashira Shrine. It was renamed. During the Keicho period (around 1600), Kitamatsusai, the lord of Hanamaki Castle, prayed to the main shrine at the start of the war and won the war, so he built a new shrine and held a grand festival during the annual festival, inviting the people of the county to take a break from work to worship. .