Hometown medicine meal Enki

Izumikin Sake Brewery Co., Ltd.

A sake brewing company located in Iwaizumi Town. Iwaizumi Town is rich in water and nature. While inheriting tradition, we continue to innovate with the aim of producing the ultimate sake brewer. We produce rare sake such as ``Mori no Takara,'' a local sake made with matsutake mushrooms, a specialty of Iwaizumi Town.

Birthplace of Nanbu Ushioi Uta

Nanbu Ushioi Uta is a representative folk song of Iwate. During the feudal period, the oxen carrying salt and seafood from the coast to Morioka sang this song while chasing their loaded oxen along the way. A national competition to sing and compete in this Nanbu Ushioi Uta is held every year on the last Saturday and Sunday of September.

Skunk cabbage in Hakutori Wetland

Surrounded by the Kitakami Mountains, including Mt. Takamori and Mt. Hakutori, the Hakutori Wetland is a natural treasure trove that was selected in 1988 as one of Japan's top 100 natural areas to preserve in the 21st century. When spring is still early, skunk cabbage secretly opens its white flowers behind a forest of beech, Quercus oak, and Betula birch. The contrast between the gray trees and the skunk cabbage dotted around their roots creates a tranquil atmosphere reminiscent of European forests. Japanese shorthorn cattle are also grazed within the large wetland. [Blooming period] Early to mid-May