Souvenirs / Specialties

Togatta Kokeshi doll

With the Sato brothers of Shiroishi City, he learned how to turn wood, came to Hanamaki in 1950 and created camellia kokeshi dolls, and since 1960 he has also been making Shunshun-style kokeshi dolls.

Kirauumi fresh from the beach

This is a direct-from-seafood facility located near Fudaihama in Fudaihamaenchi Kiraumi. We sell Fudai Village's seafood, specialty products, and processed products, and offer snacks. If you're lucky, you can buy fresh seafood caught that day. On holidays, the aroma of charcoal-grilled squid and scallops fills the air. Grilled squirt camembert is also recommended. Please stop by for souvenirs during your break.

A trip around Ninohe with Kokutchi

Morioka Takuboku/Kenji Seishunkan 1

Wildcat House Yamanekoken

The restaurant is based on Kenji's fairy tale ``The Restaurant with Many Orders,'' and you can enjoy a variety of different flavors of rice cakes prepared by local mothers. You can also try other local dishes such as ``hitsumi'' and ``suiton with mixed grains.'' We also sell souvenirs such as Kenji goods. You can also try Wanko Soba at Ginga Plaza Yamanekoken, which is directly across from Shin-Hanamaki Station. (Reservation required)

Natsuyu Onsen

A deep secret hot spring surrounded by virgin beech forest. In the hot spring rankings of the Edo period, it was listed as one of the most famous hot springs in the east, along with Hongu Onsen in Kishu Wakayama, which was the most famous hot spring in the west. There are seven open-air baths dotted along the Natsuaburawa River, each with different spring quality and efficacy. The 25m deep "Cave no Yu" is also attractive for its unusual steam bath inside the limestone rock and Japan's largest limestone dome "Tengu no Iwa" (a nationally designated special natural monument). Natsuyu Onsen retains its traditional atmosphere and is one of the ``100 Best Hot Springs in Japan.''

Akiko Hiraga

Following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa ~ Former Tohoku crushed stone factory and minerals ~

You can learn about Kenji Miyazawa's relationship with the former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory, as well as minerals and fossils. learning effect The former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory, which led Kenji Miyazawa to visit Higashiyama-gai, was a factory that manufactured limestone powder as a land improvement agent, where Kenji worked as an engineer in 1930. Through letters and materials, you can learn about the climate of Tohoku, the poverty of farmers at the time, and the footsteps leading up to the birth of Kenji's dream of pouring lime into ``Ame Nimomaezu.'' message to teacher In addition to following in the footsteps of Kenji Miyazawa in his later years, you can also learn about the formation of the earth through exhibits of numerous minerals and fossils, as he was known as "Kenji Ishikko" when he was a child.

Morning sun near the summit of Hachimantai