Recreational Activities / Experiences

Hometown experience workshop

Adjacent to the roadside station Iwaizumi, you can experience making local specialties such as pottery, dried flowers, handmade sausages, vegetable dyeing, hand-spun wool, ice cream, and leather crafts.

Kadal Terrace Kindaichi [Kindaichi Onsen]

It opened on March 26, 2022 in Kindaichi Onsen, a hot spring resort where fields and hot spring inns coexist. The word ``Kadar'' in ``Kadar Terrace Kindaichi'' means ``to gather,'' ``participate,'' and ``talk'' in the local language, and reflects our desire for it to be a place where local people gather and travelers mingle and talk. It has been done. In addition to hot springs and lodging, it is a complex facility that brings together a pool, deck, and Kindaichi Neighborhood Park, enlivening the area.

Morioka Shokudo Ueda branch

An old-fashioned restaurant founded in 1971. It is crowded with local office workers and students.

Experience music, study, and play at Kamaishinosato

Fathers and mothers who work in the local sea and village will teach you the wisdom of clothing and food that is rooted in daily life. We also recommend combining a variety of experience menus. [Advance application required]

Roadside station “Ishigami no Oka”

In addition to providing services such as restrooms, breaks, disaster prevention, and road information, the facility also sells seasonal wild vegetables, fresh local vegetables, handmade dumplings, and side dishes made with local vegetables. The town's specialty "blueberry sauce" is popular. It is also adjacent to the Ishigami-oka Museum of Art, an outdoor sculpture museum, and in early summer, about 20,000 lavender plants decorate the hill.

Handmade soba Onihauchi

A handmade soba shop in Kuji City. We use 100% domestic buckwheat flour. A popular menu is the ``Akaoni Set Meal,'' which is a set that includes a large serving of kakiage (soba or udon) and an extra-large rice ball. Please try the challenge at least once.

Kappa no Yado [Hachimantai Onsenkyo]

``Kappa no Yado'' is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2009 since it opened in Higashi-Hachimantai Onsen Village. Our guests say that the rooms are clean, the rates are low, and the cheap accommodations have TVs. The restaurant is also used by local people. All of our dishes are handmade and have a gentle, nostalgic taste that hasn't changed since ancient times. We also offer seasonal dishes in limited quantities. Please use it for lunch or dinner, or for an evening drink.

Umakko Park Iwate

In addition to horseback riding lessons with regular horses, we offer extracurricular classes for infants and elementary school students where you can experience horseback riding while taking care of horses, and we also travel to various events and schools with ponies. You can also go horse trekking through the neighboring forest park. The park has a grassy field and playground equipment, so you can enjoy just taking a walk.

Esashi Local Culture Museum

Learn about the history and climate of the Esashi region through a variety of exhibits, including materials related to the Oshu Fujiwara clan, and experiential programs. One of the attractions is interacting with instructors who are local residents. message to teacher At the Esashi Local Culture Museum, there are many hands-on learning opportunities such as soba making and pottery making. Please feel free to contact us as we are happy to discuss time, number of people, etc.