Sightseeing Spots

Yahatanuma

Arrived at the Hachimantai summit at an altitude of 1,613m. What you can see below from the observation deck is Hachimanuma, which has a circumference of 1.5 km. It is the only crater lake of Aspite Volcano in Japan, and is the largest of all the ponds and marshes in Hachimantai. If you look closely, you can see that the colors differ slightly depending on the depth. From the observation deck, you can see famous peaks in Tohoku such as Mt. Iwate, Mt. Hakkoda, Mt. Iwaki, and Mt. Chokai. There is a mountain hut called Ryounso on the west side of the swamp, where you can stay overnight during stormy weather. It takes about an hour to go around the swamp along the wooden path. From summer to early fall, you can see daylilies, pygmy lilies, chinese lilies, cotton lilies, and cotton lilies as the seasons change.

Funakoshi Peninsula

Motoyu Natsuyu [Natsuyu Hot Spring]

It is located in a place rich in nature surrounded by Natsuyu Sanzan. All hot springs are 100% natural hot springs, and you can enjoy 7 different hot springs. [Business period] Usually from early May to mid-November (winter holiday)

Mizusawa Ishida Onsen

Fudo Falls

The famous three-tiered waterfall, Fudo Falls, is counted as one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls, and has also been certified as one of Iwate's 20 best waters. The sight of the 15m high waterfall cascading vertically, shaking the quiet air around it, is a sight to behold. This Fudo Falls is said to have been a dojo for ascetics, and the quiet area of ​​the forest still has that atmosphere, and a stone carving of Fudo Myoo is enshrined in the middle of the waterfall.

Camellia Island (dawn)

Horai border

Horai-kyo, located on the east side of Fujishichi Onsen, was formed by lava that rolled out when Hachimantai Volcano erupted, and is littered with huge rocks and strange stones. Over thousands of years, the lava cooled, hemlock moths and fir trees grew thickly, and water collected in the depressions, creating the beautiful Horai Swamp. Old trees that have been transformed by the forces of nature form a forest, and the scenery is particularly magical on foggy days. The approximately 40-minute trekking course is like a natural athletic course, passing through fallen trees. Along the way, there are Horai Swamp with clear water and a forest where the Moria tree frog, a natural monument, spawns.

goishi coast

Iwadoso