Sightseeing Spots

Mt. Mahiru

Mt. Mahiru has been popular as an object of faith for local residents since ancient times. From Prefectural Route 1, head towards the Minekoshi Forest Road and drive for 20 minutes to reach the Usagidaira trailhead. The area is surrounded by dense beech forests, allowing you to fully enjoy the natural surroundings, and if you take a walk along the river, you'll find countless beautiful waterfalls of all sizes that blend in well with the trees, creating a beautiful landscape that soothes your soul. June to early November

Yanagi no Gosho ruins

spring wildflowers

In Nishiwaga Town, from late April to mid-May, when the snow disappears, trees begin to bud and a variety of flowers begin to bloom all at once. Among them, the clusters of ``Katakuri flowers and skunk cabbage'' are spectacular and eye-catching. Katakuri flowers, yellowtail flowers near Yagasawa and the Galaxy Plateau, and skunk cabbage flowers at Hiruyama, Yagasawa, Kaizawa, and Togeyama.

Iwate Bank Red Brick Building 2

Setoya Ryokan

Farmhouse Inn Mizuki

bentenjima

There is an island created by nature in the middle of the clear stream of the Waga River. The scenery is beautiful and it is often visited by photographers and anglers. The island is approximately 1,500 square meters in size, and there is a shrine in the center called ``Itsukushima Shrine.'' The view from the downstream of this island is spectacular and eye-catching in all seasons. ing.

Hometown exchange experience learning facility

Sakamoto Shrine Kagura dedication

The Maegō Summer Festival, a festival held at Sakamoto Shrine in August, is a lively event with Sakamoto Kagura offerings, Bon dances, night stalls, and more. Sakamoto Kagura is a form of Yamabushi-style Kagura that has been passed down at Sakamoto Shrine, and legend has it that the Shinto priest Takahashi Uuchi invited Kagura master Zensuke from Fujine, Waga District, to learn it in 1859. It is said that of the 36 performances of Yamabushi Kagura, 12 were handed down to Sakamoto, and 12 each to Fujine and Iwasaki. Date: Early August