Sightseeing Spots

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

Matsuo Hachimantai Visitor Center/Product Center Aspite

Matsuo Hachimantai Visitor Center is a hub for disseminating information about the nature and ecosystem of Hachimantai and Mt. Iwate. Models of the Hachimantai/Iwateyama area, specimens of insects living in the Hachimantai area, an alpine plant corner, a computer corner, and high-definition videos are introduced. In addition, the adjacent product hall has a direct-from-the-farm facility that collects local vegetables and processed products, a restaurant that serves locally produced soba, guinea fowl, and river fish dishes, and an experience facility where you can try your hand at making soba. (Product Center TEL: 0195-78-3480)

Anadoriiso

Plaza Inn Mizusawa

Hachimantai City Matsuo Mine Museum

It was built in 1981 as the "Matsuo History and Folklore Museum" to preserve and display materials in various fields such as archeology and folklore from the former Matsuo Village area, but from April 2014 it has been renovated as the "paradise above the clouds". This facility specializes in preserving and exhibiting materials from the Matsuo Mine, which was said to have the highest sulfur production in the East and was closed in 1964.