Onsen / Accommodation

Hot spring guesthouse Koeda [Uguisado Onsen]

A blissful inn full of simplicity and cleanliness. Dishes where you can enjoy Uguisado's signature flavors, including wild vegetables and river fish.

Ashi Higashiyama

A Confucian scholar from the Sendai domain who wrote Mukokuroku, which is said to be the origin of modern Japanese criminal law, during the Edo period.

Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art 3

Ishizuka Ryokan [Kunimi Onsen]

A famous hot spring located at Kunimi Pass at the southern foot of Mt. Komagatake, on the border with Akita Prefecture. A secret hot spring with excellent hot spring effects, you can relax as a traditional hot spring inn. Located in the midst of magnificent nature, it has long been loved by people as a base for mountain climbing to Mt. Komagatake and Sennumagahara, and for its secluded atmosphere unique to a spa. [Business period] Mid-May to early November (*Winter holiday period: early November to mid-May of the following year)

Osako Exchange Activation Center Hayachine and Kenji Exhibition Hall (Cat Office)

The Hanamaki City Osako Exchange Activation Center, which opened in October 2007, consists of two buildings: the main building and the exhibition hall. The main building is a facility that can be used for social gatherings, club activities, a multipurpose hall, and events. The exhibition hall is a restored version of the former Hienuki District Office, and is said to be the model for Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tale ``The Cat's Office.'' The museum exhibits works related to Hayachine and Kenji, a reproduction of the room at the old Ishikawa Inn where Kenji regularly stayed, and molybdenum ore from Nekoyama, which is said to be the setting for Kaze no Matata Saburo.

Iwate Prefectural Museum of Art 2

Choeikan [Uguishu Onsen]

Choeikan aims to be an inn that values ​​the traditions of Japanese inns, and emphasizes the ``origins'' of inns, which are on the verge of being forgotten. The hot springs are 100% fed directly from the source, and for breakfast we serve a Japanese-style meal that continues the tradition from the time we opened. In addition, there is a coin-operated sake server in the hotel, so you can relax and enjoy the famous sake of Iwate, the birthplace of Nambu chief brewers, in the lounge.

Takato Oshima

A mining scholar from Morioka City and the founder of modern steel manufacturing in Japan. In 1857, he built Japan's first Western-style blast furnace in Hashino, Kamaishi City.

Ishikawa Takuboku Memorial Hall 5 *Please contact Ishikawa Takuboku Memorial Hall (TEL: 019-683-2315) when using the facility.