Sightseeing Spots

Murata Folk Crafts Studio

A local toy workshop founded in 1963. Cocoon crafts that convey warmth, such as zodiac signs and carp streamers, are popular for their smiley faces and have become one of Iwate's representative local toys.

Tsubakikan and Go stones around the world

Sappa Ship Adventures

From Raga Fishing Port, board a local fisherman's small rock boat called "Sappa-bune" and take a close-up tour of the Kitayamazaki cliffs and sea caves. Because it is a small boat, you can navigate through shallow rocky areas and enjoy the impressive scenery. It's thrilling because even small waves can shake you.

Masenkyo 3

Zashukan/Denpoji Temple Ruins

There is a small mountain called Zashukan at the foot of the mountain in the western part of the town, and it is said that there was a castle there, but the owner of the castle is unknown. The foundation stone and monument still remain. Also, at the southern foot of the mountain are the remains of a Buddhist temple called Yahikosan Denpo-ji Temple of the Tendai sect. However, as a complex of medieval mansion ruins and Buddhist temple ruins, castle walls and other features still remain in the area.

Sugawa Onsen footbath 2

Yanzan Dam

An earthen dam with a height of 23 meters that dammed the Iwasaki River, which was frequently causing floods and other water damage. The view of the town from the dam side is exceptional, and there is also a health road that goes around the dam. Nearby are the hot spring bathing facility ``Pastoral Baden'' and the indoor heated pool ``Nanchang Green Heights.''

Sugawa Onsen Footbath 1

Torigoe Kannon

This is an old temple that is said to have been founded by Jikaku Daishi in the early Heian period (early 9th century). Nukabe is known as one of the 29 temples of the 33-sho Kannon pilgrimage, and as there is a record of a pilgrimage tag from 1512, it is believed that it was already a popular sacred place for Kannon pilgrimages in the latter half of the Muromachi period. has been done. The Okunoin temple was built in a rocky hut on a steep cliff of Mt. Torigoe, and is visited by many worshipers as a sacred place of Kannon.