Sightseeing Spots

Shiba Castle Ancient Park

The ancient castle fence at the northernmost tip of Mutsu Province. The appearance of the castle when it was built about 1,200 years ago on the south side of the Shiba Castle ruins has been restored, and the south gate in the center is 15 meters long, 6 meters deep, and 11.1 meters high, making it the second largest gate after the Heijo Palace Suzaku Gate. gate. Each side is surrounded by a 126-meter-long wall made of hardened earth, and a tower is built on top of the wall.

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Jagasaki

A cliff-top cape at the eastern base of the Hirota Peninsula. It is a sea cliff formed by five layers of hard sandstone and shale rock that have been eroded by the sea. On the west side there is a cave called "Demonose Cave", and on the side of the narrow channel between Tsurushima and Kameshima there are two blowing holes, the sound of which blows up the water column is loud, and it also serves as a good beacon for fishing boats in heavy fog. That's what it means. Nationally designated natural monument

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Glass studio glass K

In addition to introducing the glassblowing process through panels, tools and raw materials are also on display. Inside the workshop, you can see how vessels and vases are made using a technique that is said to have been around since B.C. You can also try out the actual production experience.

Amihari Onsen

Himegami ware Toshian

Approximately 2,000 pieces of ceramics, ranging from household items to works of art, are on display in the exhibition room in his home. His works are characterized by openwork carvings of wild grapes and wisteria, which he made from his experience in metal casting and plaster carving. I am moved by his delicate techniques, including his attempt to explore unexplored fields using curved lines like candlesticks.

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Kenji Shimizu

This is the communal well that Kenji Miyazawa used when he was a student at Morioka High School of Agriculture and Forestry (currently Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture) in 1912, when he was lodging with his younger brother Seiroku and cousin at the Tamai family in Osawagawara 1-chome. It is still freely available.