Sightseeing Spots

Isawa Marugoto Information Center

Inquiries and reservations regarding tourist information for Oshu City's Izawa Ward will be accepted, and special products will be exhibited.

023 Hiraizumi Town_Motsuji Temple Oizumigaike ⑥_(Autumn)

Koyasu Kannon (Maria Kannon)

The standing rock that stands on the opposite bank from the exit of Yugen Cave has been a place of worship since ancient times as Kannon Sacred Mountain. Koyasu Kannon, which is enshrined in Kannon Cave, is said to have been secretly worshiped by hidden Christians during the Edo period, and is also known as Maria Kannon. *Visitors are currently not allowed due to the risk of falling rocks.

081 Morioka City_Takuboku Poetry Monument ③_(Autumn)

Cedar trees at Soshoji Temple

At Matsukawa Soshoji Temple in Higashiyama Town, there is a row of 30 splendid 450-year-old cedar trees of uniform thickness that stretches for about 200 meters, and there is also a 570-year-old fir tree at the main gate.

022 Hiraizumi Town_Motsuji Temple Oizumi Pond ⑤_(Autumn)

Tomb of Princess Suga

In the first year of Engi, the wife of Michizane Sugawara, known as the god of learning, was exiled to Isawa District, where she passed away in September of the same year at the age of 42. Currently, one stone monument and two five-ring pagodas remain as his grave in Tagawazu, Higashiyama Town.

080 Morioka City_Takuboku Poetry Monument ②_(Autumn)

25 Bodhisattva Hall

This statue of Amida Nyorai and the 25 Bodhisattvas that follow him are designated as Iwate Prefecture's tangible cultural properties. It is said that Seisei-in Temple in Kyoto is the only place where 25 Bodhisattva statues are carved, and the Bodhisattva statues, which have beautiful chisel marks, are said to be national treasures if they had heads.