Water history park “Tokusuien”

Goto Shinpei’s former residence

It is a samurai residence from the mid-Edo period and is designated as a tangible cultural property by the prefecture. The roof is hipped and thatched, retaining the appearance of a lower-class samurai's residence from the mid-Edo period. This is the former home of Shinpei Goto, who was the head page of the Rusu family, and the current floor plan was renovated by Shinpei in his later years.

Goizuka mounds group

It is said that this tomb was built to mourn the spirits of Fujiwara Tsunekiyo (Kiyohira's father), the junior fifth rank of junior fifth rank (Kiyohira's father), who was defeated and brutally killed by Minamoto no Yoriyoshi at the Kurigawa fence during the War of the Nine Years.

Egne Kizuma

Egne is a mansion forest that is indispensable in snowy regions. The trees planted on the north and west sides of the mansion play a major role in protecting against wind and snow. Kizuma is a type of fence made by stacking firewood, and it is said that in the past people competed for richness based on the amount and length of firewood. Both can be said to symbolize Isawa, a region with a lot of snow, which prospered mainly through rice cultivation. Access: After getting off at Mizusawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line, take a bus on the Iwate Prefecture Kotsu Maru Line or Hirooka Line and view from inside the bus.