Historical Park Esashi Fujiwara no Sato

Honokizawa Nenbutsu Kembu

It is said to be the successor to the Takadate mokke, which was created to commemorate the soul of Minamoto no Yoshitsune, the master and servant who died a tragic end in Hiraizumi, Oshu. The ghosts of Minamoto no Yoshitsune's master and servants appeared every night, and Yasuhiro, who was at a loss, asked him to pray for the ghosts to disappear, but then a monkey, an incarnation of the Buddha, appeared and mingled with the raging ghosts, dancing while chanting Nembutsu, and the ghosts disappeared. This dance is based on the idea that people's hearts were softened and they attained Buddhahood. It is dedicated at the annual festival held on September 16th at the Isedo Hall in Isawakoyama, Oshu City, and at Chusonji Temple and Motsuji Temple during the Fujiwara Festival in Hiraizumi in spring and autumn. As one of the "furyu dances", "Oni Kenbu", which includes Honokizawa Nenbutsu Kenbu, has been registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. (2022.11.30) [ Oshu City Homepage ]

Isawagawa Onsen Sakura no Yu

In November 2003, the bathhouse and some of the facilities within the building were renovated. Effective for neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulders, motor paralysis, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, sensitivity to cold, post-illness recovery, fatigue recovery, health promotion, cuts, burns, and chronic skin diseases. , frail children, chronic women's diseases. In addition to the large bathtubs, the large public baths also have two cypress baths for one or two people, each of which is fed with 100% hot spring water. Accommodation facilities and rest rooms are also available. There is also a ``Rose Garden'' where you can enjoy approximately 3,000,000 seasonal roses, and an IPGA-certified ``Park Golf Garden,'' which can be enjoyed by both adults and children.

Nishidate Senju Kannon

It is said to have been manufactured in the late Nara period or early Heian period, and is made from a single piece of zelkova tree about 2 meters long.