Tateyama Park

Shounji Temple

This is the family temple of the Tamura family, which was moved from Iwanuma to Ichinoseki in the 2nd year of the Tenna era. There is also a Tamura Memorial Hall exhibiting materials related to the Tamura family. There is a collection of Buddhist scriptures, a mausoleum for Hoshoin, the mother of Date Hyōbu Munekatsu, and in a quiet area, there are graves of generations of the Tamura family. There are also monuments in the precincts commemorating Wasan master Yushichi Tanehide Chiba and Western medicine scholar Seian Takebe.

mysterious cave

A limestone cave discovered 1.3km north of Geibikei. Boasting a geological history dating back approximately 350 million years, there are flowstones (stalactites), icicles, stalagmites, and cave corals that have formed from the ceiling to the walls, as well as an emerald green underground lake.

Michinoku Hydrangea Garden

*The opening period in 2023 is from Saturday, June 24th to Monday, July 24th. For about a month from late June, Sugiyama's alleys are decorated with brightly colored hydrangea flowers. Approximately 40,000 hydrangeas of 400 varieties are planted on Sugiyama, which is more than three times the size of Tokyo Dome, and are in full bloom one after another. There is also a rest area where you can relax and enjoy nature. [Opening period] Late June to late July every year