Nanbu Shrine

Hayachine Shrine

Hayachine Shrine, where the divine spirits of the Tono Sanzan are enshrined, is said to have its origins on June 18, 806, when Fugenbo Ichinomiya was built on the summit of the mountain to enshrine the divine spirits. Currently, the vast precincts are thickly covered with old giant cedar and cypress trees, giving the place an atmosphere of forestry. An annual festival is held on the 18th of July, and the festival is famous for the mikoshi washing process, in which the mikoshi is carried to the nearby Takigawa River and washed while being sprinkled with river water.

Mataichi Falls and Fudo Falls

Mataichi Falls, located halfway up Mt. Yakushi, is a waterfall 20 meters high and 5 meters wide, and above it is a long, flat river bed made up of a huge monolith. In addition, there is a waterfall of Fudo at the bottom of Yakushido, which is upstream. At the base of Fudo Falls, there is a stone that is said to have been placed by Jikaku Daishi to resemble the Fudo Sanzon. 40 minutes by car or 20 minutes on foot from JR Kamaishi Line Tono Station

Haguroiwa

Legend has it that when a 9-meter-tall giant rock compared its height with an arrow-tate pine tree, a Tengu kicked the rock with its geta because it was so outrageous that it had to fight with a tree at the stone's edge, and the top part of the rock was chipped off.