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Genbikei

A place of scenic beauty and a natural monument. The Iwai River, which flows from Mt. Kurikoma, erodes the huge rocks, creating a 2km-long beautiful valley that changes its appearance from a hole to a waterfall to an abyss. As you stroll along the promenade, you can see the contrasting views of the turbulent flow upstream from the suspension bridge and the calming depths downstream. In the spring, you can see cherry blossoms in full bloom and the beauty of the valley flowing with melting snow, in the summer you can hear the cool sound of a mountain stream, in the fall you can see the changing colors of the mountains, and in the winter you can see a landscape reminiscent of an ink painting. You can enjoy the atmosphere of each. There is a shop on the other side of the mountain stream that sells Kakko Dango, a specialty of Genbikei.When you place your order and payment into a basket hanging from a rope stretched over the river and hit a mallet, the basket is pulled up and replaced. It comes with the dumplings and tea I ordered. [Best time to see cherry blossoms] Late April to early May [Best time to see autumn leaves] Mid-October to early November

Strangely shaped rocks “Meotou Ishi”

Located at the entrance of Tennozan Park. The black granite symbolizing men is a huge rock with a circumference of 10m and a height of 5m. There is a rock symbolizing a woman nestled next to it, and its placement is quite funny. Regarded as the god of marital harmony and the god of creation, many men and women come from all over the country to worship.

Suga Shusai Spirit Tower

Fukujuzan Anrakuji Temple (Matsumori, Iwashimizu, Senmaya Town) was founded over 1,070 years ago by Shusai Suga, the fourth son of Michizane Sugawara, the Minister of the Right, to enshrine the spirit of his father.In the back mountain, there is a statue of Sugawara, the god of learning. The spirit pagodas of Michizane and Michizane's fourth son Shusai Suga are standing side by side. In the memorial tablet hall at the back of the main hall, there is enshrined a memorial tablet of Shusai Suga with the name ``Fukujuinden Yasmine Shoraku Daikoji'' engraved on it. This is the spirit tower of Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning, and Shusai Suga, Michizane's fourth son, where parents and children who died far apart in Fukuoka and Iwate prefectures are lined up in the land of Senmaya.