Passing through the womb

Hirono Town

Northern Iwate

Tainai Kuguri, located at the 8th station of Mt. Kujihiradake, has strangely shaped rocks measuring 10 meters square and lined up at 50 centimeter intervals, and it is said that walking through these rocks will relieve your lower back pain.

Location: 8th station of Mt. Kujihiradake, Hirono-cho, Kunohe-gun, Iwate 028-8802
Inquiries: Contact name: Hirono Town Ono Government Building Regional Promotion Division

Phone number: 0194-77-2111

FAX number: 0194-77-4015
Website: http://www.town.hirono.iwate.jp/
Other: 【access】
Route 1: Ninohe Station → [120 minutes by bus] Mukoda bus stop → [60 minutes on foot] Pass through the Tainai
Route 2: Kunohe IC → [30 minutes by car] Pass through the womb

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Hirono Fisheries Center Unique

Opened on March 26, 2014 as a new tourism information and experience exchange base for Hirono Town. There is a direct sales shop on the first floor, where you can buy seafood from Hirono Town and souvenirs. On the third floor, there is a product exhibition corner focusing on the town's special products and a snack corner where you can enjoy meals made with local ingredients.

Hirono Town

Northern Iwate

Taneichi Seaside Park Beach

Hirono Town

Northern Iwate

Nature / Scenery

Nakano Shirataki

Nakano Shirataki is a two-tiered waterfall, with the upper waterfall measuring 27 meters high and 8 meters wide, and the lower waterfall measuring 6 meters high and 12 meters wide. There is also a promenade leading from the waterfall to the sea, where you can enjoy hiking.

Hirono Town

Northern Iwate

Nature / Scenery