Mount Urira

Birthplace of Nanbu Ushioi Uta

Nanbu Ushioi Uta is a representative folk song of Iwate. During the feudal period, the oxen carrying salt and seafood from the coast to Morioka sang this song while chasing their loaded oxen along the way. A national competition to sing and compete in this Nanbu Ushioi Uta is held every year on the last Saturday and Sunday of September.

Seven waterfalls of Okawa

The Seven Falls of Okawa is one of the most scenic spots in the Omoto River basin. Seven waterfalls of various sizes are connected in a stair-like manner along the river, which is less than 100 meters long. In the past, it was a remote place where no one could come, but now the surrounding area has been improved and the Nanataki Summer Festival, held every August, is crowded with people from both inside and outside the town. Get off at Morioka Station on the JR Tohoku Shinkansen to Iwaizumi Jidosha Transport Nagata bus stop, then take a JR or prefectural transportation bus bound for Ryusendo or Iwaizumi Sales Office on the Hayasaka Kogen Line, get off at Kamimachi bus stop, transfer to Iwaizumi Jidosha Transport bus, get off at Iwaizumi Ekimae bus stop, and get off at Iwaizumi Jidosha. Transfer to the transportation bus bound for Kamimachi, then transfer to the bus bound for Karachi at the last stop.

Treasure of the Forest Matsutake Mushroom Sake

Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, the Kingdom of the Forest, is the city that declares itself the best in oxygen. Iwaizumi Matsutake Mushroom Sake, Mori no Takara, was researched and developed by the Iwaizumi Matsutake Business Cooperative Association in this town. A natural-flavored sake made from sake (water from Ryusendo Cave underground lake) and matsutake mushrooms grown in Iwaizumi.