Kumanohana Observatory

Iwaizumi Town

Coast

It got its name because the peninsula on the other side of the observation deck resembles the head and snout of a bear. You can see three cliff capes lined up with pine forests.

Location: Address: 027-0421 Omoto, Honmoshi, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimohei-gun, Iwate Prefecture
Inquiries: Contact name: Iwaizumi Town Economic Tourism Exchange Division

Phone number: 0194-22-2111

FAX number: 0194-22-3562
Website: https://www.town.iwaizumi.lg.jp/docs/2016022400276/

Back to List

View More

Moshi coast and dinosaur fossils

Moshi Beach continues to the south of Omoto Beach. Highlights include Matsushima, known as Fossil Island, and Namikogamai, a sea shelf resembling a washboard. This area was famous for producing shellfish fossils from 100 million years ago, such as ammoites, but it became a hot topic in 1978 when the fossil of Japan's first large herbivorous dinosaur was discovered. It is named ``Moshiryu'' after the place name.

Iwaizumi Town

Coast

History / Culture Nature / Scenery

Hometown medicine meal Enki

Based on Iwaizumi's local food, we offer five types of ``Yakuju Gozen'' menus that you can choose according to your physical condition. The summer menu ``Kiri'' includes 9 dishes that improve liver function, with the main dish being seared Iwaizumi Tankaku beef with medicinal sauce. In addition to the ``Yakuju Gozen'' menu, there are also individual items on the menu.

Iwaizumi Town

Coast

History / Culture

Skunk cabbage in Hakutori Wetland

Surrounded by the Kitakami Mountains, including Mt. Takamori and Mt. Hakutori, the Hakutori Wetland is a natural treasure trove that was selected in 1988 as one of Japan's top 100 natural areas to preserve in the 21st century. When spring is still early, skunk cabbage secretly opens its white flowers behind a forest of beech, Quercus oak, and Betula birch. The contrast between the gray trees and the skunk cabbage dotted around their roots creates a tranquil atmosphere reminiscent of European forests. Japanese shorthorn cattle are also grazed within the large wetland. [Blooming period] Early to mid-May

Iwaizumi Town

Coast

Nature / Scenery