Ake River

Roadside station “Noda”

A roadside station attached to Rikuchu-Noda Station on the Sanriku Railway. As the bronze statue of the Ushikata (Ushikata) transporting salt with oxen in front of the village shows, salt production was once popular in the village, and during the feudal period, the Ushikata carried the salt on the backs of their oxen on a road called the ``Salt Road'' from Morioka to Akita. carried through. Inside the museum, there are models showing how salt was made, as well as salt making tools such as colanders and vats, which convey the hardships faced by people at the time. Another popular item is ``Nodashio Beko no Michi'', which is made using traditional methods. There is also a farm-fresh corner next to the restaurant, which is popular for ``Noda Shio Ramen,'' and the local product store, where fresh vegetables, seafood, and local flavors are sold.

Asian Folk Art Museum

It is located 6 kilometers west of the center of Noda Village in the Higatai district, which is dotted with old-fashioned magariya.The museum uses the remaining Nambu magariya in this area to exhibit folklore materials from various parts of Asia. . The first exhibition building displays various religious statues worshiped by Asian peoples, as well as pottery and paintings used in daily life.The second exhibition building is organized by theme, and the border between Thailand and Myanmar. It consists of exhibits such as the stilt dwellings of the Karen people who live in the mountains of .

Marine Rose Park Noda Tamagawa Underground Museum

The Noda Tamagawa Mine, known for having one of the largest manganese deposits in Japan, is now open to the public as a tourist tunnel. Also, the rosette produced here is the raw stone of marine rose. The scientific name is rhodonite. Currently, this is a valuable item that can only be produced here in Noda Village in Japan. Would you like to experience the unknown world too?