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Tomoriyama

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate

Tono City

Southern Iwate

Sightseeing SpotsNature/Scenery/GardensMountain Climbing / Trekking

It was said to be a sacred mountain where women were not allowed. Lake Tase can be seen from the top of the mountain, and on clear days you can even see Mt. Chokai.

residence/location
Miyamori-cho, Tono City, Iwate Prefecture; Towa-machi, Hanamaki-shi, Iwate Prefecture
Inquiries
(Tono Tourist Association
Tel: 0198-62-1333
Fax: 0198-62-4244
Website
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Yakushidake

Many people use the course to climb Mt. Yakushi (1,645m) on the south side, which is the opposite of the route from Odagoshi to Mt. Hayachine. Although the climb is almost direct, the mountainside is generally gentle. You can see granite outcroppings and light moss under the rocks in the forest zone of Aomori fir and other trees. As the tree height decreases, the forest zone changes to Japanese pine. Approximately 300 meters from the top of the mountain, the rock formations growing on the granite are spectacular. There is also a course for descending the mountain that goes directly east from the summit and leads to Odakoshi Sanso.

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate
Sightseeing SpotsNature/Scenery/GardensMountain Climbing / Trekking

Hayachine Mountain

Hayachimine, the highest peak in the Kitakami Mountains, rises 1,917 meters above sea level. Of the three trails, the Kawarabo Course and the Odagoe Course are the most common. Although the slopes are steep, even beginners can reach the summit in about 3 hours. Hayachimine, famous for its alpine flora, also offers beautiful autumn foliage in the forest zone, and the vivid autumn colors at the foot of Hayachimine, composed of serpentine rock, make for a magnificent panoramic view from the fifth station as well as from the base of the mountain. Hayachimine was designated as a national quasi-national park in 1982. The trail is closed for the time being because part of the Kawarabo trail collapsed due to heavy rains on May 26, 2008, making it impassable. To preserve the natural environment of Mt. 　 Hayachibe for more information.

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate

Tono City

Southern Iwate

Miyako City

Coast
Sightseeing SpotsNature/Scenery/GardensMountain Climbing / Trekking

Chicken head mountain

Ketouyama (1,445m) is a mountain with a strong presence as a rocky peak in the Hayachine Mountain Range. There are two ways to climb the mountain: one goes to the left side of the mountain and climbs up via Nanaori Falls, and the other goes up through a forested area on a steep slope. Both courses have rough roads with bamboo thickets, so be careful of your footing.

Hanamaki City

Southern Iwate
Sightseeing SpotsNature/Scenery/GardensMountain Climbing / Trekking