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Mt. Murone

Ichinoseki City

Southern Iwate

Nature / Scenery

    Mt. Murone is a mountain rich in nature and has been designated as a national recreation area and a prefectural natural park. Mt. Murone is home to a large number of wild azaleas, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of them, and in June, especially at the top of the mountain, a carpet of bright red azaleas blooms all at once. It is also an independent peak, offering a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and Mt. Iwate in the distance. It has plenty of leisure facilities such as an astronomical observatory and a campground, and is also famous as a sacred mountain with a history such as Murone Shrine.

    Location
    Muroneyama, Orikabe, Murone-cho, Ichinoseki-shi, Iwate 029-1201
    Inquiries
    Ichinoseki City Murone Branch Industrial Economics Division
    Phone number 0191-64-2111
    FAX number 0191-61-2100
    Website
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    Fujisawa Cultural Center Jomon Hall (Jomon People)

    A performing arts stage where modern Jomon people gather. J Staff, a local volunteer group, will help create the stage. At Jomon Hall, the symbolic monument ``Taro Okamoto of 38 degrees 52 minutes north latitude'' welcomes people. At its center is the sculpture ``Jomon People'' by Taro Okamoto.

    Ichinoseki City

    Southern Iwate
    Sightseeing SpotsHistory / Culture

    Iwai Shimizu

    It is said that Fujiwara Hidehira had Wakamizu drawn from here and carried on the morning of New Year's Day. A stone monument has been erected that reads, ``The forgotten water of Iwai in the shadow of the Tokiwa tree is a name that does not remember summer,'' and is where Iwai District got its name.

    Ichinoseki City

    Southern Iwate
    Nature / Scenery

    Chosenji Temple

    At the time of its opening in 1997, it was a Tendai sect temple called Nichiwazan Rengein Eihoji, but later changed to Kamminezan Chosenji and became a Soto sect temple. It is an ancient temple with a tradition of 900 years since its founding, and is the main temple of Monyo, which has over 20 temples including its grandsons. The Kobayama Kannon, which is enshrined in the Kannon-do hall in the precincts, is famous as the 26th temple of the Oshu 33 Kannon temples.

    Ichinoseki City

    Southern Iwate
    History / CultureShrines / Temples