Oguro Falls

Kirara Muroneyama Observatory

Kirara Muroneyama Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the south side of the summit of Mt. Murone. Equipped with a 50cm diameter reflecting telescope called ``Canopus'' and a 15cm diameter refracting telescope, you can see the sun during the day and many stars and nebulae at night. In addition, planetary models and astronomical photographs are displayed in the training room, which attracts many astronomical enthusiasts and their families.

Suga Shusai Spirit Tower

Fukujuzan Anrakuji Temple (Matsumori, Iwashimizu, Senmaya Town) was founded over 1,070 years ago by Shusai Suga, the fourth son of Michizane Sugawara, the Minister of the Right, to enshrine the spirit of his father.In the back mountain, there is a statue of Sugawara, the god of learning. The spirit pagodas of Michizane and Michizane's fourth son Shusai Suga are standing side by side. In the memorial tablet hall at the back of the main hall, there is enshrined a memorial tablet of Shusai Suga with the name ``Fukujuinden Yasmine Shoraku Daikoji'' engraved on it. This is the spirit tower of Michizane Sugawara, the god of learning, and Shusai Suga, Michizane's fourth son, where parents and children who died far apart in Fukuoka and Iwate prefectures are lined up in the land of Senmaya.

Mt. Murone

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.