Oshu Thirty-Three Kannon No. 20 Chukozan Tokujuin

Flower and fountain park

The ``peony garden'' in the park of flowers and springs boasts 4,000 peony flowers of 320 types, which are said to be the king of flowers, making it one of the largest in Japan in terms of variety and number. In May, when the flowers are in full bloom, the Peony Peonies Festival is held with 3,000 peonies of 40 different species. At the ``Botan House'' in the park, you can try your hand at making stone oven pizza, and at the ``Community Plaza'' you can also try making herbariums and terrariums. The kids' land "Morley" in the park has an indoor playground for infants to early elementary school children, making it a facility that parents and children can enjoy together. There is also a dog run next to Botan House.

Wooden Kannon Bodhisattva Seated Statue

The statue, which is 114.3 centimeters tall and is enshrined at Higashisen-in in Ichinoseki City, is made of coniferous wood and finished with lacquered wood. It shows the sculptural style of the late Heian period, and is thought to have been created by a Buddhist sculptor who was involved in the construction of a temple in Hiraizumi during the third Fujiwara era in Oshu. The carvings are excellent, and the statue is in good condition as an inscribed statue, and it is one of the few in the prefecture that has all three parts: halo, pedestal, and Dharmakaya. In 2018, it was designated as a national important cultural property.

Yamabuki Rice Terraces

Yamabuki Rice Terraces, located at the foot of a mountain in the Ohara Yamabuki district of Daito-cho, Ichinoseki City, at an altitude of about 400 meters, has been selected as one of Japan's top 100 rice terraces. In spring, the yellow flowers of Yamabuki are in full bloom everywhere.