Ikoi Village Iwate

Ishikawa Takuboku’s poem monument (Osen-in Temple and surrounding area)

``My father, at the age of sixty, left home to hear from his master.'' Poem monument at Daisen-in Temple, Hiratate, Hachimantai City. Takuboku's father Kazuyoshi was from Hiratate. He became a Buddhist monk at Daisen-in Temple. There is also the grave of Takuboku's ancestors here. In addition, there is a statue in front of Hiratate Prefectural High School that says, ``I was holding my mother on my back, crying so much that I could barely take three steps,'' and in front of Hiratate Prefectural High School, there was a message that said, ``In the window of that house, I spent a spring night with Hideko and a frog.'' There is "Listen to it". ``Hideko'' refers to Hideko Hotta, who was Takuki's colleague and literary friend when he was a substitute teacher.

Yakehashiri no Yu

A day-trip hot spring facility located in Iwateyama Yakehashiri International Exchange Village. The bathroom building has Japanese-style and Western-style bathrooms, and the walls of the Japanese-style bathroom are lined with chunks of real lava. You can see Mt. Iwate from the fan-shaped bathroom. In addition to a cafeteria, shop, and rest room, there is also an indoor event hall called ``Yakehashiri Hall'' with seating for 300 spectators.

Yamamoto Bee Farm

We raise bees in Hachimantai City, which is rich in nature, and produce and sell honey, royal jelly, and other products. Each honey is made by hand and shipped directly from the bee farm, so you can enjoy the freshest honey.