Hiratsuka/Hanamaki Exchange Forest

Hanamaki Kaimachi 400th Anniversary Celebration Float

In 1992, the 400th anniversary of the Bunroku 2nd year (1593) when Kitamatsusai of Hanamaki District opened a town hall, a hoko (hoko) resembling the Gion Festival halberd made in the Meiji era was created as a commemorative project. A restored house float. Visiting period: 2nd and 4th Sundays from May to November

Osako Local Culture Preservation Museum (Hayaike Minedake Kagura Tradition Museum)

This is a facility for preserving materials and passing down local performing arts centering on Hayachine Minegaku Kagura, and exhibits Kagura masks and costumes, Gongen statues, ancient documents, Buddhist statues and hanging scrolls from the adjacent Myosenji Temple, and more. It consists of a folklore hall for practicing, and a storage room for storing historical materials. Kagura videos are also constantly shown.

Narushima Washi Crafts Museum

The Narushima Washi Crafts Museum is a production base for Narushima Washi, the northernmost Japanese paper in Japan, and a facility for experiencing paper making. Everything about Narushima Washi is concentrated in the museum, and you can experience the culture of Washi that has been handed down since ancient times in Japan. Additionally, during the winter when paper making is in full swing, you can also observe the paper making process. There is a taxi office in front of the station