Roadside station “Kukai Kogen”

Honshoji Temple

``What will happen? The movements of the heavens and the earth, the individual behavior of human beings, etc., are nothing more than a leaf in the autumn breeze. Let it be. That's what Musashi thought.'' Yoshikawa begins with this passage. The first draft of Eiji's ``Miyamoto Musashi'' was written at Honshoji Temple in 1930. From Morioka Minami on the Tohoku Expressway to your destination via the prefectural road, take National Route 106 to Miyako. 10 minutes by car from Miyako to Honshoji Temple (near Municipal Atago Elementary School).

Parasitic tree exhibition room (inside Yamaguchi Community Center)

The model for the main character of Roka Tokutomi's novel ``The Parasitic Tree'' was Zenpei Ogasawara, a native of Yamaguchi, Miyako City. His belongings such as the original notebook for Parasitic Tree and love letters are on display.

Miyako Port Naval Battle Monument

The Battle of Miyako was a battle between the Shogunate army and the government army that took place at Miyako Port during the Meiji Restoration. The government army moved north to attack Goryokaku, and the Shogunate army learned of this information and planned an ambush at Miyako Port, but the Shogunate army had only one Kaiten, compared to the eight warships of the government army. , was defeated after a fierce battle. Toshizo Hijikata of the Shinsengumi was riding on Kaiten, and Heihachiro Togo was riding on Kasuga of the government army. There is a ``Miyako Bay Naval Battle Commentary Monument'' on Mt. Usuki.