Roadside station “Kukai Kogen”

Kabuto Myojindake

As you head east from Morioka on National Route 106, you can see a particularly high rocky peak above the Kukai Plateau called Kabuto Myojindake (1,005m above sea level). It takes about 1 hour and is an easy hike. A popular loop course is the one that climbs straight up the northern ridge from the Kukai Kogen Walking Center. If you follow the single road surrounded by larch and birch trees, you will reach the junction with Mt. Miharuyama. After passing through a meadow, a mountain hut surrounded by trees, and a natural grass field, you will reach the top of a sharp rock. The Ou Mountains, including Mt. Iwate, spread out below.

Kegon-in Temple

Kegon-in Temple is said to have started when Yorimoto Heiichi built a temple in Nejo, taking the name of the temple from Tametomo's Buddhist name, in order to mourn the memory of his father, Minamoto no Tametomo. At first it was Tendai sect, but later it became Soto sect after building a temple at its current location. In 1792, there was a fire that destroyed the main road, and again in 1919. The current main hall was rebuilt later.

Settai Nanatsumono

It is said that the dance was started by Settai volunteers in the 15th year of Tensho, praying for a good harvest and the health of the people, and during the Osaka Winter Siege, local soldiers who went to the front danced Settai Nanatsumono in between battles, and it was well-received. It is being Since then, it has been passed down from ancestors to descendants, and now many young people in the area have joined the preservation society, and it is displayed at events in various places. (Tools: The name "Nanatsumono" seems to have come from the seven tools: Sakiuchi, Yatsubarai, Naginata, Kine, Tachi, Ogi, and Okekatsugi.) [Date and time] District festival , events etc.