Kukai Kogen Walking Center

Jodogahama Rest House

The company was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake and had to close, but has since resumed operations. There is a souvenir shop stocked with Miyako specialties, and a restaurant with glass windows overlooking Jodogahama Beach called Hamadokoro Umineko-tei. There are also changing rooms and showers, so it can also be used as a base for swimming or trekking.

Kariyagawa

A major tributary of the Hei River, which originates in Wainai, Miyako City and flows along National Route 340, with a length of approximately 25 km. It joins the Hei River in the Shigeruichi area. There are many wild char and yamame trout, and you can also enjoy sweetfish fishing downstream. Each tributary is a treasure trove of char, and is a paradise for Taikobo. The beauty of the valley is also outstanding. Upstream there is Aba Sanso, which uses mineral springs. Telephone: 0193-62-8711 (Heiigawa Fisheries Cooperative Association)

Kuromori Kagura

Kuromori Kagura has been handed down by a group of Shugen Yamabushi who practiced on Mt. Kuromori, presided over by the Betto of Kuromori Shrine in Yamaguchi, Miyako City, but it is now practiced in Miyako City, Suemae, Taro Town, Komoto, Iwaizumi Town, etc. It has been inherited by volunteers. It is one of the few Kagura groups that has inherited the tradition of Shugen's Kasumi (Dannaba) to the present day through Kagura tours, and has extremely important ritual practices such as maikomo, maidachi, tomb lion, pillar hanging, fire prayer, and sacrifice. It is valuable because it has a wide variety of performances. Currently, they perform at Kuromori Shrine at the end of the New Year and tour for one to two months. It was designated as a national important intangible folk cultural property in 2006.