Goyosha (local toy)

Iwate Prefectural Museum

This museum is located on a hill on the shores of Shijushida Dam, overlooking Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami. The museum exhibits a large-scale reconstructed full-body skeleton of the large dinosaur fossil Mamenkysaurus, as well as numerous materials on fossils, rocks, archaeology, history, folklore, flora and fauna, and more. There are botanical gardens and rock gardens outdoors, and among them, the ``Former Sasaki Family Residence (Magariya)'' and ``Former Fujino Family Residence (Naoya),'' which were relocated from Iwaizumi Town and Esashi Ward, Oshu City in 1980, are It has also been designated as a national important cultural property.

Takamatsu Park (Takamatsu Pond)

Takamatsu Pond is an embankment built in the 1660s for flood control in Morioka. There were four such banks, which were once called ``Ueda no Tsutsumi,'' and one of them is the current Takamatsu Pond. With an area of ​​10.5 hectares full of water, it is a famous spot for cherry blossoms that is listed as one of the ``Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots in Japan.'' It has become a recreational spot for citizens in all four seasons, with boats in the summer, colored leaves in the fall, and swans in the winter. There is. [Rose garden] More than 40 types of roses are planted here, and the best time to see them is usually around mid-June. free entrance. No time limit. [Button garden] More than 200 peonies and peonies have been planted, and the best time to see them is from mid-May to late May. free entrance. No time limit.

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