Kitayamazaki

Hype Koikorobe Cretaceous Fossil Locality

The Cretaceous fossil production area of ​​Hype and Koikorobe, which was designated as a natural monument by Iwate Prefecture in 1966, contains many important index fossils such as ammonites, triangular shells, and corals. You can see it from the Kitayamazaki sightseeing boat that departs from Shimagoshi Port.

Roadside Station “Tanohata” Wind of Thought

“Roadside Station Tanohata” was relocated and reopened in April 2021, 300 meters north of Shizuo Bridge. We carry a wide selection of products from Tanohata Village, which is blessed with the natural beauty of the sea, mountains, and land. There is also a fast food corner that uses plenty of ingredients from Tanohata Village, such as ``Tanohata Raw Milk Softsoft'' and ``Shiitake Frank,'' as well as a restaurant where ``Milk Noodles with Lots of Seaweed'' is popular. In addition, there is a quaint simple lodging facility "Shishisokan" in a renovated old folk house nearby, and there is also a parking lot for 5 campers, making it a new base as a "roadside station where you can stay overnight." .

Unosu Cliff

The Unosu Cliff, which offers a view of five layers of cliffs approximately 200m high, has a raised coast unique to the northern Rikuchu coast.As the name suggests, the cliffs are nesting sites for sea cormorants and eagles. You can often see nesting sites for ospreys, which are large birds. There is also a promenade along the coast all the way to Shimagoe. In addition, the Unosu Cliff was the setting for Akira Yoshimura's ``Journey to the Stars,'' for which he won the Osamu Dazai Prize.