Ceramic art creation hall/Ceramic art center

Cedar trees at Soshoji Temple

At Matsukawa Soshoji Temple in Higashiyama Town, there is a row of 30 splendid 450-year-old cedar trees of uniform thickness that stretches for about 200 meters, and there is also a 570-year-old fir tree at the main gate.

Kawasaki Disaster Prevention Center (Kitakami River Exchange Center)

A facility built by the former Kawasaki Village and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism along the Kitakami River in 2004. During normal times, it serves as an exchange facility for water activities, and in emergencies, it serves as a disaster prevention facility, and is used as a base facility for water activities and flood prevention. The facility has a training room and a hangar for the river research vessel ``Yuzu''. We also rent camping/outdoor equipment and event equipment.

Ishi and Kenji Museum

The ``Former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory'', which inspired Kenji Miyazawa to visit Higashiyama Town in his later years, the ``Taiyo to Kaze no Ie'' where related materials are exhibited and events are held, and the tea sweets made by local people. There is a corner called ``Himawari'' where you can take a drink.