Numamiyauchi Koma Dance

Itsukaichi lion dance

Itsukaichi's Shishi Odori is a curtain-style dance (the curtain is shaken from the inside), and is performed on festival days at Inari Shrine.The dance begins within the grounds of the shrine, and then goes around the town as part of the festival procession. The music consists of two drummers (wearing colored patterned long undergarments, sashes and sashes, black thigh-high socks, white tabi socks and sandals), one flute player (Hanten), and one gong player (Handen). The lions are boys, 3 large lions and 3 small lions. There are two clowns and four Tayuu as caretakers. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival Parade (Chunichi)

Kuroishi hot spring

An old-fashioned wooden hot spring surrounded by forests. Kuroishi Onsen is a sodium chloride spring that is effective for neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, frozen shoulders, motor paralysis, bruises, sensitivity to cold, and recovery from fatigue.

Iwate Town Sculpture Park

The Iwate Town International Stone Sculpture Symposium, which began in 1971, has been enriched with each successive event, and the works produced there are placed mainly in the Iwate Town Sculpture Park, bringing joy to the hearts of visitors. Every year, several artists, including some from overseas, create works for the public from mid-July to mid-August, mainly using black granite from the town. Please feel the deep color of black granite and the energy of this piece, which shows various expressions depending on the time.