Tandogawa mountain stream

Roadside station “Ishigami no Oka”

In addition to providing services such as restrooms, breaks, disaster prevention, and road information, the facility also sells seasonal wild vegetables, fresh local vegetables, handmade dumplings, and side dishes made with local vegetables. The town's specialty "blueberry sauce" is popular. It is also adjacent to the Ishigami-oka Museum of Art, an outdoor sculpture museum, and in early summer, about 20,000 lavender plants decorate the hill.

Ishigami no Oka Art Museum

Opened in 1993 as the first outdoor sculpture museum in Iwate Prefecture. Reopening on June 18, 2021. The outdoor exhibition hall has been reborn as a ``Flower and Art Forest'' where you can enjoy not only sculptures but also lavender, hydrangeas, blueberries, and more than 100 types of flowers.

Arashiyama in the back

This course is a nature trail with a total length of 8.9 km from Kawahara Shinden in Iwate Town to Numamiyachi Inari Shrine. The area around Mt. Kobo, which is climbed from the starting point of Kawahara Shinden, has beautiful autumn leaves and is called the ``Arashiyama of the Oku'' because the scenery resembles Arashiyama in Kyoto. As you cross the Tohoku Main Line and proceed east, you will find yourself walking through a coniferous forest. Near the end of the trail, there are historical sites such as the Numamiyachi Magistrate's Office Ruins and the Numamiyachi Castle Ruins, and the walking course takes approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. Best time to see autumn leaves: Late September to mid-October