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Arashiyama in the back

Iwate Town

Central Iwate

Nature / Scenery

    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

    Location
    028-4211 Kawaguchi, Iwate-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
    Closed
    Open all year round
    Inquiries
    Iwate Town Hall Planning and Commerce Division
    Phone number 0195-62-2111
    FAX number 0195-62-2073
    Website
    https://town.iwate.iwate.jp/town/accessmap/arashiyama-2/Open in new tab
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    Toilet located on the north side of the promenade
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    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.

    Iwate Town

    Central Iwate
    Museums

    Kawaguchi fox dance

    The Kawaguchi Fox Dance is also called Inari Kagura, and the fox symbolizes the use of Inari Daimyojin. It is said that when Inari Shrine was relocated from the Kawaguchi Castle ruins to its current location, a fox dance was also performed, and Kanjiro Segawa completed the process during the Meiji period. The dancers are boys from 12 or 3 years old to around 20 years old. The music consists of 2 to 4 people playing drums, 2 or more people playing flutes, and 2 or more people playing handguns.The drums are danced with the fox. The order is ``circle'', ``two-row crossing'', ``circle'', ``two-row crossing'', and ``concluding circle''. Date Kawaguchi Autumn Festival

    Iwate Town

    Central Iwate
    History / Culture

    Numamiyauchi Koma Dance

    The Koma-dori in Numamiya was completed in around 1935 by Mr. Heiichiro Shibata and others who made slight changes to the existing one in Toyama, Tamayama Village, Iwate District, under the guidance of Mr. Kamejiro Kudo of Toyama. There are 7 boys aged 14.5 who will play the pieces, 1 Umako (adult), 2 Sasara (boys), and the musicians are 2 or 3 drums, 2 gongs, and 3 or 4 flute players. . The order of the dances is ``Dori'', ``Oohashi'', and ``Ken''. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival Parade (Chunichi)

    Iwate Town

    Central Iwate
    History / Culture