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Kitakami River Source/Yumiyama Spring

Iwate Town

Central Iwate

History / CultureNature / Scenery

    According to literature, in June of the 5th year of Tenki, when Minamoto no Yoriyoshi, father and son Yoshiie marched during the Abe Yoritoki conquest (the War of the Nine Years), they could not bear the suffering of the soldiers and horses in the continuing scorching heat, prayed to Kannon for salvation, and Yoshiie bowed his bow. It is said that when he took a yuzu and stuck it to a rock, a spring gushed forth, and that spring still gushes out today and is the source of the Kitakami River. *Yuzu is the part where the strings are hung at both ends of the bow.

    Location
    〒028-4306 Mido 3rd lot, Iwate-cho, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture
    Closed
    Open all year round
    Inquiries
    Mido Kannon Shogaku-in Temple
    Phone number 0195-62-8319
    Website
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    roseland country club

    The course is surrounded by red pines that are over 100 years old, and is located on a hill overlooking the mountains of Mt. Iwate, Mt. Himekami, and Hachimantai. Most of the holes are separated by natural forests, and skillfully placed water hazards and bunkers create a beautiful landscape, making this a highly strategic course that stimulates the player's spirit of challenge.

    Iwate Town

    Central Iwate

    Keiko Sonoi statue

    Real name: Tomi Hakamada. Born in Matsuo Village, Iwate District (currently Hachimantai City), he spent his childhood in Iwate Town. She grew up dreaming of performing in Takarazuka Girls' Opera, and finally realized that dream. Although he gained national fame through the movie ``The Life of Muhomatsu,'' he lost his life when he encountered the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima. The Keiko Sonoi statue is located on the premises of the Iwate Town Working Women's House. This facility also has a reference room for Keiko Sonoda.

    Iwate Town

    Central Iwate
    History / Culture

    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.

    Iwate Town

    Central Iwate
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