A colony of iris grows densely in a vast 1.6 ha wetland in the middle of a rice field near the JR Tohoku Main Line.
There are about 1,000 of them, and during the flowering season, purple and red flowers bloom like pointillism among the greenery.
Although it is a member of the iris family, the local variety is the wild iris, which can be found in the wilderness of Japan.
It is attracting attention as a rare colony because oddly shaped flowers often appear.
A nationally designated natural monument.
Flowering period: late June to early July
- Location
- 5-263 Nishinomiya, Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture, 025-0002
- Inquiries
- Hanamaki City Hall Cultural Properties Division
Phone number 0198-45-1311
FAX number 0198-45-1321 - Other
- Highlights
[Summer] Iris and iris late June to early July
