Kotaro Takamura Memorial Museum

Mt. Komadashi

Mt. Komatashira (940m above sea level) is said to be the motif of "Nametokoyama Bear". The mountain climbing courses are the Samuzawagawa Course, which climbs from the Ota Yamaguchi area via a forest road along Samazawa, and the Namazawa Onsen Course, which starts at the Namazawa Onsen Ski Resort. There are also three Dewazawa courses that start from the end of the Dewazawa Forest Road. Whichever course you take, you can enjoy a quiet mountain journey that takes you to the original scenery of the fairy tale ``Nametoko Mountain Bear'' written by Kenji Miyazawa. Additionally, there is an outdoor activity center for learning about nature and outdoor experiences on the shores of the Toyosawa Dam lake at the foot of the mountain, and hot spring inns such as Namida Onsen and Shinmina Onsen along the Toyosawa River.

Hayachine Shrine

It began with a shrine built on the summit of Mt. Hayachine in 807, and has since become the center of worship for Mt. Hayachine. The building that currently stands in the town's Dake village was built in 1612, and has suffered many fires. Hayachine-Dake Kagura (nationally designated important intangible folk cultural property) has been passed down here as a ritual performing art, and the annual festival is held on August 1st.

Toriyazaki Shrine

Rebuilt in 1313, Toriyazaki Castle had three castle guardian shrines, but in 1536, the castle lord at the time (an ancestor of the Hidenuki clan) merged them and created Toriyazakiza Sanhashira Shrine. It was renamed. During the Keicho period (around 1600), Kitamatsusai, the lord of Hanamaki Castle, prayed to the main shrine at the start of the war and won the war, so he built a new shrine and held a grand festival during the annual festival, inviting the people of the county to take a break from work to worship. .