Ichinoseki/Senmaya Sake no Kura Exchange Facility

Ishikurayama Forest Plaza

A plaza at the top of Mt. Ishikura. From the observation deck, you can see a panoramic view of Ichinoseki City and mountains such as Mt. Kurikoma and Mt. Murone. The area has a grassy field and playground equipment. There are also toilets, a kitchen, and an outdoor stage, which can be used for camping. There are approximately 1,000 cherry trees, including Yoshino cherry trees, in the vicinity, which bloom all at once in the spring.

Houkikaya

"Kaya" is an evergreen tree of the Taxus family. The base diameter is 1.9m, the height is 23m, and the branch length is 21m. It is the largest tree in the prefecture and is approximately 700 years old. Prefecturally designated cultural property.

Moritaka Naganuma

A sculptor from Ichinoseki City. He studied orthodox Western-style sculpture techniques at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, Italy, and returned to Japan in 1889 to work at the founding office of Tokyo Fine Arts School (currently Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts). In 1891, he established the Department of Sculpture at the same school and became its first professor. Kotaro Takamura is one of his students. His masterpiece, ``The Old Man,'' won the gold medal at the 1900 Paris Universal Exposition.