Yuda Onsenkyo Prefectural Natural Park

Nishiwaga Town

Southern Iwate

The park is full of lakes and hot springs, including Yuda Dam, which was built in the middle of the Waga River, and its reservoir, Lake Kinshu, as well as hot springs such as Yumoto and Yukawa. Lake Kinshu is the largest man-made lake in the prefecture, and during the autumn leaves season, vivid brocade patterns are reflected on the surface of the lake, and National Route 107 is a perfect driving course. Best time to see autumn leaves: Early October to late October

Location: One yen of Nishiwaga-cho, Waga-gun, Iwate Prefecture
Inquiries: Nishiwaga Town Tourism Association
Phone number 0197-81-1135
FAX number 0197-81-1136
Website: http://www.yamanoideyu.com/

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Roadside station “Kinshuko”

Roadside Station Kinshuko is located approximately halfway between Kitakami City and Yokote City, and is the gateway to Nishiwaga Town. You can enjoy local flavors at restaurants and shops. "Yuda Dam Curry," which is modeled after Yuda Dam, is a particularly popular dish that expresses the colors of the season. There is a park where you can see Lake Kinshu.

Nishiwaga Town

Southern Iwate

Sightseeing Spots

Nishiwaga Town History and Folklore Museum

The museum collects, preserves, and exhibits archaeological materials, documents, and folklore materials, including items excavated from the Odaino Ruins, one of Japan's oldest and largest Paleolithic (18,500 years old) residential ruins. Materials that characterize the town, which has long prospered as a mining town and hot spring town, are also on display.

Nishiwaga Town

Southern Iwate

Museums