Hayasaka plateau

Morioka City

Central Iwate

The grassland, which stretches over 1 km from east to west, is surrounded by forests of white birch and larch. In spring, buttercups, azaleas, and azaleas are in full bloom.
Part of the grassland where Mt. Iwate and Mt. Himekami overlap is used as a pasture, where Japanese Shorthorn beef cattle, affectionately known as ``Akabeko'', are grazed.

Rengetsu azalea flowering period/mid-June to late June

Location: Yabukawa, Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture 028-2711
Inquiries: Morioka City Tamayama General Office (Industrial Promotion Division)
Phone number 019-683-3852
FAX number 019-683-1130
Website: http://www.city.morioka.iwate.jp/
Other: Highlights
[Spring] Katakuri late April to mid-May
[Summer] Azalea mid-June to late June

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Torakuji Temple wooden eleven-faced Kannon statue

Nine Heian Buddha statues, including the eleven-faced Kannon statue, which were enshrined at the foot of Mt. Himegami, are preserved at Torakuji Temple. It has been designated as an Iwate Prefectural Cultural Property, and is said to be one of the best Buddhist statues in the Tohoku region as an eleven-faced Kannon statue.

Morioka City

Central Iwate

Shrines / Temples

Hotokuji Temple

This temple, which was founded in 1658 and has the largest temple in the ward, is where Takuboku Ishikawa spent his childhood. There is a monument with a poem in the temple grounds that looks directly towards Mt. Iwate, which reads, ``An old bird came to sing at the top of the Hiba tree on the side of my hometown temple.'' When the building was rebuilt in 2000, the room used by Takuboku was restored.

Morioka City

Central Iwate

History / Culture Shrines / Temples

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Morioka City

Central Iwate

History / Culture