Ashi Higashiyama

Iwai River Park

A park on the riverbed of the Iwai River that flows through the center of the city. It is also the venue for many events such as the Iwai River Spring Festival, fireworks displays, and sweet potato parties, and it is always crowded with people throughout the season for everything from cherry blossom viewing to swan feeding.

Mt. Murone

Mt. Murone is a mountain rich in nature and has been designated as a national recreation area and a prefectural natural park. Mt. Murone is home to a large number of wild azaleas, and it is said that there are tens of thousands of them, and in June, especially at the top of the mountain, a carpet of bright red azaleas blooms all at once. It is also an independent peak, offering a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean and Mt. Iwate in the distance. It has plenty of leisure facilities such as an astronomical observatory and a campground, and is also famous as a sacred mountain with a history such as Murone Shrine.

Fusa Cave Ruins

This cave is a horizontal limestone cave developed in limestone. It has a total length of 230 meters, and human and animal bones and pottery from the Jomon period were unearthed during excavations.