Chongtan Valley

Taneyama Plateau

A gentle plateau at an altitude of 900m that spans Esashi, Tono, and Sumita in Oshu City. You can see the mountains of Monomiyama (871m) and Tateishi (730m) as well as the Kitakami Plain, and the Taneyama Farm on the plateau is used for grazing cattle. There is a monument written by Kenji Miyazawa on the standing stone, ``The grass that I cut in the clouds of Taneyamagahara is sluggish, but I forgot about it.'' The clusters of Astragalus azaleas are spectacular in mid-June.

Sarugaishi River

The Sarugaishi River, which originates from Mt. Yakushi, flows through the center of the Tono Basin, with water filtered from the Kitakami Mountains. It is known as a ``treasure trove of freshwater fish'' (sweetfish, haya, yamame, etc.) and is popular with many anglers throughout the year.

continuation stone

On top of two rows of stones, on the left side is a huge stone about 7 meters wide, 5 meters deep, and 2 meters thick that acts as a capstone. In the 11th chapter of Tono Monogatari Shui, it says, ``Zokuishi closely resembles what scholars call dolmens these days.'' It is also said that the tombs of ancient people were made of large stones, but Musashibo Benkei There is also a legend that a man got his foot caught and placed a capstone on the base stone.