Yokota Castle Ruins

Iwane Bridge

The official name is ``Tatsusobe River Bridge'', and during the Iwate Light Railway era, it was a steel plate girder bridge, but in 1944, the Japanese National Railways wrapped it around the abutments, piers, and steel plate girder bridge, and built it into reinforced concrete. . The Iwate Light Railway is said to have been the inspiration for Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tale ``Night on the Galaxy Railway.''

Fukusenji Temple

Within the large temple grounds of Fukusen-ji Temple, there are the Shin Saigoku No. 33 Kannon Sacred Site, the New Shikoku 88 Temples, the wooden statue of Fukutoku Daikannon, the Tahoto Pagoda and the five-storied pagoda, and the cherry blossoms in spring, azaleas, and the autumn leaves are spectacular. Worshipers come from inside and outside the country. In addition, the wooden statue of Kannon, which was carved by the second chief priest Kannon himself with all his heart and soul, and completed in the fall of 1960 over a period of 12 years, is the largest wooden statue of Kannon in Japan, with a height of 17 meters and a weight of 2.5 meters. There is also t. [Best time to see autumn leaves] Early October to late October

Kappafuchi

Kappa-buchi, located behind Joken-ji Temple, has clear water flowing through it and is covered with thick bushes, making it look like a kappa will appear at any moment. On the shore of the abyss, there is a small shrine dedicated to the god Kappa, and it is said that if a woman with a child makes a wish for breast milk, her wish will come true. When making a wish, it is customary to make the shape of a breast out of red cloth and place it in this shrine.