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Hayachine Shrine

Hayachine Shrine, where the divine spirits of the Tono Sanzan are enshrined, is said to have its origins on June 18, 806, when Fugenbo Ichinomiya was built on the summit of the mountain to enshrine the divine spirits. Currently, the vast precincts are thickly covered with old giant cedar and cypress trees, giving the place an atmosphere of forestry. An annual festival is held on the 18th of July, and the festival is famous for the mikoshi washing process, in which the mikoshi is carried to the nearby Takigawa River and washed while being sprinkled with river water.

Daikagura

It is said to have been introduced from Ise at the end of the Edo period, and a master Kagura dancer named Okame Kuramatsu worked hard to pass it down, and it is one of the Machikata dances that has been passed down in today's Daiku-cho.

Arakawa Plateau and Arakawa Valley

It is a 2,500 hectare plateau connected to Mt. Yakushi, south of Mt. Hayachine, and is used as grazing land. You can see clusters of hydrangeas and rhododendrons. The Arakawa Valley flows at the foot of a plateau and is home to many river fish. It is also a climbing course from the Tono side of Mt. Hayachine.