Roadside station “Ishigami no Oka”

Kitakami River Clear Stream Taiko

Kitakami River Seiryu Taiko was formed in the fall of 1978 by six young men engaged in commerce and industry in Iwate Town, with the aim of creating a new performing arts in Iwate Town and contributing to the development of a brighter town. Ta. The image incorporated into all of the songs is ``the flow of the Kitakami River,'' and they created their own original taiko drums while referring to the festival music of their hometown. His unique creative method is attracting attention as the original "Hayashi", which incorporates modern sensibilities into ancient drums. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival

Kitakami River Source/Iwatemachi River Station

Adjacent to the Kitakami River source Yuzuzu no Izumi. As the starting station of the Kitakami River, this facility is a symbol of cooperation in the Kitakami River basin. It also opened in June 2004 as a place for ``Japan's original scenery'' and ``environmental learning for children.'' Outside, there are rest facilities, a babbling stream for playing in the water, a water wheel, a lotus pond, and a grassy field.

Itsukaichi lion dance

Itsukaichi's Shishi Odori is a curtain-style dance (the curtain is shaken from the inside), and is performed on festival days at Inari Shrine.The dance begins within the grounds of the shrine, and then goes around the town as part of the festival procession. The music consists of two drummers (wearing colored patterned long undergarments, sashes and sashes, black thigh-high socks, white tabi socks and sandals), one flute player (Hanten), and one gong player (Handen). The lions are boys, 3 large lions and 3 small lions. There are two clowns and four Tayuu as caretakers. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival Parade (Chunichi)