Traveling to Tono (Tono City Tourism Exchange Center)

Tono City

Southern Iwate

Opened in front of JR Tono Station in April 2012.

The exterior has the warmth of wood and is based on a machiya and a storehouse, and inside there is a delicious food restaurant where you can enjoy dishes made with seasonal ingredients, sales of regional specialties such as doburoku, bicycle rentals, and a tourist information center. Get information on sightseeing in Tono.

Location: 5-8 Shinkokucho, Tono 028-0522
Business Hours: 8:30～17:30
Closed: New year holiday season
Inquiries: Tono City Tourism Exchange Center (Tono City Tourism Association)
Phone number 0198-62-1333
FAX number 0198-62-4244
Website: http://tonojikan.jp/toiawase/tabinokura.php

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According to folklore

Objects related to folk tales and fairy tales are installed all along the street from JR Tono Station Square to Municipal Nabekura Park, pleasing the eyes of people walking by. Typical objects include bronze statues of the main characters of Tono Monogatari, such as the kappa, the Yuki-onna, and the Celestial Child, as well as the main characters of fairy tales, such as Momotaro, Thumbelina, and Jack and the Beanstalk.

Tono City

Southern Iwate

History / Culture

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.

Tono City

Southern Iwate

History / Culture Shrines / Temples

Glasses Bridge

The JR Kamaishi Line's nickname ``Meganebashi'' is an arch bridge with five semicircles connected, and its official name is ``Miyamorigawa Bridge Ryo''. The Iwate Light Railway, the predecessor of the JR Kamaishi Line, is said to have become the motif of Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tale "Night on the Galaxy Railway." Megane Bridge is illuminated in green and orange during the spring, summer, and winter tourist seasons. It invites passersby to a world of fantasy. In April 2009, it was certified as a sacred place for lovers.

Tono City

Southern Iwate

History / Culture Nature / Scenery