Ninohe Civic Cultural Center (cherry blossoms along the Mabuchi River)

Zashiki Warashi

Kindaichi Onsen has a history of more than 300 years and was once a secret hot spring of the Nanbu domain. ``Ryokufuso'' is a ryokan located in the hot spring town and is said to be the home of ``Zashikiwarashi'', one of the oldest ryokan in Kindaichi Onsen. From the wide entrance, cross the noisy hallway and head to the back to find the back parlor. There is a legend that if you stay in this zashiki you will meet the zashiki warashi and those who see it will be promoted in life. Zashikiwarashi is not a ghost, but a divine spirit of a boy with a cute bobbed hair, and in this region it is considered an important guardian deity of the house. Although it is a legend, there are still many people who claim to have seen the Zashiki Warashi.

Tanakakan Aikichi

Doctor of Science and professor at the University of Tokyo from Ninohe. He was the founder of geodesy, earthquakes, and magnetism, and a pioneer of the Roman alphabet and metric system. He discovered the "Z term" with Sakae Kimura in 1901, and became widely known internationally in the fields of geodesy, earthquakes, and magnetism, and has attended 56 international academic conferences. He was the first citizen of Iwate Prefecture to receive the Order of Culture, and has received numerous meritorious awards from various countries.

Hydrangeas at Tendaiji Temple

Tendaiji is an ancient temple with a history of 1200 years. When Jakucho went to work as chief priest at Tendaiji Temple, he called on people to start planting hydrangeas in order to revive the temple grounds, which had fallen into disrepair after the war with cedar trees being cut down. Now, in early summer, deep purple hydrangeas bloom on the stone steps leading up to the shrine and within the precincts, adding a noble color to the ancient temple. Flowering/early July to mid-August Opening hours/9:00-17:00