Kumagaya Farm/Kumagaya Farm Direct Sales Restaurant Chimney

Roadside station “Shiwa”

The main facilities are Shiwa Town's representative farm direct sales store and Shiwa Fruit Park Exchange Hall. ``Farm Direct Center Akasawa'' is packed with processed products such as apples, grapes, peaches, fresh vegetables, and 100% juice. The exchange center has a shop stocked with local Shiwa sake, pottery, and folk crafts. In addition, Restaurant Karin-tei has been well-received for its diverse menus that use plenty of local ingredients, such as the Nanbu Hitsumi set meal and the Japanese-style steak set meal. ■Business hours Direct from the farm/8:00-19:00 (until 18:00 in April, October and November, until 17:30 from December to March) Shop/9:00-19:00 (until 18:00 from mid-November to mid-April) Restaurant/10:00-19:00 (until 17:30 from mid-November to mid-April) ■Closed days: 12/31-1/3

Higashineyama

This mountain (928.4 m above sea level) is located to the west of Shiwa Town, about 15 km south of Morioka City, and is the southernmost mountain (928.4 m above sea level) of the Shiba Sanzan, which is connected to Mt. Namsho (about 848 m high) and Hakogamori (about 866 m high). The view from near the top of the mountain and the beech and oak trees are spectacular, and the mountain is loved by many people as a place where you can enjoy watching the Japanese katakuri in spring. The entrance to the mountain trail is marked on the north side of Shiwa Inari Shrine, at the entrance of Azumane Onsen "La France Onsenkan".The altitude difference from here to the summit is approximately 700m, the distance is approximately 5km, and the time required to climb to the summit is approximately 2. Half an hour.

Jingaoka Camp Ruins and Bee Shrine

Jingaoka, where Minamoto no Yoriyoshi and his son Yoriie are said to have set up camp during the Nine Years War, was the base of numerous wars. In addition to historical sites related to the War of the Nine Years, such as the Bee Shrine that is said to have been commissioned by Yoriyoshi and his son Yoriie, and Nakajima of the Moon Ring and Hino Ring that Yoriyoshi ordered built, There is a clear water that is said to have been used by Minamoto no Yoritomo to wash the head of the murdered Fujiwara Yasuhira during his conquest of the Oshu Fujiwara clan. It is a sacred place full of poetic beauty, with cherry blossoms and azaleas in spring, hydrangeas in summer, and autumn leaves in autumn.