Hanamaki Tourism Center

Kenji Miyazawa Ihatovkan

We have collected a large number of art works and research papers of various genres related to Kenji Miyazawa, and have organized them in an easy-to-understand manner and are making them available to the public. It is also home to the headquarters of the Miyazawa Kenji Society Ihatov Center, a gathering of enthusiasts and researchers of Kenji's works.

Osako Local Culture Preservation Museum (Hayaike Minedake Kagura Tradition Museum)

This is a facility for preserving materials and passing down local performing arts centering on Hayachine Minegaku Kagura, and exhibits Kagura masks and costumes, Gongen statues, ancient documents, Buddhist statues and hanging scrolls from the adjacent Myosenji Temple, and more. It consists of a folklore hall for practicing, and a storage room for storing historical materials. Kagura videos are also constantly shown.

Yakushidake

Many people use the course to climb Mt. Yakushi (1,645m) on the south side, which is the opposite of the route from Odagoshi to Mt. Hayachine. Although the climb is almost direct, the mountainside is generally gentle. You can see granite outcroppings and light moss under the rocks in the forest zone of Aomori fir and other trees. As the tree height decreases, the forest zone changes to Japanese pine. Approximately 300 meters from the top of the mountain, there is a spectacular view of Seiwahige growing on the granite. There is also a course for descending the mountain that goes directly east from the summit and leads to Otagoshi Sanso.