Watari hot spring

Osako Exchange Activation Center Hayachine and Kenji Exhibition Hall (Cat Office)

The Hanamaki City Osako Exchange Activation Center, which opened in October 2007, consists of two buildings: the main building and the exhibition hall. The main building is a facility that can be used for social gatherings, club activities, a multipurpose hall, and events. The exhibition hall is a restored version of the former Hienuki District Office, and is said to be the model for Kenji Miyazawa's fairy tale ``The Cat's Office.'' The museum exhibits works related to Hayachine and Kenji, a reproduction of the room at the old Ishikawa Inn where Kenji regularly stayed, and molybdenum ore from Nekoyama, which is said to be the setting for Kaze no Matata Saburo.

Usui Falls

About 15 minutes from Shidodaira Onsen, the waterfall is 20m high and 7m wide, and hangs over strangely shaped rocks, giving it the appearance of a thin layer of clothing.

Man Tetsugoro

A Western painter from Towa-cho, Hanamaki City. Graduated from Tokyo School of Fine Arts. He was one of the first to resonate with Fauvism and Cubism paintings in Japan, and was active from the late Meiji period to the Taisho period to the early Showa period, publishing completed works such as ``Nude Beauty'' and ``Leaning Man,'' and was a pioneer of modern Japanese painting. It is called. As an avant-garde artist, he continued to pursue unique paintings throughout his life. His works have been highly evaluated overseas as well.