Watari hot spring

Kenji Miyazawa

Born in Hanamaki City. He demonstrated his talent in many fields, including literature, education, agriculture, geology, and religion. He entered Morioka High School of Agriculture and Forestry (currently Iwate University Faculty of Agriculture) at the top of his class and conducted geological survey research, and after graduating, he worked at the agricultural school and the Rasu Jijinkai to educate and guide farmers. In terms of literature, he has published works such as the mental sketch (poetry collection) ``Spring and Shura'' and the children's story collection ``Restaurant with Many Orders.'' He is also an avid follower of the Nichiren sect, and his religious ideas can be seen in his works. He loved his hometown, Iwate, and considered it his utopia, calling it ``Ihatov.'' Because he traveled all over the prefecture, monuments of his poems and poems are scattered throughout the prefecture. He passed away from acute pneumonia in 1930. The Kenji Festival is held on September 21st, the anniversary of his death.

Hayachine Dam

It is a prefectural multipurpose dam completed in 2000. The dam, which was named "Hayachine Lake" after many public applications, has a roadside station "Hayachine" attached to it, as well as a water and green contact park and the Yamamura Cultural Exchange Center nearby. There is a ``Friendship Bell'' donated by the Friendship City of Austria, and it is crowded with families, young people, and groups returning from mountain climbing.

Nanbu Toji Tradition Museum

Reopened on July 15, 2020. This is a facility that preserves and passes on the traditional culture of sake brewing by Nanbu chief brewers. Inside, there are exhibits such as a sake brewing vat with a diameter of about 2 meters, various sake brewing tools, and miniatures of sake brewing-related events, making it a facility where you can enjoy understanding sake brewing. There is also a sake tasting corner (for a fee).