Japanese style restaurant Ushi no Sato

Tokoan

A free rest facility located in front of the Kuroishi Temple gate. The calm and tranquil space with the bamboo forest of Kuroishi-dera Temple in the background is appealing. You can also eat and enjoy authentic handmade soba noodles. From Mizusawa-Esashi Station, transfer to Iwate Prefectural Transportation Haneda Ofunato Line Mizusawa Ekidori bus stop and head to Yamauchi bus stop.

Egne Kizuma

Egne is a mansion forest that is indispensable in snowy regions. The trees planted on the north and west sides of the mansion play a major role in protecting against wind and snow. Kizuma is a type of fence made by stacking firewood, and it is said that in the past people competed for richness based on the amount and length of firewood. Both can be said to symbolize Isawa, a region with a lot of snow, which prospered mainly through rice cultivation. Access: After getting off at Mizusawa Station on the JR Tohoku Main Line, take a bus on the Iwate Prefecture Kotsu Maru Line or Hirooka Line and view from inside the bus.

Tamasaki Shrine

There is a legend about Yoshitsune's journey northward, which says that Minamoto no Yoshitsune actually escaped without dying in Hiraizumi, and visited this shrine to pray for good luck and safety on his journey, and items related to Yoshitsune are preserved. Reservations are required for the treasure hall.