Sightseeing Spots

Takizawa Buried Cultural Properties Center Historical Site Park “Yubuzawa Stone Ring”

The Takizawa Village Buried Cultural Properties Center opened in April 2000 next to the historic park ``Yubunezawa Stone Circle''. Approximately 300 items, including pottery and stone tools excavated from ruins within the village, are openly displayed. The museum is made up of five corners where you can learn about the excavation process and the history of the village. Additionally, for those who require explanations or who wish to touch the artifacts themselves, they can touch and view the exhibits under the guidance of an interpreter. We are offering historical experience courses. 8 types including earthenware making and magatama making

Woody Forest Hall/Charcoal Science Museum

A wooden community facility with the theme of "interaction between trees, greenery, and culture." You can fully enjoy the goodness of wood with its unique structure. Inside, there is a ``charcoal science museum'' where you can see everything from the charcoal manufacturing process to the future, as well as a direct sales store for ``Kuzumaki wine,'' where you can sample wine. There are promenades and orienteering courses in the surrounding area, making it the perfect place for walks and forest bathing.

Nomura Kodo/Ara Ebisu Memorial Museum

Kodo, who was the original author of Zenigata Heiji Torimonoche, was also active as a classical music critic. This article introduces his early life and achievements. You can also enjoy Kodo's works visualized using the latest video and audio equipment, as well as SP record music loved by Ara Ebisu.

Shiroyama Park

Shiroyama Park is a small hill located almost in the center of the town, and is said to be the site of Kosuiji Castle, the residence of the Shiba clan, built during the medieval period, and is a ruin of great historical value. In spring, the park is decorated with approximately 2,000 cherry blossom trees, and when viewed from a distance, the entire hill appears to be cherry blossom-colored. It is crowded with many visitors during the cherry blossom viewing season. You can walk or jog freely, or enjoy camping at the campsite. And the night view is also amazing. There is a monument to Kodo Nomura, the author of “Zenigata Heiji.”

Tono Furusatomura Nature Museum

Exhibits include specimens of plants and insects that live naturally in Tono, stuffed animals, and photographs.

Morioka Castle Ruins Park (Iwate Park)

The historic site of Morioka Castle, which was the residence of the lord of the Nanbu domain. Morioka Castle was completed in 1633, during the reign of the 28th feudal lord, Shigenao. It was a flat castle that used the Kitakami River, Shizukuishi River, and Nakatsu River as natural trenches, and was also called Fukugata Castle. Today, the stone walls and pond remain, and the park is loved by citizens throughout the year as Morioka Castle Ruins Park. Various trees and flowers decorate the four seasons, including cherry blossoms in the spring, colored leaves in the fall, and a plum grove.

Great Tang Storehouse

It is a 50m high cliff of Paleogene tuff that juts out into Noda Port. It is also said that high-ranking monks from the Heike and Song dynasties drifted ashore. The beauty of the coast here is also stunning.

Inukurayama

The Mt. Iwate mountain climbing Amihari course passes through Mt. Inukura. You can enjoy the view from the 1,408m summit and get close to nature as a light mountain climb. Please enjoy the vast scenery of Shizukuishi that spreads out below you.

Choshoji Temple

The drum in the main hall of Chosho-ji Temple was created during the Ichinoseki domain era by Takeaki Tamura, who asked Rojuku Abe Bungonokami to grant him permission to play the ``Taiko of Time'', which was previously restricted to the Imperial Palace, the Shogunate, and the three major families. At that time, it was envied by the neighborhood and was even described in songs as ``too much for Ichinoseki''. Currently, the second-generation drum is on display at the Shinkansen Ichinoseki Station concourse.

Row of cherry blossom trees in Hongo, Totancho

In the spring of 1930, 2,800 cherry blossom trees were planted in the Karatan area, as a wish for the reconstruction of the former Totan Village, which was severely damaged by the Sanriku Tsunami in 1930, and as a blessing for the birth of the current Emperor in the same year. It was done. The main attraction is the row of cherry blossom trees in Hongo, and during the Amaterasu Miso Shrine Festival held once every three years, a procession of feudal lords parades under the cherry blossoms.

Komagatake

It is located at the southernmost tip of Towada-Hachimantai National Park and straddles both Akita and Iwate prefectures. The mountain's name comes from the legend that a horse can be seen appearing on the mountainside during the lingering snow in early summer. It is a treasure trove of diverse volcanic topography and hundreds of species of alpine plants, including dicentra.

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine

Morioka Hachimangu Shrine was built in 1680 by the 29th Lord Shigenobu Nanbu. The deity enshrined at Morioka Hachimangu Shrine is Shinada Wake no Mikoto (15th Emperor Ojin), who has been revered by local people since ancient times as the god of the roots of human life such as agriculture, industry, commerce, learning, food, clothing, and shelter. have been collected. Due to disasters such as the Great Morioka Fire in 1884 and damage from wind and snow over many years, the shrine building has been repeatedly rebuilt, and the current shrine building was rebuilt in December 1997. The vermilion-painted main shrine building with its colorful carvings exudes an imposing atmosphere as the new ``face of Morioka.'' As the largest shrine in the prefecture, and as a place of worship and celebrations that are rooted in people's lives, it is still crowded with visitors throughout the year.