Sightseeing Spots

Toyosawa Dam

A dam lake whose construction began in 1942 as a water source for farmland and was completed in 1961. You can also tour the dam facilities by making a reservation in advance.

Takada Matsubara and the miraculous single pine tree

It is a bow-shaped sandy beach that stretches from the mouth of the Kesen River to Hirota Bay, and was once one of the most representative beaches on the Rikuchu coast, but it was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. A forest of tens of thousands of red pine and black pine trees over 300 years old had been planted over a 2km stretch, but they were washed away without a trace. The single pine tree that miraculously survived has become a symbol of reconstruction, and has been preserved as a monument for future generations.

Takuboku Bokyo Hill

To commemorate the souls of the Takuboku couple, a statue of Takuboku Bokyo was erected on the top of the rocky mountain, Takuboku Bokyo Hill, overlooking the local mountains and rivers. The statue faces his hometown, Mt. Himekami, and is engraved with one of Takuboku's favorite poems, ``In autumn, I listen to the insects that fill the three fields at the foot of Mt. Iwate.'' Nearby, a ``couple poem monument'' of a poet and his wife was erected, one of a kind in Japan, and Takuboku's ``When I see the mountains of my hometown far to the north through the train window, I straighten my neck,'' and his wife Setsuko's ``Hikari.'' Two poems are engraved on it: ``From the faint sound of crickets in the evening, the arrival of autumn, and the embrace of my heart.'' The two of them, both young and only in their 20s, fell ill due to poverty and passed away one after another, and now they are gazing at the mountains and rivers of their hometown in the form of songs.

Yakushi Lacquer Crafts Museum

In addition to exhibiting Yakushi lacquer crafts, you can also play the lacquered piano. You can also try pasting mother-of-pearl on wood.

Oshu City Traditional Industry Hall Nanbu Ironware Museum

A large number of materials related to Oshu Mizusawa's representative local industry ``Nanbu Ironware'' are on display. Inside the museum, there are exhibits of excellent castings from ancient times and modern times, a corner that faithfully reproduces a factory from the early Meiji period, and a large screen that introduces the current casting production process, as well as a variety of products for sale, such as iron kettles and wind chimes. I am. Additionally, on April 6, 2017, a handshake statue of Shohei Otani, a player from Mizusawa Ward, Oshu City, was installed. This handshake statue was made using Nanbu ironware techniques.

Tonouma no Sato

The Tono region was once prosperous as the ``Nanbu Koma production area'', and in recent years has become one of the prefecture's leading producers of agricultural horses and riding horses. Furthermore, Tono Uma no Sato, which has been developed with the aim of regional revitalization centered on horses, offers horseback riding and other petting activities, as well as breeding and training of racehorses and riding horses (up to 160 horses), and breeding of riding horses and agricultural horses. We are also making improvements. There is also a clubhouse where you can rest and stay overnight, and there is also an 810m trail course in addition to Kakubaba.

Tsuriyama Park

Ichinoseki flourished as a castle town with a tamura of 30,000 koku. Remnants of that tradition remain in this area, and there are monuments to many of our predecessors, including Kogoro Takahira, Junma Nomura, and Gotoku Nagata. It is a popular park for viewing cherry blossoms in the spring and autumn leaves in the fall, and is a popular park for families to enjoy strolling around. It will be illuminated during the cherry blossom season.

Numamiyachi Seven Dances

It was originally handed down in the Shinmachi district of Numamiya, but it is said that when Inari Shrine was moved from the former Midomura Kawabaraki area to its current location, the area of ​​tradition was moved from the Shinmachi district to the Noguchicho district. It is danced at the festival of Numamiyachi Inari Shrine. The performance has something in common with Kagura. Date: Iwate Town Autumn Festival Parade (Chunichi)

Kenji Miyazawa poem monument (lower bridge)

In 1999, a monument commemorating Kenji Miyazawa's poem ``Chagu Chagu Umako'' was erected near the bridge below where he was lodging with his younger brother when he was in his third year at the High School of Agriculture and Forestry. There are four songs, including the following: ``Even though it's still a little while before dawn, the bottom edge of the river is still open.'' It was around this time that Kenji began to devote himself seriously to literature, and the ten years he spent in Morioka from the age of 13 to the age of 24 (the end of his high school agricultural research studentship) became the foundation for his subsequent activities.

Lake Gosho Kawamura Art Museum

I want to share my admiration for beauty and my encounters and impressions with as many people as possible. The Goshoko Kawamura Art Museum was born out of these dreams and wishes. Although it is a small museum, if you open your mind, the works of Lakeside Forest will tell you much more.

Motsuji Temple [World Heritage Site]

Motsuji Temple, the special head temple of the Tendai sect, is called Iozan and was opened in 850 by Jikaku Daishi. In the late Heian period, the Oshu Fujiwara clan's second and third generation, Motohira and Hidehira, built magnificent temples such as Kondo Enryuji and Kashoji, which numbered 40 halls and pagodas and 500 monks' quarters, making them the largest temple in Japan. It was called the second sacred place. Unfortunately, the temple at that time was burnt down due to repeated disasters, but today the " Jodo Garden " centered around Oizumigaike Pond and the remains of the temple from the Heian period have been preserved in almost perfect condition, and the country has designated it as a special historic site. It has been designated as a scenic spot.

Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Science Museum

Located near Jodogahama Beach, it opened in 1986 as the nation's first science museum specializing in fisheries. Materials on fish and shellfish such as salmon and abalone and aquaculture techniques are on display.