Sightseeing Spots

Kamado Shrine Main Hall Ichiu

It was built in Meiji 19 by Yagoro Iizaka, a shrine carpenter who worked in this area. The building has intricate and elegant carvings, making it a valuable cultural heritage unmatched in the neighborhood.

Osako Local Culture Preservation Museum (Hayaike Minedake Kagura Tradition Museum)

This is a facility for preserving materials and passing down local performing arts centering on Hayachine Minegaku Kagura, and exhibits Kagura masks and costumes, Gongen statues, ancient documents, Buddhist statues and hanging scrolls from the adjacent Myosenji Temple, and more. It consists of a folklore hall for practicing, and a storage room for storing historical materials. Kagura videos are also constantly shown.

Hayachine Shrine

It began with a shrine built on the summit of Mt. Hayachine in 807, and has since become the center of worship for Mt. Hayachine. The building that currently stands in the town's Dake village was built in 1612, and has suffered many fires. Hayachine-Dake Kagura (nationally designated important intangible folk cultural property) has been passed down here as a ritual performing art, and the annual festival is held on August 1st.

Sengoku River Park

Sengoku River Park, located on the banks of the Senmaya River, is a park where you can enjoy walking directly into the river. There is an artificial turf gateball field, an outdoor fireplace, and playground equipment, making it a place for interaction and interaction.

Former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory

It has been registered as a heritage site of Japan's industrial modernization, and currently exhibits lime-related materials from the early Showa era to around 1930. It is also known as the factory where Kenji Miyazawa worked as an engineer in his later years.

edel wine factory

Taking advantage of the climate, which is similar to France's Bordeaux region, with little rainfall, large temperature differences between day and night, and limestone soil, grape cultivation became popular after the war. Edel Wine Co., Ltd., established in 1971, is particular about using locally produced ingredients, and its red, rosé, and white wines, which are made mainly from Campbell and Niagara grapes and have a rich flavor and aroma, have attracted many fans and are known as the ``Iwate It has become established as "wine of the world". Their motto is "Good wine comes from good grapes." *Introducing tours of wine bottling, brewing, and barrel aging. Please make a reservation by phone or fax (0198-48-3200). Reservations are required for groups of 10 or more. You are free to tour the rest.

continuation stone

On top of two rows of stones, on the left side is a huge stone about 7 meters wide, 5 meters deep, and 2 meters thick that acts as a capstone. In the 11th chapter of Tono Monogatari Shui, it says, ``Zokuishi closely resembles what scholars call dolmens these days.'' It is also said that the tombs of ancient people were made of large stones, but Musashibo Benkei There is also a legend that a man got his foot caught and placed a capstone on the base stone.

Terasawa plateau

From the observation deck located at an altitude of 1,000 meters, you can enjoy a 360-degree panoramic view of Mt. Iwate, Mt. Hayachine, and Mt. Chokai in the distance. *During the winter, the road may be closed due to snow conditions.

Terasawa Plateau Observation Deck

From the observation deck located at an altitude of approximately 1,000 meters, you can enjoy the view of Mt. Iwate and Mt. Hayachine, as well as the vast panoramic view of the surrounding area. You can also enjoy the pastoral atmosphere of cows and horses grazing and the starry sky. *During the winter, the road may be closed due to snow conditions.

Tono Shishi Dance

Shikaodori, which is danced throughout the prefecture, can be roughly divided into two types based on the dance style: Taikoodori (in the southern part of the prefecture) and Makuodori (in the northern part of the prefecture). The Taiko dance type dancers carry a 1 to 3 meter long Sasara bamboo on their backs, hang a drum on their bellies, dance while beating the drum, and are characterized by their large deer masks. In the maku-odori type, the curtain is lowered in both hands, accompanied by flutes and drums, and except for the Tono deer dance, the deer masks are small. The origin of the Taiko drum dance originates from the Shinto rituals of Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, and is said to have been transformed into a dance for an event to pray for peace in the village and drive away evil spirits, and the costumes we see today are thought to date back to the Edo period. It will be done. Hinode Shrine Festival, Oise Festival, Nanbu Shrine Festival, Tono Hachiman Shrine Festival.

Ishi and Kenji Museum

The ``Former Tohoku Crushed Stone Factory'', which inspired Kenji Miyazawa to visit Higashiyama Town in his later years, the ``Taiyo to Kaze no Ie'' where related materials are exhibited and events are held, and the tea sweets made by local people. There is a corner called ``Himawari'' where you can take a drink.

Hekishoji Museum

Located within the precincts of Hekishoji Temple, which has a history of 350 years, more than 10,000 items including ethnic materials are on display. Sawauchi is said to be a village founded by Matagi, and has its own customs and beliefs. The museum exhibits valuable items such as tools used during the snowy season, which can be said to be the fruit of the wisdom of people who have lived a strong life in the harsh environment. Matagi Storage, dugout canoe (nationally designated important tangible ethnic cultural property), Snow Country Living Tools Museum