Cuisines

Kashiwagidaira Lake Resort Facilities

The riverbed along the Sarugaishi River is used to provide dining, leisure, and sports facilities. Putting golf, gateball field, baseball field, mountain bike course, cottage, barbecue garden, etc.

Okunakayama Plateau

Located 700m on the side of Mt. Nishi, there is an accommodation facility with a hot spring bath, a fishing pond, a play area with play equipment such as wooden athletics and a roller slide, and a ski resort. Okunakayama Kogen Onsen is slightly alkaline and leaves your skin smooth, so it is especially popular among women. Hiking in the summer and skiing in the winter, you can enjoy nature to the fullest, with its different expressions depending on the season.

Morioka Takuboku/Kenji Seishunkan

The Morioka Takuboku and Kenji Youth Museum is located in the former Dai Kuju Bank, which was completed in 1908, and introduces the town of Morioka where Takuboku Ishikawa and Kenji Miyazawa grew up and their youth. Designated as a National Important Cultural Property on July 6, 2004

Kitakami City Park “Tenshochi”

Along the Kitakami River, from the foot of Sango Bridge, there is an approximately 2km line of cherry blossom trees that has been selected as one of the ``Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots.'' There are 10,000 cherry trees and 100,000 azaleas in the park, which soothe the hearts of visitors. In addition, there is a rest house modeled after the rice storehouse of the Nanbu clan, a monument to the Kitakami Yokyoku song, a restored large sailing ship of the Nanbu clan's ship "Hirata-bune" in the Kitakami River cove, and 29 historical buildings such as old folk houses, merchant houses, and samurai residences. There is also the ``Michinoku Folk Village,'' a relocated and restored building, the ``Hachiro Sato Memorial Museum,'' the ``Toneyama Mitsuto Memorial Museum,'' promenades, and cycling paths, which can be enjoyed throughout the year.

Ikoi Village Iwate

Located 10 minutes by car from the Nishine IC on the Tohoku Expressway, there is an accommodation facility with an observation deck, a large bathroom with a sauna, and an indoor hot spring pool, as well as an indoor artificial turf facility where you can enjoy field athletics, baseball, volleyball, tennis, and gateball. Sports facilities such as grounds and climbing boards are available. It is also a multipurpose hot spring accommodation facility equipped with a training room.

Kurosaki Senkyo

A typical view of the ria coastline unfolds. Part of the rock has caved in, creating a narrow channel between the sheer cliffs, which is eroded by the waves of the Pacific Ocean. Waves change the topography over many years. You can catch a glimpse of nature's creation. The nearby garden is a hidden spot for camellias.

Fureai Land Iwaizumi

*Closed for reopening. (scheduled to open in May 2025) "Fureai Rando Iwaizumi" has an auto campsite, cottages and trailer houses, a barbecue plaza, an artificial slope for sled riding, playground equipment, and a plaza, where families can relax and play in the great outdoors. Visitors can enjoy the atmosphere of a train trip on the "Blue Train Nihonkai," where sleeping carriages can be used as accommodations in the same condition as when they were operated.

Roadside station “Ishidoridani” Nanbu Toji no Sato

The Nanbu Toji no Sato of the roadside station "Ishidoridani" is a place of relaxation, with a symbolic tower decorated with sake brooms (cedar balls) as its landmark, and buildings shaped like sake breweries lined up against a green grove of trees. Facilities include the Sake Brewery Hall (product hall, direct from the farm), restaurant, Nambu Toji Tradition Museum, Toji no Sato Park Golf Course, and the Ishidoriya Library, which has books and materials related to sake brewing culture. , provides information on the attractions of the region, such as famous places and special products. Shushokan's sake ice cream is an original product made using Nanbu Seki Special Pure Rice Sake. The vanilla base has a refreshing aftertaste and is OK to drive.

Yukitani River Dam Forest Park Karumai

A beautiful forest park where water and greenery are in harmony with the forest and dam landscape. From the 154-meter-long suspension bridge, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the area around the Yukigaya River Dam. In the vast site of about 24 hectares, there is a windmill observatory with a height of 16 meters and a diameter of 20 meters, a charcoal exhibition room, a restaurant, an outdoor stage, a campground, tennis courts, a log athletic field, an exercise square, and walking trails, allowing visitors to enjoy nature to their heart's content. [Open period] Every year from April 1 to October 31 The tulip garden blooms from late April to mid-May with about 150,000 tulips in 30 varieties in a variety of colors. The symbolic windmill observatory makes you feel as if you are in Holland. Best time to visit: Late April to mid-May

Sake Folk Culture Museum

Seki no Ichi Sake Brewery was named by Emperor Meiji's younger brother, Prince Kanin, who said, ``Make good sake that will please the people of the world.'' The ``Sake Folk Culture Museum'' inside is made up of valuable earthen storehouses that still retain traces of the time of its founding. The two-story wooden storehouse is the largest in Tohoku. Inside, some of the over 1,600 sake-making tools are on display. You can also see the brewer's room, which enshrines Matsuo Daimyojin, the god of sake, and materials related to the production of rice, which is essential for sake. In 2006, the ``Ichinoseki Literature Storehouse'' was opened to honor 12 writers associated with Ichinoseki.

Kesen Carpenter and Plastering Tradition Museum

The Kesen Carpenter and Plasterer Tradition Museum was built in the citizen's forest to pass on and preserve the craftsmanship of Kesen carpenters and plasterers. Kesen cedar is used abundantly here as well, and there are three buildings with a variety of styles, such as thatched mushrooms and warehouse structures. The tea you drink in the hearth of the main building also has a special taste.

Roadside station “Shirakaba no Sato Yamagata”

A roadside station located along National Route 281, approximately halfway between Kuzumaki Town and Kuji City. The specialty products corner sells locally produced fresh vegetables and grains, as well as crafts. You can also try the local gourmet "Mamebu" at "Yamagata" inside the roadside station.