Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Hanamaki / Tono Area

  • Tono Furusato Village
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    4.0
    56 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Tsukimoushichoukamitsukimoushi 5-89-1
    Tono Furusato Village is an experience-type theme park that recreates the beautiful natural environment of the Tono region in days gone by. Several traditional farmhouses that retain Tono’s unique character have been relocated to the Village, which is frequently used as a location for the filming of period dramas, etc. Besides the old farmhouses, there are also facilities where visitors can experience aspects of traditional lifestyles such as woodworking, ceramics-making, charcoal burning, etc. There are also special seasonal events based on traditional festivals, such as the “Dobekko Festival.”

    It was a shame that I lacked enough time to explore this place fully as there was a lot to look at. We only had about 30 minutes, but you could easily spend more than an hour exploring the grounds...

  • Tono Municipal Museum
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    4.5
    35 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Higashidatechou 3-9
    Established in 1980, this museum is the first of its kind in Japan. It is a museum introducing the folklore and folk culture of the Tono peoples' lifestyle, environment, history, and culture. The life of the Tono people in the Tono basin valley is displayed in an easy to understand manner through documents and photographs. One can enjoy viewing the Tono Story, the picture works based on local folklore and topics, and the animated film ''Shigeru Mizuki's Tono Story.''

    This is of surprisingly high standard for a municipal museum. The 500 yen admission fee includes the loan of an audio visual device which provides a commentary in English. The displays are well...

  • Denshoen
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    4.0
    8 Reviews
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Tsuchibuchichoutsuchibuchi 6-5-1
    Located in Tono, land of Japanese folklore, Denshoen is a facility which exists to share the lifestyle of farmers in the area once lived to future generations. Visitors can learn about old folk tales, experience traditional events, and try making folk crafts. The facility also engages in silkworm raising. Each year a festival to pray to the household god Oshira-sama is held at Denshoen. In addition, the facility regularly has a storyteller share old Tono folktales (fee and reservation required). You can enjoy local Tono cuisine in Denshoen’s cafeteria, and there’s also a memorial museum dedicated to Tono storyteller Kizen Sasaki, as well as the Oshira-do Hall.

    古民家や水車小屋・雪隠・井戸などの昔の建物や、土着神オシラサマを祀るオシラ堂を見ることができます。また遠野物語の語り部である佐々木喜善に関する展示もしています。レストランもあり、郷土食のひっつみ(すいとん)やけいらん(もち粉の皮で餡を包んで茹で汁をはったデザート)を食べることができます。総じてなかなか満足度が高い施設でした。

  • Yorozu Tetsugoro Memorial Museum
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    4.0
    11 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Towacho Tsuchizawa 5-135
    "About two minutes by car from Towa Interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway. An art museum that honors Yorozu Tetsugoro, a painter from Tsuchizawa, Towa-cho, Hanamaki City and one of the pioneers of modern Japanese art. Under the theme of ""Yorozu and Tsuchizawa,"" the museum displays collected work that includes oil paintings, ink paintings, sketches, and other items such as notebooks, letters, photographs, and his personal articles. The Haccho Dozo on the west side of the museum is the earthen storehouse from his family home that was transferred to the site and rebuilt. The gallery holds exhibitions with a focus on contemporary art. The adjacent cafe is open to everyone, not just museum visitors."

    大正から昭和初期にかけて日本洋画における前衛を切り開いた 萬鉄五郎の記念館。 その作品の収蔵数も充実しており、 萬の一生を通して作品を観覧することが出来ました。 見学していてふと思った事、 萬の絵の情緒は土地の風土が影響していたのではと感じた点、 宮沢賢治とは分野が違えど、同じ地域で育った人、 二人共、自然と地域の人との関係性が、情操の成長に作用していたのではと ふと考えていた自分に気づきました...

  • Runbinii Art Museum
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Hoshigaoka 1-21-29
    A museum located about five minutes by taxi from JR Hanamaki Station. The main focus of the exhibitions is the artwork of people with disabilities. The free Borderless Gallery, a cafe, and a bakery are on the first floor, and the second floor consists of an atelier used by Mayura, a local creative group featuring artists with disabilities. The atelier is open to the public in the morning except on weekends and other times the museum is closed. The shop on the first floor sells original merchandise.

    前回は道路に雪が残っていて、雨が降っていたが、JR花巻駅まで20分前後、道を変えて徒歩で往復した。 今回は車だったし、気になって寄ってみたが、福祉関係の情報量が減っているように思えた。気のせいだろうか。 道路の向かいは高校で、その北側は花巻球場で賑やかだった。 高校は、今回初めて花巻東と気づいた。

  • Strawberry House Takahashi
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    3.0
    2 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ishidoriyacho Godaido 9-84
    This strawberry farm is located approximately an eight-minute drive from JR Shin-Hanamaki Station. The sweet and juicy strawberries are carefully grown in the greenhouses using electrolyzed water agricultural methods. The farm cultivates a variety of strawberries, including Tochiotome, Sagahonoka and Akihime strawberries. The farm is open for strawberry picking from around December to July, with an unlimited-time all-you-can-eat. The farm closes for the day when there are no more strawberries left to pick. The greenhouses are fully accessible, and visitors can enjoy picking the strawberries even from a wheelchair.

    苺狩りに2歳の子供と初挑戦。 苺好きの子供が、飽きるほど苺を食べ、自身もしばらく苺はいいと思うほど楽しめた。 また別の苺狩りも行ってみたいと思うほど、良い経験が出来た。

  • Hanamaki Regional Park
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Kanaya Dai5chiwari 252-1
    A large comprehensive park situated a 15-minute drive from the west entrance of Hanamaki Station in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. The park has an exercise field, golf course, tennis courts, and other sports facilities, as well as a children's field with playground, a pond where you can fish for Japanese crucian carp, and a rest house. Wildflowers such as azaleas, Japanese wood poppies, Anemone raddeana, and other wildflowers grow throughout the park. Rabbits, foxes, grey starlings, kingfishers, and other animals can be observed living in the park's conservation forest.
  • Nabekura Park
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tonocho
    A park on the site of a castle built in the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Made by the Asonuma clan, it later became the residence of the Tono-Nanbu clan until it was abandoned in the Meiji period. More than 1,000 hill cherry trees and Yoshino cherry trees are planted across the site, and it is famous throughout Japan as a cherry blossom viewing spot. The Tono Cherry Blossom Festival is held when the trees are in bloom. There is an observatory modeled on a castle on the site of the former outer castle area with a view of Tono town.
  • Hayachine and Kenji Gallery
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ohasamamachi Ohasama 3-161
    This exhibition gallery is located approximately a 23-minute drive from JR Shin-Hanamaki Station. It opened in 2007. The building is a reconstruction of the former Hienuki District Office, and is said to have been modeled on Kenji Miyazawa's fairytale, The Cat's Office. The museum contains exhibits of works by Hayachine and Kenji Miyazawa, as well as molybdenum ore from Mount Nekoyama, which is said to have been the setting for Kaze no Matasaburo. Visitors can also see a reconstruction of the former Ishikawa Inn, which Miyazawa often stayed at.
  • Polan Square Garden
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Yasawa 1-1-36
    A square located close to the Miyazawa Kenji Memorial Museum in Yasawa, Hanamaki City. The name is derived from a fairy tale of the same name written by Kenji Miyazawa. Highlights include the sundial flower bed and Nansha flower bed dutifully recreated based on the designs of Kenji Miyazawa.
  • Gindoro Park
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Wakabachou 3-16
    Gindoro Park is in the city of Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, built on the sight of the former Hanamaki School of Agriculture, where Miyazawa Kenji was employed as a teacher. Miyazawa Kenji was especially fond of gindoro (silver poplar) trees, and the park contains stone statues of characters from his stories such as Matasaburo of the Wind and plaques where his poems Early Spring are inscribed.
  • Takamura Kotaro Memorial Museum
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    4.0
    28 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ota Dai3-chiwari 85-1

    中学校の国語で聞いた人でした。宮沢賢治との交流があり、自給自足の様な生活をしながら作品を作っていた。何でそこまで自分に厳しい生活を強いたのか

  • Hanamaki General Gymnasium
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    4.0
    3 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Matsuzonocho 50

    野球で有名な花巻東高校の隣にある体育館。アリーナが3つあり、全国大会レベルが開催できる施設が充実したとてもきれいな体育館です。

  • Hanamaki Museum
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    3.0
    13 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Takamatsu Dai26-chiwari 8-1

    花巻市の歴史や文化について学習できる博物館です。入館料はかかりますが、遺跡からの出土品など、展示物は豊富でした。

  • Hiijono Sports Park
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Matsuzonocho
  • Prefectural Golf Ba
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Kanaya Dai5-252-1

    妻の実家の花巻に帰省。以前から気になっていた県民ゴルフ場に漸く行くことが出来ました。夏は早朝や薄暮時に1人で予約なしでふらっと回ることができるのです。2500ヤードの9Hを2ラウンドします。費用は諸々で3600円。私は日本オープンも行われた狭山ゴルフクラブのメンバーですが、県民ゴルフ場はなかなかだと思いました。手入れもそれなりに行き届いてますし、距離も感じることができるし、レイアウトも面白いかな...

  • Morioka Minami Golf Club
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ishidoriyacho Tozuka 2-13-1

    花巻市石鳥谷の戸塚森公園という森林公園の横にあります。自然が沢山あり春の新緑や秋の紅葉時は最高に気持ちが良いです。山の中の割にはアップダウンが比較的少なく、グリーンも平坦なほうだと思います。初級中級者には楽しいゴルフ場です。

  • Hanamaki Stadium
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Matsuzonocho 613-1
  • Tozuka Mori Shinrinkoen
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Ishidoriyacho Niibori Dai57-chiwari 44-7
  • Tono Sports Park
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    Iwate Tono-shi Aozasacho Nukamae 11

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A northern Tohoku prefecture promising peace and quiet, Iwate is sparsely populated, replacing people with snow-capped mountains, history-rich sites, and fields of crops that are to thank for the region’s delicious local cuisine. Meander along the three-city Golden Route, where you’ll visit the grand Buddhist temples of Hiraizumi and the Tono folk villages before tasting the three famed noodle dishes of Morioka.

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