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  • Sasurai Jizo
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    Iwate Tono-shi Matsuzakicho Shiraiwa
    "A statue of the Bodhisattva Jizo on the precincts of Shirahata-jinja Shrine. It has no neck and looks a little worn down. At the time Nanbu Clan ruled the region, young people would often carry it around to compare their strength. As it never ended up in the same place, it came to be called “Sasarai Jizo,” named after its ""wandering around.” As it frequently was man-handled this way, the Jizo was likened to an amorous young woman, and reportedly the pious earned the ire of the Jizo. Today it's fixed in place so no one can move it from its pedestal."
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  • Sasaki Kizen Seika
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tsuchibuchicho Yamaguchi
    "Located on the Yamaguchi River, a 20-minute drive from JR Tono Station. The traditional single-story building combines a feel of history and charm. It's not open to the public as Mr. Sasaki's descendants still live there, but you are free to look at the exterior. Sasaki Kizen was a folk tale scholar active from the Taisho to the early Showa periods and also known as the Japanese Grimm. His renderings of local oral tradition led Yanagida Kunio to write The Legends of Tono. Sasaki’s grave is in a public cemetery nearby in an area called ""Yamaguchi-no-Dannohana.”"
  • Yamaguchi Waterwheel
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    Iwate Tono-shi Tsuchibuchicho Yamaguchi 2-chiwari
    A watermill with a thatched roof on the Yamaguchi River in Tono City. It's date of origin is unknown, but it was once used for threshing and milling flour. It's still operational. It was made to utilize a large amount of water, and with its old-fashioned appearance, it’s become a much-used symbol of traditional Tono. The idyllic scenery also makes it popular with tourists.
    Yamaguchi Waterwheel image
  • Doshin Yashiki (Samurai Residence)
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Sakuramachi 4-83-8
    This historic building is located approximately a 15-minute drive from Hanamaki Interchange on the Tohoku Expressway. The building was constructed in the Edo period, and later relocated and reconstructed when Doshin Hanamaki came to live here. It is situated right next to the Miyazawa Kenji Poetry Tablet. As a samurai residence in the form of a curved house from the Hansei period, it has been designated as a municipally designated Cultural Property. Visitors can tour the exterior of the house for free from April to November. And from May to October, on weekends, national holidays and during the summer holidays, tea is served on the porch of the Doshin residence.
    Doshin Yashiki (Samurai Residence) image
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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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