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Nature Spots in Hanamaki / Tono Area

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  • Kappabuchi Stream
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Tsuchibuchichoutsuchibuchi
    Kappabuchi Stream is the birthplace of the legend of kappa in Tono, mischievous water imps. According to the legend, kappa live in a pool in a stream that flows behind Jokenji Temple and like to play tricks on people or startle them. On the banks of the stream is a small outdoor shrine dedicated to the god of the kappa, and it is said that if women with children pray there with their breasts bared, their wish will be granted.
    Kappabuchi Stream image
  • Dewa-jinja Shrine, Haguro Boulders
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    Iwate Tono-shi Ayaoricho Nissato 8-chiwari
    Huge boulders on the grounds of Dewa-jinja Shrine, which honors the Shinto deity Uka-no-Mitama-no-Mikoto. Dewa-jinja Shrine is registered as an Oshu Heritage Site. Since it is located at the summit of Mt. Haguro, to see the boulders you need to pass through Mt. Haguro's torii gate and climb a trail. A legend says the boulders were once even larger but were kicked by a tengu (long nosed goblin), breaking them into smaller pieces. There are a number of the Haguro Boulders, starting with a nine-meter high cracked megalith.
    Dewa-jinja Shrine, Haguro Boulders image
  • Inari-ana Cave
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    Iwate Tono-shi Miyamoricho
    A limestone cave famous for its pure spring water. The highly regarded spring has been selected as one Iwate's Top 20 Water Sources. There is also an Inari Shrine there and a vermilion torii gate as you approach the cave. There are two areas to collect water, one at the front of the cave and one further back. There is also a tricycle parking area nearby for the convenience of locals collecting water. This pure spring water is used to grow wasabi, a local specialty.
    Inari-ana Cave image
  • Lake Tase
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi
    Lake Tase is located about a 20-minute drive from the Towa Interchange on the Kamaishi Expressway. It is an artificial lake, created by damming the Sarugaishi River, and it has been selected as one of the Top 100 Dam Lakes of Japan. Carp, crucian carp, and, in the winter, Japanese smelt and other freshwater fish are easily caught here. The lake is surrounded by a forested park, and visitors can enjoy the fresh greenery or autumn leaves, depending on the season. The Lake Water Festival, held at the end of July, features traditional performing arts, as well as canoeing, yachting, and other water sports, and at night, thousands of fireworks light up the sky.
    Lake Tase image
  • English Coast
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Kamikobunato
    This coast stretches south of the junction of the Kitakami River and Sarugaishi River, on the west bank of the Kitakami River. Author Miyazawa Kenji named this the English Coast because the exposed mudstone rocks reminded him of England’s Strait of Dover. It also serves as the setting for his novella “English Coast,” and is one of the Scenic Areas of Ihatov.
    English Coast image
  • Tsuzuki-ishi Rock
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    Iwate Pref. Tonoshi Ayaorichoukamiayaori
    This rock formation features a massive seven meter long, five meter wide, two meter tall boulder balanced atop two smaller boulders, and has been named a Natural Monument by Tono City. There are legends saying it is a remnant of an ancient megalithic Dolmen culture (a stone grave-building culture), but there is no clear explanation. In the ancient “Gleanings of the History of Tono,” there is a legend saying Tsuzuki-ishi rock was formed when Musashibo Benkei lifted the giant boulder up.
    Tsuzuki-ishi Rock image
  • Rokando Cave Tourism Center
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho Kamiarisu Tsuchikura 298-81
    Rokan-do Cave is a 3,635 meter deep limestone cave. The dome where the waterfall falls is 60 meters in height and 50 meters in circumference and is known as “the waterfall of the heavenly cave”, making this Japan’s tallest waterfall in a cave. The roughly 29-meter fall makes this waterfall spectacularly powerful. Try their famous Waterfall Soba—you eat soba noodles from bamboo slides likened to the waterfall water.
    Rokando Cave Tourism Center image
  • Kamabuchi Waterfall
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    Iwate Pref. Hanamakishi Yumoto Dai1chiwari
    This beautiful and famous waterfall on Daigawa River, running to Hanamaki hot spring is 8.5 meters high and 30 meters wide waterfall that flows down a giant boulder. It is a designated as one of the best “scenic spot of Ihatov”.
    Kamabuchi Waterfall image
  • Mt. Hayachine
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    Iwate prefecture Hanamaki City Osaki-cho, Tono-shi, Miyako-shi
    Mt. Hayachine stands where the boundaries of the cities of Hanamaki, Miyako, and Tono come together. With a height of 1,917 meters, it is one of the Three Mountains of Tono, along with Mt. Rokkoshi and Mt. Ishigami. Its surface is marked by numerous cliffs and rock outcroppings, and it is well known for the high-altitude plants that bloom in the spring. Its forested belt produces beautiful autumn leaves, and looking up at them from the foothills is a popular pastime. In 1982, it was designated a quasi-national park.
    Mt. Hayachine image
  • Mt.Monomi
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate
  • Mt.Rokkoshi
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    Iwate
  • Mt.Yakushi
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    Iwate
  • Lake Toyosawa
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    Iwate Hanamaki-shi Toyosawa
  • Tono Dam Lake
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Tono-shi Tonocho
  • Byakurendo Cave
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho Kamiarisu Tsuchikura 298-81
  • Mt.Ohachimori
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho
  • Mt.Takanosu
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    Iwate Kesen-gun
  • Mt.Hebiyama
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho
  • Mt.Hankan
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho
  • Komakizawa
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    Iwate Kesen-gun Sumitacho
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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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