Nature

A large historical farm with green pastures and Mt. Iwate in the background

The Golden Hall (Konjiki-do) is a World Heritage site showing Buddhist culture in the Tohoku region.

A beautiful World Heritage site. There is an elegant garden of the Heian aristocrats who lived in the Tohoku region

Bishamondo Temple seems to grow out of the rock wall

Immerse yourself in the beauty of the four seasons at this gorge created from the natural rocks and waterfalls

The castle of a “Nambu” feudal lord inside a park. The remains of the stone walls have history carved into them

Cruise down the beautiful Geibikei Gorge as you listen to the strains of the “minyo” folk song “Oiwake Uta”

The world of the “Pure Land” as the scenery of mysterious stone mountains rises up from the bay

The 400-year-old Hanamaki Festival with its procession of glittering floats during fiery and fantastic nights

Rural districts, water wheels, thatched-roof houses…experience the region of Tono within the landscape of a recreated agricultural village

A limestone cave with a deep blue, clear and tranquil lake of mystery

A relaxing onsen village surrounded by the nature of a deep gorge whose onsen hotels with their own personality are charming