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Doshin Yashiki

A mansion that was built during the Edo period and is a city-designated cultural property. It consists of two buildings, and one of them had been fully rethatched by December, 2016.

Kamabuchi Falls

One of the Ihatove landscape areas that are the government-designated places of scenic beauty. It is exciting to see dozens of clear streams falling in the basin from a huge rock of 8.5 meters tall and 30 meters wide. The waterfall…

Cliff of Hiraraki

It is one of the Eight Views of Hanamaki with vertical rocks on the banks of the Saruga-Ishikawa river. The place can be enjoyed all year around, offering fresh green in spring, deep green in summer, red leaves in autumn and an ink…

A Cherry Blossoms of Usemizu

The best season to view the cherry blossoms is early May. A single cherry tree on a carpet of green is a local symbol of Sotokawame-mura.

Takamura Cottage

It is a cottage with a size of 24.7934 m2 where Kotaro Takamura, a poet, spent seven years from the fall of 1945. It is now protected with double straw roofs. There is a wooden skylight window engraved with the kanji character for …

The Ruins of Hanamaki-Jo Castle

The ruin of the main castle has been transformed into a park, while the Nishi-gomon has also been reconstructed. The remaining earthworks and a former moat around the castle allow you to take a glimpse of the past.

Mahoroba-Karamatsu Nohgakuden

The ruins of the Karamatsu castle – It is the ruins of a frontline base owned by the Ando family who had long divided and conquered Akita prefecture since the medieval period.

Ikeda family’s garden

Ikeda Family Japanese Garden is a unique modern garden developed from the end of the Meiji period to the beginning of the Taisho period.

The Ancient Wall of Hotta

Hotta Fence Remains – a phantom fence that was built to protect against Ezo (Northerners) with its majestic appearance. It has not its match in Japanese history yet. The area of the fence is approximately 893,618m2.

Onikoube Kanketsusen

It ejects the 20m stream of hot spring water every 10 minutes, showcasing the wonder of the great nature.

Mural of the Future Galaxy Express

It is three minutes away by walk from JR Hanamaki Station. You can see a magical image emerging on the large wall with a height of 10 meters and a width of 80 meters.

Sawabata River

The outer moat of Shiroishi-jo Castle. It is a healing spot where limpid streams still flow through the center of the town along with roadside canals running in the castle town.