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Kowakubi Hot Springs Shoho-En

Shoho-en – A hot spring hotel that opened in the location more than 300 years ago. The five fir trees planted at the time are still growing and have become the symbol of the Oyamada family,

Konuma Shrine

Konuma shirine – it was considered to have built about 1300 years ago. A Shingon temple was built on the property during the Muromachi period, and a pond in front of the shrine pavilion that did not run out of water even during w…

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.

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.

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.

Anniversary Float

The Yakata Dashi (float) with a height of over 10 meters. The Dashi is a reproduction of a float used for the Hanamaki festival during the Meiji period and was made as part of the 400th anniversary of the city of Hanamaki.

Osora Falls

A waterfall of 83 meters tall and 6 meters wide. Like the name suggests, the waterfall is so powerful that it almost looks like the water is falling from the big sky. It appears in one of Miyazawa’s books called “The bears of M…

Mt. Koshio

It is a small mountain that Kenji Miyazawa loved exploring and that allows you to enjoy the view of the whole city of Hanamaki from the top. The mountain has the Kenji Miyazawa Memorial Center

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.

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 …

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.

Yokaichi Doll’s Festival

It is an event held from mid-February to early March in Ishidoriya-cho in Hanamaki-city. Admission free. The place is filled with handmade tsurushibina (hanging hina dolls) during the period. Each type of tsurushibina (there are ve…