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Sights in Iwaizumi, Iwate
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Local Cuisine (Acorn Dishes and More)
Acorns have been eaten since the Jomon period. "Donguri Ramen" is made by removing the lye from acorn flour produced in the town and mixing it with the ingredients for Chinese noodles, and is characterized by its firmness and smooth texture.
Hama no Eki Omoto Aidokan
Opened on September 3, 2017. Aidokan" means "let's go together" in the Iwaizumi dialect.
Iwate Iwaizumi Shun no Koya
A "hut" serving seasonal Iwaizumi ingredients is now open at restaurants and lodging facilities in the town.
Ryusendo Cave Water
Rain and snow water is purified through the deciduous strata of broad-leaved trees such as beech and oak that spreads throughout the mountains of Iwaizumi Town, and is further filtered through limestone layers over many years.
Local Cuisine (Tofu Dengaku and More)
A seasonal panel display of wild plants from the Hayasaka Highlands.
Iwaizumi Shorthorn Beef
Tankaku beef is different from the commonly known marbled meat, as it is mostly low-fat, red beef, and has the meat's natural flavor.
Local Cuisine (Hatto and More)
"Kakkebatto," which is eaten with garlic miso, and "Hitsumihatto," which has a traditional flavor made with dried sardines, kelp, and shiitake mushrooms.
Nakamatsuya
A long-established confectionery shop that represents Iwaizumi Town.
Ryusendo Wakka
The Ryusendo Cave Tourist Hall, which was located across from Ryusendo Cave, opened in April 2023 as a new exchange base, "Ryusendo Wakka".
Shitaameya
A long-established confectionery shop located on the Iwaizumi-cho Odori shopping street.
Mori no Takara Matsutake Sake
Treasure of the Forest Matsutake Mushroom Sake
Furusato Yakuzen Enju
Based on Iwaizumi's local food, we offer five types of "Yakuju Gozen" menus that you can choose according to your physical condition.
Hayasaka Highland Visitor Center
A seasonal panel display of wild plants from the Hayasaka Highlands.
Akka Cave
Akka Cave, located in the northern part of the Kitakami Mountains, is a large cave with a total length of 23.7 km, the longest in Japan.
Ryusendo Cave and Ryusen Shindo Science Museum
Ryusendo Cave and Ryusen Shindo Science Museum
Gotensaki Natural Recreation Forest
There is a promenade along the coastline through a rare virgin forest of broad-leaved trees, and you can enjoy forest bathing while listening to the sound of the ocean.
Hyoto Community Facility
Located on the banks of the Yasuegawa River, where rare creatures such as the Japanese kingfisher and the Japanese white-spotted duck live, there are mainly mountain huts hand-built by local people, as well as bungalows, a kitchen, and an administrative…
Kumanohana Observatory
It got its name because the peninsula opposite the observation deck resembles the head and snout of a bear.
Okawa Seven Falls
The Okawa Shichitaki Falls are the most scenic spot in the Komoto River watershed, with seven waterfalls of various sizes stair-stepping down the less than 100-meter-long river channel.
Mt. Urira
"Ureira" means "mountain with a lot of mist or mist" in the Ainu language.
Akkamori
Yasugamori (1,239.1m above sea level) is located in the northwestern part of Iwaizumi Town, in the northern part of the Kitakami Mountains.