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Matsukawa Valley

Matsukawa Valley

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  • Address:
  • Matsuo Yogi, Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture
  • PublicTransportation:  
JR Morioka Station → Iwate Kita Bus 1 hour 32 minutes bound for Matsukawa Onsen, bus stop: Prefectural forest ride, 5 minutes walk
  • CarAccess:  
10km 15 minutes from Tōhoku Expressway Matsuo Hachimantai IC via Prefectural Road No. 45
  • Phone Number:  
  • 0195-78-3500((by) Hachimantai City Tourism Association)

Business Hours

Freedom to walk

Price

Free

Spot Category

River, waterfall, spring water, valley, fall leaf spot


View from the great bridge of the forest


Matsukawa Valley Basalt


Views from the great bridge of the forest

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Mount Chausu

At an altitude of about 1578m. From the summit, you can see the rolling mountains of Hachimantai, making it a place with an outstanding view. From the bus stop, it is 50 minutes up and 40 minutes down. You need to be ready to climb.

Falls of fixed

Naki-taki, who has also been selected for Japan's 100 Taki and Iwate's 20 Meisui. Located in the back of the precincts of the Sakuramatsu Shrine, the approach that follows the Osugi forest is a mysterious atmosphere. The precinct's "curb tree" has become a hot topic as a love power spot. In the middle of the waterfall, which flows from a height of 15m, the stone sculpture of the name is enshrined.

Burning water

A building that serves as the administrative building of the Iwateyama Yaki Run International Exchange Village, which has extensive outdoor facilities. There are large Japanese-and Western-style baths, which are bright and open, and the walls of the Japanese-style tub are arranged with the lava rocks of Mount Iwate. A weekly gender exchange system. You can take a break in the Japanese-Japanese and Western-style rooms in the space and in private rooms (1100 yen per hour, tax included). In the cafeteria, you can enjoy dishes of local ingredients such as Tonaka tea pork. Mountain grape soft 450 yen is also popular.

Koume Garden

It is located in Koume Children's Park, located on the eastern side of the historic site of Kunohe Castle, and is also featured in the novel "Nanbu Kunohe Castle" by writer Kieko Watanabe, who is related to Ninohe City. It is the site of the garden and transmission of the southern clan's vassal, Masami Kudo, and the plum tree is only one old plum tree, about 400 years old, and is about 5m high. It is divided into three trunks from the base and flowers in mid-April every year. Plum flowers are also called "Rokubu plum" because they are highly aromatic and have six-valve petals of light crimson color. Steles and information boards have been set up, and the stelae are engraved with an old song sung by the founder of the "Seikosha", a private private school from the end of the Edo period, Kobo.

Chōan Temple

One of the most famous temples in Tohoku, which was founded about 900 years ago. A mountain gate with a total zelkova of 20m in height is set up majestically. The construction of the mountain gate, which can be said to be a symbol of Chōanji, was started in Kansei 8 (1796), but was ordered to be demolished by the Date Domain on two grounds that it was a 17.5m high tower on the use of forbidden zelkova. However, in the fourth year of culture (1807), "Ku Nen-bo Xiu-bai" made an attempt to make an excuse and was acquiesced on condition that the construction could not be continued. Therefore, it has become a gate without doors, without sleeves, and without opening. The present main hall was founded in Meiji 16 (1833). In the precincts, you can see "Oshu Weeping Cherry Blossoms" and "Chōanji Great Ginkou", which are designated as natural monuments of the city.

Hakusan Shrine

It is said to have been recommended in the year 850 (850) by the Jikaku Daishi (Ennin) who opened Chuson-ji Temple, and was separated from Chuson-ji Temple by the Meiji Order of the Separation of Shinto and Buddha. Known for having the Nō stage of the National Designated Important Cultural Property, the Nō stage with a thatched roof built by Irimoya was erected and donated by Date Keokun in 1853 after it was burned down in 1849. The composition of the main stage, the mirror hall, and the hashikake is in full swing, and it is considered to be the oldest Noh stage in Eastern Japan.

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