Tsugaru Iwaki Skyline

Info

Address:

56-2 Kuromori, Hirosaki-shi, Aomori

Public Transportation:

4-minute walk from JR Hirosaki Station Hirosaki Bus Terminal → 51 minutes for Konan Bus Karakidaira, Bus Stop: Takatsu Onsen front ride, Konan Bus transfer to Iwaki Skyline 8th station 30 minutes, stop stop off, stop stop off, go to 8th station to parking lot

Car Access:

35km 45 minutes from Tohoku Expressway Daichi Hiromae IC via National Highway No. 7

Phone Number:

0172-83-2314 (Iwaki Skyline)

Parking Number:

150 units

Business Hours

Road 8-16 o'clock, lift 9-16 o'clock

Price

Passing ordinary car (round trip) 1830 yen, lift round trip 1000 yen

Spot Category

Tourist road

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Mount Iwaki boasts the highest peak in the prefecture at an altitude of 1625m, and has been revered as an object of mountain worship since ancient times. Also known as Tsugaru Fuji, it is a brilliant mountain with a long hem. The Iwaki area is mostly occupied by Mt. Iwaki, and apple fields spread all over the foot of the mountain, and hot springs such as Take Onsen are scattered.

Iwakiya

They process and sell wild plants, mushrooms, apples, etc., picked at the foot of Mt. Iwaki. Matagi Namba for 540 yen, which is a combination of chopped kelp and blue pepper on mushrooms. One bag of apple curry roux, 370 yen, has a good taste of roux, which is a combination of ripe apples and fruit chutunné spices from the northern country.

Iwakiyama Shrine

It is said that a shrine was built on the summit of Iwaki in the 11th year of Houki (780). In the Heian period, a shrine was erected on the ground at the foot of the mountain. Under the thick faith of the Tsugaru clan during the feudal era, most of the present-day shrine was rebuilt in the early Edo period. With the hope of Mount Iwaki in front, there is a rō-mon (Important Cultural Property) and a middle-gate (Important Cultural Property) in the back on a long approach surrounded by a cedar grove, further standing a kaiden (Important Cultural Property) and a main temple (Important Cultural Property). The shrine, which has the structure of a Kamakura-era esoteric dojo, has elaborate sculptures from the Momoyama period and is also called "Oku no Nikko".

Tsugaru Strait Cultural Museum Alsas

A comprehensive cultural facility that serves as a base for the tourism of the Buddhist and Shimokita Peninsula. The site is equipped with a pier for regular sightseeing boats to and from the country's designated natural monument, Bukepo. It also has a large parking lot and can be used as a resting place for people traveling on the Shimokita Peninsula. On the first floor, there is a souvenir shop with local specialties, the sale of Buddhist fissures, and a tourist information center. On the second floor, there is a restaurant, a ramen shop, and a coffee shop where you can enjoy seafood dishes using local ingredients. There is a strait mujium that displays the history and culture of Sai.

Former Mikami House

At the time of the Russo-Japanese War, Jotaro Mikami, who served as a military doctor, made a hand-stitched Red Cross flag to save the lives of many soldiers, and was praised by the world. In memory of the feat, his birthplace is restored and exposed.

The Accounts Rock

A huge rock that also seems to be a man and a woman cuddling up to each other is a sacred rock. It is said that since ancient times, there has been a custom to ask for a wish to be able to communicate, and it has become a hidden sacred place for lovers.