Road Station Iwazumi

Road Station Iwazumi

Info

  • Address:
  • Oto Shigeru, Iwaizumi-cho, Shimoaki-gun, Iwate Prefecture 90-1
  • Public Transportation:  
JR Morioka Station → JR Bus 2 hours in front of Tōhoku Ryūsen-dong, stop off, change to the Iwaizumi townmin bus small main line 25 minutes, bus stop: Roadside station Iwai Mizumi, short walk
  • Car Access:  
110km 2 hours from Morioka Minami IC on Tōhoku via National Route 4, 455
  • Phone Number:  
  • 0194-32-3070
  • Parking Number:  
49 units/free

Business Hours

8:30 to 17:30 (from 5 to 18 in September)

Spot Category

Grocery, local liquor, roadside station

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Longquan-dong Rest House

The Ryosen-dong Rest House is a souvenir shop on the first floor and a free rest area for everyone to rest on the second floor. The souvenir is recommended for Ryosen-dong original water, coffee and cider. Ryūchan Soft using local Iwaizumi milk is available from April to November.

Longquan-dong

2km northwest of the town of Iwaizumi. Japan's leading Jōyō-dong, with a cave entrance at the eastern foot of Mount Ureira at an altitude of 604m. The inside of the cave is 4088m in already known places alone, and the tour course is about 700m. You can climb about 270 steps along the way to the observation deck. Shimizu springs from the back of the cave. The underground lake of Dragon Blue is a mysterious beauty. Take 30 to 40 minutes.

Road Station Mitaogai Branch School

Constructed on the site of the Mitasai branch school, about 7km from the eastern Hayasaka Tunnel exit. The snack room, which has the name "lunch room", is lined with nostalgic study desks and chairs, leaving the image of the school intact. It's like you 've slipped back in time to your elementary and junior high school classroom. The menu is excellent with delicious reddish meat and Iwazumi short-horned beef. At the special sale corner, "Ryosen-dong no Water", which contains a lot of natural minerals and calcium, as well as Iwaizumi yogurt and milk, which uses 100 percent of raw milk from Iwate and Iwaizumi, are very well received. Selling fresh vegetables, mushrooms, etc.

Burning lava flow

A lava flow spread over 1.5km wide and about 4km long at an elevation of about 1200m on the northeastern slope of Mount Iwate. A lava flow observation path is maintained around the area and can be seen up close. The craggy black rock is a cold and solidified magma that flowed out in the eruption of the Edo period. It speaks to the intensity of the eruption. It is well preserved and is also valuable academically, such as the record of the eruption time at that time remains. It is designated as a special natural monument of the country, so take out lava is prohibited, so let's be careful.

Matsu-chan Market

A direct sales center operated by female members. It sells fresh vegetables, fruits, flowers, and handmade processed goods produced by local farmers. There is also a popular dining area serving Matsuchan soba for 700 yen and Matsuchan ramen for 700 yen (open from 11:30 AM to 2 PM, closed during the New Year holidays).

Iwateyama SA [Up]

A service area that boasts a mountain line of Hachimantai that runs gently from the parking lot and a location that looks directly in front of Mount Iwate. "Morioka Jaja Noodles", one of the three largest noodles representing the noodle kingdom Iwate, and "Sanriku Mekabu Ramen", which has the scent of the tide, are popular. In addition to the freshly baked bread "Iwateyama Bakery", "Tannohata Milk Soft" from "Tōhoku Mami Mondokoro" is also recommended. In the shopping corner, there are not only specialty products from Iwate Prefecture, but also products from Aomori and Akita prefectures.

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