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  • Fureai Land Iwaizumi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho Otomo Omukai
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  • Heiigawa Auto Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Miyako-shi Shige 8-53
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  • Goishi Coast
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Pref. Ofunatoshi Massakichou Ohama
    Goishi is a coast over 6 kilometers long where you can enjoy a beach of black stone stones like those used for the game of “go” (a strategy board game), a rock with three large holes eroded by the rough waves, and a rock called “Kaminari Iwa” (thunder rock) where the waves breaking sound like the roar of thunder. In 1931, it was designated as a National Place of Scenic Beauty and Natural Monument. At the Goishi Coast Rest House, you can taste Ofunato’s Class B gourmet “Sanma (fish) ramen” and a dish of seafood and rice.
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  • Sunfish Kamaishi
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    3.5
    21 Reviews
    Shopping
    Iwate Pref. Kamaishishi Suzukochou 2-1
    A shopping complex located a short walk from Kamaishi Station on the Kamaishi Line in Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture. Here you'll find shops like Shichibeya Shoten and Azumasengyo-ten which sell dark sleeper, salmon from Sanriku Kamaishi, and other fresh seafood as well as foods like dried fish and pickled fish. There are also numerous restaurants serving Kamaishi ramen, and rice bowls piled high with tasty seafood treats like ikura salted salmon roe and sea urchin. The facility is also connected by skyway to Sea Plaza Kamaishi on the other side of the road, making this a convenient place to pick up all kinds of gifts and souvenirs.

    海鮮が並んだ市場で、その場でBBQができるようです。生うにパック・ホヤパックが並んでいますが、生ものなので持ち帰れず残念でした。

  • Jodogahama Beach
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Pref. Miyakoshi Hitachihamachou 32-4
    A beach located a 15-minute walk from a parking area located a 10-minute drive from JR Miyako Station in Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture. The beach has been selected for inclusion in a list of the Best Beach 100 of Japan. Also a picturesque destination situated in the center of Sanriku Fukko National Park/Sanriku Geopark, the beach is set off by the surrounding sharp white rhyolite boulders, green pine trees, and blue sea. There's a rest house where you can eat ramen made with local seafood, and a marine house which offers boat rentals. Pleasure cruises also leave and return near here.
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  • Abasse Takata
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Rikuzentakata-shi Takatacho Tate no Oki 1
    A shopping mall located a 20-minute walk from JR Rikuzen-Takata Station. Designed around the concept of gathering, eating, and having fun, there are 14 shops in the mall primarily consisting of local businesses, a supermarket, and drug store. Confectionary and stationary shops as well as cafes and restaurants can be found in the A Building. The B Building is occupied by large specialty stores, while the C Building is dedicated to a drug store. All three buildings are connected by shaded walkways ensuring that customers can enjoy their shopping experience no matter what the weather is like.
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  • Ryusenshindo Science Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho Iwaizumi Kannari
    A limestone cave discovered after the Ryusendo Cave–one of Japan's three major caves–in Iwaizumi-cho. In 1967, Ryusendo Cave was discovered during construction to widen a prefectural road. The well-developed cave system and its water course markings have scientific value, and in 1975 it was opened to the public as a science museum. In addition to the stalactites and stalagmites that are still being surveyed, there are abundant traces of pre-modern people. The cave has displays depicting life in the cave, which acted as shelter from the elements. There is also an area of water that looks beautiful when lit up.
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  • Ryusendo Rest House
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    3.5
    27 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho Iwaizumi Kannari 1-1
    This resthouse, located inside Ryusendo Cave Tourist Center, is one of the facilities established around Ryusendo Cave. It has a calm and relaxing atmosphere and quaint appearance,as well as a shop that sells souvenirs and other goods focusing mainly on Ryusendo Cave and Iwaizumi. At the restaurant, visitors can enjoy dishes made with local and seasonal ingredients from Iwaizumi. The restaurant also has terrace seating, and when the weather is pleasant, many visitors enjoy sitting outside on the terrace. It is also attractive in that visitors can enjoy skewer dishes such as dengakudofu and seasonal salt-grilled fish, that can be eaten inside the restaurant or while walking.

    お土産に箱入りの龍泉洞ビールを購入しました。 差し上げた方が開けてみたところ賞味期限が切れていたそうです。

  • Ryusendo Youth Travel Village
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho Iwaizumi Kannari 12
    15 minutes by bus from JR Iwaizumi Station, this leisure facility is right next to Ryusendo Cave, one of Japan's three major caves. It has a campground, a sports field, a lighted tennis court, etc. It's open from May to October, the perfect season for spending time outdoors. The travel village is connected to the Ryusendo Cave property, so you can visit it while camping just a ten-minute walk away. The campground has tent sites and bungalows as well as facilities for outdoor recreational activities.
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  • Kuma-no-hana Observatory
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho Omoto
    "About 25 minutes by car from Ryusendo Cave. Extending from the south of the Omoto Coast, the tip of the peninsula is thought to look like a bear's nose, the literal meaning of ""kuma-no-hana.” It's covered with red pine trees that create a special beauty contrasting with the blue of the sea. It's one of the best viewpoints in Sanriku Fukko (reconstruction) National Park. The observatory is located about 800 meters from the national highway down a country road. There's a rest area too, as well as a parking lot a short distance from the lookout. The Omoto Coast's triangular Tatsuko-iwa Rock is worth seeing as well."
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  • Hittori Marsh
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Iwaizumicho
    The central marsh of the Kitakami Highland, it is off Prefectural Route 171 (Okawa-Matsukusa Line) accessible from National Route 340. The springtime Asian skunk cabbage, early summer rhododendrons, and autumn leaves are all beautiful. It's an Iwate Prefecture nature preserve, as well as a plant community forest reserve managed by Forestry agency, and has been selected as one of Japan’s top 100 natural landscapes for the 21st century. You can walk along established routes through the nature reserve. In spring the boardwalk is lined with Asian skunk cabbage, and rhododendrons are at their best in mid-July. Cows are visible at pasture in the distance.
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  • Yamada Bay
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Yamadamachi
    This bay is located in the eastern part of Iwate Prefecture. The Ria coastal inlet can be found in the northern part of the Sanriku Coast, and extends northeast towards the Pacific Ocean. It covers a circumference of approximately 30 kilometers, and the coast, resembling a still round mirror, reflects the brilliant green pine trees on the white rock surface. The large and small islands floating quietly in the center of the bay are also covered in brilliant green trees, and with the bay encompassing them, it seems like a giant-sized miniature garden. Many oysters and scallops are cultivated in the bay with its gentle waves, and it has been named the Lake Towada of the sea. At present, recovery operations are steadily making progress to repair damage caused by the 2011 earthquake.
  • Shijuhassaka Observation Deck
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Yamadamachi Funakoshi 1-77
    This observation deck is located a 150-minute drive from Kitakami-Ezuriko Interchange. It looks out to the Pacific Ocean and has an amazing view with a variety of landscapes between the shoreline and the horizon. In the past, it was known as a difficult place to visit with the many winding slopes that gave birth to its name of Shijuhachisaka (Forty-eight Hills), but it has now been made accessible by the opening of National Route 45, which serves as the southern gateway to Yamada Town. The bay is located on National Route 45, 33 kilometers from Miyako and 20 kilometers from Kamaishi, and has been recognized as one of the top eight views of Yamada. The view of the sea from the observation deck gives visitors the chance to see squid fishing and fishing fires in the summer.
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  • Tsukuehama Banyagun
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Tanohatamura Tsukue 142-3
    About three hours from Morioka by bus or train. These banya, or fishermen's huts, symbolize the connection between the Rikuchu Coast's natural environment and the lives of its people. Tanohata Banya Ecotourism is the idea behind their nature experience programs. There are lots of hands-on activities that let you get in touch with nature, including riding in a small fishing boat known as a sappa, making your own shell art, etc. A guide will accompany you trekking on the Kitayamazaki Nature Trail, which has been selected as one of Japan's 100 best walks. The guide speaks in a friendly Tohoku dialect.
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  • Shiyui Ohashi Bridge
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Tanohata Mura Sugenokubo
    About 15 minutes by bus from Tanohata Station, this bridge was named after the nearby Shiino-mori Forest. It connects parts of a well-known historic route and was inaugurated in accord with the wishes of forward-thinking local residents as well as thought of everyday life, a way of life, and the future. The bridge is 120 meters above the valley floor. It's one of the largest inverted arch bridges in the country, and the view of it with the surrounding mountains is beautiful.
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  • Beach Art 7
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Tanohata Mura Kitayama 129-10 Kitayamazaki Visitor Center
    This workshop can be conveniently accessed by a sightseeing share taxi from Tanohata Station. A reservation is required. The workshop takes place in Kitayamazaki Visitor Center and the beaches in the town, and allows visitors to make items using shells and stones. In approximately 30 minutes to an hour, visitors can make one of seven different types of item, such as an original photo stand or cellphone strap. The workshop uses stones smoothed by the waves as its blank canvas, each being completely unique. Visitors can glue the one-of-a-kind shells to a message board to make their own unique creations, limited only by their imagination.
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  • Aketo Camping Ground
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Tanohata Mura Aketo 157-3
    This campsite is located in Tanohata Village, Iwate Prefecture. It was destroyed by the earthquake in 2011, but was reopened in 2015. In addition to sites for eight automobiles, there is also an open tent site with space for approximately 100 tents, as well as a fire circle where a large campfire can be held. The campsite also has a cooking area and flushing toilets, so families can bring small children without worrying about anything. Visitors can enjoy the surrounding nature such as the spacious lawn in the plaza and the hydrangea garden that blooms beautifully when it is in season, while also enjoying the scent of the tide.
  • Tanohata Tsunami Storytellers
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Tanohata Mura Wano 38-14
    "A nature program held on the Rikuchu Coast, known for ""cliffs, the sea, and its people.” Part of Banya Ecotourism initiative, the program tells the story of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Locals who saw the disaster first-hand act as guides, telling about their experiences and conveying the need for disaster preparedness. With local ports and the villages where they were born and raised swallowed by the tsunami, these people were forced to live in temporary housing. The program conveys the authentic experience and lessons of victims who lived through the disaster, the support that aided their time in evacuation shelters, and recovery efforts since then."
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  • Kurosaki Point
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Fudaimura
    This earth village is located at 40° North latitude in Fudai Village, Iwate Prefecture. Standing at the Kurosaki Observation Point or the Anmoura Observation Point, visitors can look down at the Pacific Ocean from the steep cliffs and see the curvature of the earth. It has also been designated a “geo site” of Sanriku Geo Park. Fudai considers Kurosaki Observation Point to be its symbol, and other impressive sights include East Point, which exactly marks 40°0’ 0”” North, and the waterfall at Anmoura, the steepest drop in Iwate Prefecture. The name of Anmoura Observation Point, which stands on the edge of a 100-meter cliff, is said to come from an Ainu word that refers to demons and ghosts.
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  • 40 Degrees North Latitude Symbol Tower
    Travel / Tourism
    Iwate Shimohei-gun Fudaimura Dai2-chiwari Shimomura
    This tower is located approximately 35 minutes by train from JR Tohoku Shinkansen Ninohe Station, taking the Sanriku Railway Riasu Line. Situated in Kurosaki Park, one minute's walk from Kurosaki-Sou national youth hostel, it is a symbol of Fudai 40 degrees north latitude Global Village. It is a four-meter high globe-shaped monument, equipped with a sensor that detects when someone is standing in front of it. The globe turns automatically, welcoming visitors as it revolves. It is powered by solar energy, and it gives visitors a sense of the power of the distant seas and of the surrounding nature. The blue globe with the blue sea in the background is highly recommended as a spot for photography.
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