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Experience amazing Miyako through videos! Access the videos on your smartphone using this QR code! Take me to Miyako Sanriku Fukko National Park Sightseeing Guide Book │ │ Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture │ │ to try tasty ant dis w he e s! W // \\ iting e t exc xper an ien w ce e s! W / \ / \ want thri We lls! / \\ / isit hist to v ori nt cal a si w te e s ! W / \ / \ to relish ant nat w ur e e! W // \\ Michinoku Coastal Trail 1 Jodogahama Beach Taro Rest House Kuzakai Jodogahama The Park Hotel Jodogahama Niisato 248 3 Miyako 4 2 Odaiba Prefectural Marine House Fisheries Observatory Science The Battle of Mt. Hayachine Museum Miyako Bay Miyako Jodogahama Boat Cruise ▲ Monument Mt. Usukiyama Departure Point Visitor Center Tategasaki Observatory You can go fishing and swim in the sea \\ Tell us about it! // \\ That’s amazing! Geo! // Jodogahama – 52 million Sanriku Geopark Relish the beauty and joy years of history The geopark is a place where you can enjoy 52 million years ago Many months and years Now learning about the connection between waves while strolling along the promenade! springy geography, ecology and people, Sanriku wind Geopark extends for 300km along the coastline including the Iwate Prefecture coast, and is the largest Geopark in Japan. Magma entered the earth’s crust, The land protruded and became a This was eroded by wind and and hardened into the shape of a cape... waves to assume its current shape kagami mochi rice cake... Check here, too ▼ The picturesque white rocks at Jodogahama are rhyolite formed from cooled magma. Variations in the magma’s hardening process produced areas where the rock is easily broken up by the wind and waves, and areas of harder rock. This difference led to the creation of the current landscape. Come to Miyako to get this collection! Handmade Salmon-kun MIYAKO COLLECTION MIYAKO Salmon-kun and Miyako-chan, the popular mascots of Miyako, promote the city famous for salmon. They are handmade by local mothers with hand-woven textile Saori. Take me to Sanriku Geopark \ Geoparks provide insight into human lives and nature activities \ You might get a lucky hit! from ancient times. 1 Jodogahama 浄土ヶ浜 Todogasaki 魹ヶ崎 Miyako area stands out even among Sanriku Geopark with its Need a helmet? What’s the secret? 4 After one-hour walk in the woods with Reputed as “just like the Pure Land (Jodo)”, the Check here, too ▼ Check here, too diverse history which has brought rich food and folk culture as // broad-leaf trees and Japanese red pines, you ▼ contrast between the white rock surface and Of course part of the reason is to protect your head well as dynamic landscape. green pine trees is beautiful, and this pictur- from the cave rock, but also, friendly black-tailed will arrive at that place – Cape Todogasaki – Sanriku esque scenery is representative of Miyako. It was gulls and seagulls will land on your head if they get a the easternmost point of Japan mainland. You Geopark Site designated a National Scenic Spot in 2012. chance. While feeding them, they flock persistently Sanriku will be welcomed by the vast expanse of the and busily above your head! Geopark Site Pacific Ocean and a chalk white lighthouse. Go around the geopark \\ Rosoku-iwa Rock (Candle Rock) //\\ Hideshima Island // A huge, rod-like rock rising to a height of 40m above the sea. Rare band-rumped storm petrels nest here. The cobalt blue sea takes Stand on the farthest on the water your breath away edge of mainland! 3 Surprisingly tasty!? Black-tailed gull bread 青の洞窟 さっぱ船遊覧 Black-tailed gull bread containing From the sea, relish the scenic Miyako coastline, such as Jodogahama, Sappa Boat Cruise to Blue Cave kelp and squid powder can be Rosoku-iwa Rock and a blowhole. Also, try feeding the black-tailed gulls bought on the boat cruise. With a 2 that flutter around the boat. Take a Sappa boat (small fishing boat) to explore the Hachinohe Hole, savory flavor, it even tastes good half submerged in sea water, and also known as the Blue Cave. If you see enough for people to eat! Tel: 0193-62-3350 (Boat Cruise Department, Northern Iwate Transportation Inc.) Check here, too ▼ the blowhole deep in the cave, then you will be visited by good luck. みやこ浄土ヶ浜遊覧船 Operating Period: Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays and holidays from early March to late November. Cruise times: Everyday (from late April to May, and middle of Check here, too ▼ \\ It’s fine as a snacking food! July to August) (1) 8:40am (2) 9:30am (3) 11:00am (4) 12:00pm (5) 1:40 pm (6) Tel: 0193-63-1327 (Jodogahama Marine House) Miyako Jodogahama Boat Cruise 3:30pm *Cruise (6) ends on October 31 Operating Period: 8:30am – 5:00pm, March – November (closed in winter) Fee: Adults 1,400 Yen, Children 700 Yen, Infants free *Bookings not available The tour depends on the condition of the sea. // Come directly to our store. (Cruise duration: Approx. 20 mins) Admission Fee: 1,500 Yen per person 02 03 Jodogahama is not only a place to see, Michinoku Coastal Trail but also a place to eat curry! Column 8 5 Jodogahama Beach Taro Rest House Kuzakai Jodogahama Sanriku Railway The Park Hotel Jodogahama 三陸鉄道 Niisato 248 Miyako 7 Odaiba Prefectural Marine House In March of 2019, the Kita-Rias Fisheries Observatory Science The Battle of Line, Minami-Rias Line, and Mt. Hayachine Museum Miyako Bay Miyako Jodogahama Boat Cruise ▲ Monument 6 5 JR Yamada Line all merged Mt. Usukiyama Departure Point to form the new Rias Railway Visitor Center Tategasaki Observatory 浄土ヶ浜レストハウス that runs between Kuji and Sakari stations. Jodogahama Rest House Come to Miyako to get this collection! Fun Sanriku Railway goods! MIYAKO COLLECTION A whole view of Jodogahama can be In the square in front of Sanriku Railway Miyako Station MIYAKO rd Playful wall painting enjoyed from the Observatory on the 3 Check here, too ▼ there are 9 columns in a line. If you change the angle you floor. There are a restaurant offering in front of station look at them...2 scenic spots that are representative of food with local ingredients and stores Miyako appear. with local specialties. It is also equipped with changing rooms and hot shower If you look from here From here, We offer a variety of originally you can see Jodogahama! convenient for swimming season. the Sannoiwa rocks! designed goods, such as pop and alcoholic beverages, sweets, Can’t give them up, can’t stop eating them glasses, straps and stickers. Also a favorite food of black-tailed gulls Perfect for souvenirs! Create a Kappa Ebisen (shrimp-flavored chips), a favorite food of black-tailed \\ “traveling whale” gulls, are on sale in the store. Without knowing it, you will be project // surrounded by lots of black-tailed gulls. \\ Sanno Park // Tel: 0193-62-1179 Opening hours: 8:30am–5:00pm (the restaurant is open from 10:30am and last orders are at 2:30pm) Holidays: Open all year / \ / A photographic record \ of the Great East Japan Head-on, it looks like this Take me to Sanriku Geopark Earthquake and Tsunami is exhibited 三王岩 8 Sannoiwa Rocks 浄土ヶ浜ビジターセンター 6 On both sides of the 50m tall Otokoiwa (Male Rock) are the Jodogahama Visitor Center 23m Onnaiwa (Female Rock) and 17m Taikoiwa (Taiko Drum Rock). These beautiful natural shapes were formed by the It introduces the natural environment and landscape of the Sanriku waves and sea breezes of Sanriku over 100 million years. Sanriku Fukko (Reconstruction) National Park, the latest Geopark Site Check here, too ▼ information and highlights in each area, and information on Check here, too ▼ nature experiences. Tel: 0193-65-1690 Opening Hours: 8:00am–6:00pm (April–October), 9:00am–5:00pm (November–March) Holidays: New Year’s holiday 7 岩手県立水産科学館 Admission Fee: Free of charge The majestic figure that withstand Iwate Prefectural fisheries and Science Museum \\ Wooden decking continuing from the visitor center // \\ Come here for information // the earthquake and tsunami. A science museum specialized in fisheries. The museum introduces farming and fishing methods for seaweed, salmon, abalone and sea urchin in Iwate, and the fishing equipment used. Fish and shellfish that live in Sanriku are exhibited in 15 water tanks. Tel: 0193-63-5353 Opening Hours: 9:00am–4:30pm (last admission: 4:00pm) Holidays: Mondays (or the next day if a holiday), New Year’s holiday Admission Fee: General: 300 Yen, Students: 140 Yen, High school students and younger: Free of charge To Fudai↑ The Tsunami Remains Do come to Taro Sta. Taro Kanko Hotel Column the Jodogahama Visitor Taro Sta. Sanno Park Center before going to the trail or walking みちのく潮風トレイル Tochinaihama Michinoku Coastal Trail Sabane Sta. This long trail connects Hachinohe city in Aomori 45 prefecture to soma city in Fukushima prefecture Check here, too ▼ Tsunami Memorial Park Nakanohama along the Pacific coast. Miyako area provides routes Michinoku Coastal Trail where you can experience the beauty and severity Miyako Anegasaki Camp Site Ichinowatari Sta. Anegasaki of nature, with both picturesque scenery and Miyako City Viewing Spot tsunami remains. Kyukamura- Rikuchu-Miyako Blowhole Jodogahama Rest House Sanriku Railway Rias Line Jodogahama Jodogahama Marine House Yamaguchi Danchi Sta. Miyako Jodogahama Miyako Sta. Boat Cruise Jodogahama Sentoku Sta. JR Yamada Line Visitor Center Sokei Sta. Ryujinsaki Lookout Point ← To Morioka Yagisawa Miyako Roadside Station Miyakotandai Sea Topia Naado Sta. ↓ To Kamaishi 04 05 4 Taro Kuzakai 5 2 Niisato 3 1 Miyako Mt. Hayachine In early summer, Take me to something surprising! you can see the endemic plant, leontopodium hayachinense. Come to Miyako to get this collection! They look Search for “salt” goods! The true pleasure of a trip is to come across the unknown that you don’t normally see.