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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!

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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

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/ 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 Tochinaihama Michinoku Coastal Trail みちのく潮風トレイル

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

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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. feeling good! MIYAKO COLLECTION MIYAKO \\ Cookies!? // If you step firmly by on your own feet you may feel a sense of Foods made with Miyako salt \\ Leaf Pie!? // which is full of minerals are accomplishment and find an unknown you. extremely popular! There are a wide variety with cookies

Experience the magnificence and menace of nature with all your senses here at Miyako. and rice cakes, caramel and

soda. They are slightly salty

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\ / \ / \ 早池峰山 leontopodium hayachinense \ Caramel!? Soda pop!? 1 Mount Hayachine Check here, too ▼ This is the highest peak in the Kitakami Range. A large number of rare alpine flora grow, such as the special natural monuments, leontopodium Sanriku hayachinense and bistorta hayachinensis. It is one The plan including Geopark Site Column At 2:46 pm on March 11, 2011. The Great meals with seasonal of the one hundred famous mountains of Japan. ingredients is popular East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Learning about struck that shook the world. Understand the importance of disaster prevention 4 Disaster from the tsunami remains and materials Prevention remaining in Miyako. 3 臼木山 Sanriku Mount Usuki Geopark Site Learn the terror of There are 800 cherry trees made up of 100 different varieties here tsunami and earthquake 津波遺構 たろう観光ホテル that bloom from mid-April through late May, welcoming visitors by looking it. with various cherry blossoms. In May, azaleas and rhododendrons The Tsunami Remains Taro Kanko Hotel are also in bloom. Check here, too ▼ The footpath from Jodogahama Beach to Mt. Usuki gives you The remains of the hotel that was hit by a stunning views of Miyako’s natural beauty, with lush green at your giant tsunami exceeding 17m in height. You back as you gaze down upon the gorgeous panoramic view of can visit the inside of the hotel if you join the Miyako Harbor before you. “Disaster Prevention Guide Tour” run by Miyako Tourism and Cultural Exchange Association.

Disaster Prevention Guide Tour (reservation required) Check here, too ▼ Tel: 0193-77-3305 (Taro Shiosato Station) Fee: admission charge Operating times: Reception / 9:00am–5:00pm Guided tour / 9:00am–4:30pm (until Soak in a bath to soothe 3:30pm from November to March) tiredness from travel! Check here, too 震災メモリアルパーク 中の浜 ▼ Taro Daiichi Taro Kanko Hotel Junior High School リバーパークにいさと Tsunami Memorial Park 5 Michi-no-Eki 2 Taro Taro Seawall River Park Niisato Nakanohama Taro Baseball Field Taro Harbor Comprehensive recreational facilities on elevated ground 45 The park exhibits the camping site toilet and Taro overlooking the Heigawa River. As well as “Yuttari Kan” where Rias Line Fishing Enjoy the natural beauty Sanriku kitchen in the state of being damaged by the Sanriku Railway day trippers can bathe, visitors can also enjoy camping and Harbor Check here, too ▼ Geopark Site tsunami. The height of the giant tsunami that Taro Sta. a pottery experience. of the mountains Disaster Prevention swept in can be experienced from Outlook Hill. Guided Tour Tel: 0193-72-3800 Opening Hours: Day bathing / 7:00am–9:00am (Last meeting point entrance 8:30am), 10:00am–10:00pm (Last entrance 9:30pm) and the ocean Fee: Admission charge

0206 0307 It’s pretty full-on! Column Give it a try! Try making something! Miyako experience guide 3 htening a tig mac \ What sha s is hi That saw is huge! \ ll I pu hi ne Taro 2・5 t in T 3 1 it? // / \\ Take me to the points of interest 4・6 5・7 1 4 2 /

Out at sea and in the mountains, there are still plenty of exciting place in Miyako. Kuzakai Kawai Miyako Mt. Hayachine Discover the deep attractions of Miyako in each place

where long history and cultures cultivated by geological and human activities lie. // Enjoy it with \\ Give it a try! 北上山地民俗資料館 the whole family! \\ You can also enjoy hunting for souvenirs // 1 Kitakamisanchi 道の駅 みなとオアシス・みやこ Museum of Folklore 昔の技術で小物づくり体験 Michi-no-Eki The museum exhibits folk materials that have supported people living in the center of the Kitakami Range and Making small articles with ancient techniques (Roadside Station) 1 2 Minato Oasis Miyako Kawai Region. Some of the exhibits are designated (Kitakamisanchi Museum of Folklore) National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties. Check here, too Fresh local fish and vegetables and souvenirs are on ▼ Visitors can experience ancient techniques visible in everyday folk articles sale. There are also a restaurant and snack corner. 夢入り缶 づくり体 験 Tel: 0193-76-2167 Opening hours: 9:00am–5:00pm through making small articles. Make coasters or mini baskets using ancient Check here, too ▼ Holidays: Mondays (or the next day if a holiday), New Year’s holiday tools and natural materials. As reservations are required, inquire at the Tel: 0193-71-3100 Admission Fee: General admission 200 Yen, University Students 150 museum for details. 2 Experience canning your dreams Opening hours: Shop/ 9:00am – 5:00pm Yen, High School Students and younger Free of Charge (Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Science Museum) Restaurant/ Weekdays 10:30am – 3:00pm Last Tel: 0193-76-2167 (Miyako Kitakamisanchi Museum of Folklore) order, Weekends & holidays 10:30am – 4:00pm Opening Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm Holidays: Mondays Fee: Admission charge Using a special machine known as a tightening machine, visitors can Last order Holidays: January 1st experience can making. Fill the cans with anything besides food. Put in an item for recollection and use as a time capsule, or insert a message card and \\ Large volume! The famous Atsuyaki-tamago give as a present. (thick omelette) // Beautiful! Tel: 0193-63-5353 (Iwate Prefectural Fisheries Science Museum) 道の駅 たろう Opening Hours: 9:00am–4:30pm (last admission is 4:00pm) Michi-no-Eki Taro Holidays: Mondays, New Year’s holiday Fee: Admission charge \\ Tree Museum Information Center 3 (Roadside Station) It opened fully in April, 2018. There are a tourist // We also sell information counter, a farmers market, restaurants souvenirs! and some shops in the facility. 区界高原ウォーキングセンター Check here, too ▼ Tel: 0193-87-2111 (Taro General Office) 6 Opening hours: Tourist Information Center, Kuzakai-Kogen Farm-Direct Store / 9:00am–5:00pm (other facilities’ opening hours vary) Walking Center Holidays: Vary depending on the facility This is a base for hikers in Kuzakai-Kogen and climbing Mt. Kabutomyojindake. It is fully equipped with shower らでん 技法 体 験

道の駅 区界高原 and outdoor kitchen. The walking course starting from Check here, too ▼ the center is popular. 3 Raden Technique Experience Michi-no-Eki Kuzakai-kogen (Yakushi Lacquerware Crafts Center) Tel: 0193-77-2216 Opening hours: 9:00am–5:00pm Visitors can experience the “Raden” technique of attaching thinly cut shells (Roadside Station) Holidays: Mondays, New Year’s holiday (Mondays and Thursdays from いかせんべい手焼き体験 4 November to April) Admission Fee: Free of charge to a wooden base. Create an original item such as accessories, straps, Miyako's west entrance. In the restaurant you can chopsticks and small plates. It will be a unique redenpiece in the world. try the kimchi ramen using the specialty, Friendship // 4 Experience hand-grilling ika-senbei Tel: 0193-75-2351 (Yakushi Lacquerware Crafts Center) Opening Hours: 10:00am–12:00pm kimchi and the popular daru ramen. (Sugata) ika-senbei: squid rice crackers \\ Give it a try! Held irregularly every month for a week *The days on which it is held vary with the month. Check here, too ▼ Please inquire in advance. Holidays: New Year’s holiday Fee: 1,000 Yen – Experience hand-grilling squid rice crackers, the famous local confectionery Tel: 0193-77-2266 Opening hours: Kiosk / 8:00am–6:30pm, restaurant / 11:00am–5:00pm that have been loved for 130 years in Miyako. Take a bite of the fresh (November–March: kiosk / 8:30am–5:30pm, A lacquered piano? Will it turn just-grilled squid rice crackers. *Reservations required by 1 week before the restaurant / 11:00am–3:00pm) Moreover, you can play it! out OK? desired day for the experience. Holidays: Open all year rthenware of your e ea own Tel: 0193-89-1550 (Sugata Hanawa Factory Ltd.) // ak tas A lacquered piano is exhibited. M te Opening Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm Holidays: Please inquire Fee: Admission charge \ ! And you are free to play it! Its \ // \\ The specialty, Dragon noodles charming tone is spellbinding. 道の駅 やまびこ館 縄文土器作り体験

Michi-no-Eki Yamabiko-kan 薬師塗漆工芸館 (Roadside Station) 5 Experience making Jomon pottery 5 7 (Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon Forest Museum) The exact halfway point between Morioka and Miyako. Yakushi Lacquerware The spacious farm-direct store is filled with the fruits Make Jomon pottery, adding stringy clay in layers. Complete by adding a of the mountains and fields such as wild vegetables, Crafts Center pattern using a rope. After drying and burning, the completed earthenware mushrooms and vegetables. Soft ice cream made It is adjacent to Yamabiko-kan Roadside Station. As well will be handed to you. *Reservations required by 2 weeks before the desired day for the experience. Held 9:00am–12:00pm, 1:00pm–4:00pm with black soybeans is a popular specialty. as lacquerware exhibits, visitors can also experience making accessories, straps, chopsticks, and so on, using Tel: 0193-65-7526 (Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon Forest Museum / Culture Section, Board of Check here, too Check here, too ▼ the Raden technique. ▼ Education, Miyako City) Opening Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm (Last admission 4:30pm) Holidays: Tel: 0193-85-5011 Mondays (next day if a holiday), New Year’s holiday, end of each month (if a museum holiday, Opening hours: Kiosk / 8:00am–6:30pm, then the previous weekday), December 28 Fee: Admission charge restaurant / 11:00am–6:30pm (December– Tel: 0193-75-2351 Opening hours: 9:00am – 4:30pm March: the kiosk and restaurant both close at Holidays: New Year’s holiday Fee: Free of charge (Raden technique 6:00pm) experience is cost price)

0208 0309 コ白 ン と ト 青 ラ の ス ト が 美 し い Speaking of Miyako’s winter taste, Horsehair Crab horsehair crab! Every winter, the There are plenty of 毛ガニ Horsehair Crab Festival is held. At must-try dishes! the festival visitors can enjoy a free Winter Spring treat of crab soup and single-hook Season fishing for horsehair crab, and so on. Autumn Summer

The new spring salmon is also delicious!

Winter Spring Season Autumn Summer

Salmon サケ Show me the local delicacies Miyako boasts the largest salmon catch in Mainland. The Original Miyako Salmon Festival, held in winter, is a The open sea of Sanriku, one of the world’ s top three hugely popular event. fisheries spreads out before your eyes in Miyako. How is it?! Throughout the seasons fresh and tasty fish and shell This sushi! Make Miyako Port has the top A texture that melts and a In the sea town of Miyako, the sushi is Pacific cod Pacific cod catches nation- Sea Urchin taste that spreads in the fish are hauled in. Sushi of outstanding freshness! Through- sure you try some マダラ うに 寿司 wide! The good quality mouth! It is delicious to eat You can taste the seafood in a variety of dishes or as souvenirs. out the year, visitors can enjoy the taste and soft white flesh a raw one or Shiouni (salted Head to market, shopping streets and eateries in Miyako! seasonal taste; herring in spring, sea is perfect for hotpots. The sea urchin). The Lightly Winter Spring urchin and sea squirt in summer, saury Winter Spring Winter Spring Season soft roe is also tasty. Season grilled one like the photo is Season in Autumn, salmon roe and horsehair also delicious. Autumn Summer crab in winter. Autumn Summer Autumn Summer

It really is delicious Here is Miyako, the town of cuisine

Winter Spring Season Bindon If produced locally...! Autumn Summer ビンドン Cod quickly loses its freshness. Serving it as sashimi is the privilege Winter Spring Winter Spring Winter Spring of the area it is produced in! It is a There’s a new product in Season Season Season refined taste with no peculiarity. Miyako that has become Autumn Summer Abalone あわび Autumn Summer Hanami Oysters 花見かき Autumn Summer Saury さんま quite famous. Bindon is the new idea of serving Miyako abalone is reared on good quality kelp This is large and branded oyster grow in Miyako Saury takes the cold Oyashio current, accumulat- raw sea urchin in milk and seaweed. The taste of natural Ezo abalone is Bay, and they are shipped only for 2 month in April ing plenty of fat from late summer until fall and bottles. You can try out this exceptional! and May. A thick flavor fill your mouth. returns to Sanriku. In fall, the “Hamayaki (fish and new specialty where you seafood barbecue) Festa” which is able to catch pour the fresh seasonal sauries with hands takes place. seafood right out of the

\ For one moment a vivid green! / milk bottle onto a bowl of /

\ / \ / \ rice and eat it. Winter Spring Wakame Seaweed わかめ If you come to Miyako, try it! Season You should definitely try Autumn Summer Tossed and grown in the rough Come to Miyako to get this collection! sea, Miyako seaweed which is Column MIYAKO COLLECTION known nationwide is thick, chewy MIYAKO Sanriku seaweed and excellent. Popular! Miyako City Fish and Vegetable Market 宮古市魚菜市場 “Tatsutto” Series shabu-shabu You’ll be surprised! Mainly focused on fresh seafood, this is a popular spot for A shocking image the fruits of the mountains and sea of Miyako with souve- Check here, too ▼ nirs lined up. There are also restaurants with popular dishes The seaweed known as “Haru ichiban”, which is collected earlier than others, such as Don, bowls of rice with toppings, and ramen. is the taste of spring in Miyako. We recommend eating this as shabu-shabu. Tel: 0193-62-1521 Fresh ingredients The moment it is soaked in the hot Opening Hours: 6:30am–5:30pm Holidays: Wednesday at a great water, it goes vivid green in color! The market price! crisp texture is irresistible.

Winter Spring Season Autumn Summer “Tatsutto” means “a little” or “a tad” in Iso Ramen 磯ラーメン the local dialect. Just dilute in 15 times its volume of hot water to make a fine Iso ramen, filled with the fragrance of the beach, is soup. There are 3 types – hama-dare also popular. When in season, it sometimes includes (salt-based sauce), shrimp stock and “Haru Ichiban” wakame, which is miso sauce. the earliest collection in Spring, before high quality ingredients, grilled hornwort and passing through hot water. horsehair crab.

10 11 石川啄木 Takuboku Ishikawa In 1908, 4 years before his death, the last place in which Takuboku stood in his native Iwate was Miyako. On the elevated ground overlooking Miyako Bay, a monument is built to the “land where Takuboku called into port”. Tel: 0193-62-2111 (Tourism Section, Miyako City) Present

吉川英治 Sanriku 黒森神楽 Geopark Site Eiji Yoshikawa Showa Eiji Yoshikawa’s sister married to Miyako’s Honjoji temple. Kuromori Kagura (1600s) Check here, too ▼ In Atago Elementary School’s schoolyard is erected A dance tribute to the deity of Kuromori Shrine. a commemorative stone with a haiku carved in it, which Every new year, it is performed with Gongen-sama is said to have been recited on his visit to Miyako in 1935. Sanriku (lions' head)along the Sanriku coastal area. This is a Showa Check here, too ▼ 崎山貝塚縄文の森ミュージアム Geopark Site nationally designated intangible folk cultural asset. Tel: 0193-62-2111 (Tourism Section, Miyako City) Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon Forest Museum 西塔幸子

The artifacts and strata excavated from the Sakiyama shell mound, and images Koko Saito using projection mapping are exhibited here. Visitors can also enjoy Jomon 鳥取春陽 Meiji A poet died young (in 1936) is known as “the female experiences with fire starters and bows and arrows. Takuboku”. In Etsunagi where she held her final Shunyou Tottori (1900–1932) appointment as an Elementary School teacher, a memorial hall and inscribed stone are erected. 国指定史跡 崎山貝塚縄文の森公園 He was an enka master and composer from Miyako City. In 1922, his “Bird in a Cage” was a big hit. He Tel: 0193-78-2705 (Koko Saito Memorial Hall (Etsunagi District Nationally Designated Historical Site Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon Forest Park performed as a singer attached to the first record Community Center)) company in Japan. Meiji Opening Hours: 9:00am–4:00pm Holidays: Saturdays / Sundays In Sakiyama shell mound, there are remains of a village and shell mound as is / National holidays (reservation required on holidays) Fee: Adults 200 Yen, High School Students and younger 100 Yen from the Jomon Era, 3500–6000 years ago. Currently it is maintained as a park. Tel: 0193-72-2019 (Niisato Lifelong The museum is within the park grounds. Learning Center Genno Hall) Taisyo Opening Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm Tel: 0193-65-7526 (Sakiyama Shell Mound Jomon Forest Park Complex Check here, too ▼ Holidays: Mondays, New Year’s holiday Meiji internal line) Opening Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm (last admission 4:30pm) Admission Fee: Free of charge Holidays: Mondays (next day if a holiday), New Year’s holiday, end of each Take me on a historical trip month (if a museum holiday, then the previous weekday), December 28 Fee: Adults 200 Yen, Students 150 Yen, High School Students or younger Check here, too ▼ Free of charge Edo

Azuchi- Momoyama 牧庵鞭牛 Edo Bengyu Bokuan (1710–1782)

Bengyu Bokuan was born in 『寄生木』 a farmhouse in Miyako. For around 30 years from when “Mistletoe” he turned to prayer at 42 宮沢賢治 years old until he died at 73 Yoshihira Ogasawara of Miyako City was One of the Yoshitsune’s retainers, years old, it is said that he the model for the protagonist in Roka Kenji Miyazawa Saburo Shigeie Suzuki, remained dug out a road for around Tokutomi’s novel, “Mistletoe” (published Jomon Yoshitsune’s in Miyako due to old age, changed 400 km within the area of 1909) Original notes, etc., are exhibited in On the monument erected in Jodogahama is his name to Shigesaburo Suzuki the southern clan. the Mistletoe Exhibition Room. engraved, “The velvet kelp from the lake of the Heian retainer to to deceive his pursuers, became a sea is laying lonely on the sand”, which Miyazawa shrine guard guard of the Yokoyama Hachimangu Check here, too ▼ recited on his visit to the beach at Miyako in 1917. Shrine, and became the ancestor of Tel: 0193-72-2019 (Niisato Lifelong Learning Center Genno Hall) Opening Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm Suzuki in Miyako. Check here, too ▼ Holidays: Mondays, New Year’s holiday Tel: 0193-62-3670 (Mistletoe Exhibition Room (Yamaguchi Community Center)) Tel: 0193-62-2111 Admission Fee: Free of charge Opening Hours: 9:00am–5:00pm Holidays: Mondays, New Year’s holiday, Community (Tourism Section, Miyako City) Center holidays Admission Fee: Free of charge

義経北行伝説 Tel: 0193-62-2111 宮古港海戦 Yoshitsune's Legend Escaping Further North (1159–1189) (Tourism Section, Miyako City) Jodogahama Check here, too ▼ The Battle of Miyako Bay (1869) Usukiyama Battle Memorial Monument Battle of Miyako Bay Memorial Monument Said to have committed suicide in Hiraizumi, Minamoto no Yoshitsune may actually have escaped to the north. Tohoku has many legends that support Yoshitune’s Northern Flight. There are related locations within the city, In 1869, a battle was occured in Miyako Harbor such as Hangan Inari Shrine where Yoshitsune’s armor is enshrined, Yokoyama Hachimangu Shrine where it is between the forces of the former shogunate said Yoshitune’s retainer became a priest, and Kuromori Shrine where it is said that Yoshitsune and his followers and government forces in what was said to offered themselves and dedicated themselves to Prajnaparamita for 3 years and 3 months. be one of the decisive battles of the Boshin War. On Usukiyama overlooking Miyako Bay, the Battle of Miyako Bay Commentary Monu- Hangan Inari Shrine Yokoyama Hachimangu Shrine Kuromori Shrine ment has been erected, and at the entrance to Jodogahama Odaiba Observatory, the Battle of Miyako Bay Monument has been erected. Check here, too ▼ Tel: 0193-62-2111 (Tourism Section, Miyako City)

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Map and Accommodation Guide For Miyako City tourist information The scenic spots and fun places in Miyako cannot all be visited in only a day. Taro Masaki Kaigan IC Michi-no-Eki So why not stay the night, eat, drink and stop and smell the roses! Miyako Travel Info Search 177 15 Taro 171 Taro General Affairs Office Sannoiwa Rocks http://www.kankou385.jp/ Taro Station City sightseeing inquiries Taro Seawall 40 Facility name Phone number Area code Tourism Section, Miyako City 62-2111 Sanriku Sabane Station Railway Miyako Tourism and Cultural Exchange Association 62-3534 0193 Genbeidaira Rias Line 45 Miyako Station front General Tourist Information Center 62-3574 Highland The Single Cherry Tree Learning about Disaster Prevention Guided Tour 77-3305 of Kamegamori 24 Anegasaki Cape (inside Taro Shiosato Station) Ichinowatari Station Miyako Ryokan and Hotel Information Center 62-4060 340 (inside the Tourist Information Center) 21 Blowhole Miyako Guest House Information Center 62-3574 Hideshima Island (inside the Tourist Information Center) Taro General Affairs Office 87-2111 Kuromori Jodogahama Shrine Rosoku-iwa Rock Michi-no-Eki Kuzakai-Kogen 259 Niisato General Affairs Office 72-2111 Kuzakai-kogen Miyako City Yamaguchi Jodogahama Jodogahama Visitor Center Kawai General Affairs Office 76-2111 171 Michi-no-Eki Yakushi Community Center ̒荛渿䀥䋑 Mt. Kabutomyojindake Yamabiko-kan 11248 Taro Shiosato Station 65-7506 Lacquerware Miyako 259 Mt. Usukiyama Jodogahama Kuzakai-Kogen Walking Center Crafts Center Yamaguchi Danchi Station Station Michi-no-Eki Boat Cruise Kuzakai 106 Kebaraichi Kawauchi Station ❹ Sentoku Station 20 Miyako Station JR Yamada Line Niisato General Station Sokei ❾ Mt. Gassan City facilities Hikime 277 ■ Affairs Office Station 106 Station 12 Minato Oasis Matsukusa Station Heigawa River Facility name Phone number Hiratsuto Station ❺❼ Miyako Moichi Station Miyako Chuo IC Yagisawa Miyako Port Ferry Terminal Michi-no-Eki Taro (Taro General Affairs Office) 87-2111 Miyakotandai Station Otoge Dam Miyako City Hall Michi-no-Eki Miyako 71-3100 Hakoishi Station Miyako Kitakamisanchi 19 Mt. Gassan Michi-no-Eki Yamabiko-kan 85-5011 Museum of Folklore Haratai Station Gennokan 277 Observatory Heigawa River 22 25 Michi-no-Eki Kuzakai-Kogen 77-2266 Kawai General Shirahama Affairs Office River Park Niisato Yokosawa Onsen Miyako-minami IC Jodogahama Rest House 62-1179 23 Rikuchu-Kawai JR Yamada Line (Yuttari-kan) 200 Otobe Jodogahama Visitor Center 65-1690 Station Tsugaruishi 290 Station Jodogahama Marine House 63-1327 Iwate Prefectural fisheries and Science Museum 63-5353 43 Omoe 45 Nature Observation Miyako Jodogahama Boat Cruise 62-3350 Mt. Hayachine Haraigawa 340 Station and Education Forest Miyako City Fish and Vegetable Market 62-1521 Easternmost point of Honshu Museum of Trees (Kawai General Affairs Office) 76-2111 Area code Hayachine Quasi-National Park Cape Todogasaki Miyako Port Ferry Terminal (Port and Harbor Promotion Section) 62-2111 41 Cape Todogasaki 0193 Yakushigawa River Lighthouse 25 25 Koko Saito City accommodation list Memorial Museum To Kuromori Shrine Central Area Map ■ Business hotels Miyako District Joint Government Building ■ Ryokan Facility name Phone number 45 Facility name Phone number 16 Hotel Miyako Hills Station 63-2001 Kawai District Central Area Miyako City Fish and To Miyako city center → Nishimachi-1 Vegetable Market ❶ Ryokan Suehirokan 62-1555 17 Hotel Big Wave 63-5533 Miyako Kitakamisanchi To Jodogahama Kawai General Affairs Office Midorigaoka ̓ Yamada-ya Bekkan 62-4133 Museum of Folklore ❷ 18 Miyako Central Hotel Kumayasu 64-2121 Museum of Trees Main Building and Wamimachi Jyouanji Temple ❸ Settai Ryokan 62-8146 19 Hotel Route-Inn Miyako 71-3611 Information Office Kawai Elementary 106 School Kawai Region Yokomachi ❹ Kadosaka Ryokan 72-2373 Promotion Center ← Wamimachi Hankan Inari Shrine To Morioka Kawai kasen Park Kamozaki-cho ❽ ❺ Nisshou-kan 62-9077 ■ Capsule Hotels ꇸꓩ䉗 Rikuchu-Kawai Station Aramachi Kurotamachi Post Office To Jodogahama ❻ Jodogahama Ryokan 62-1319 Facility name Phone number 26 Hokuda ̓ 10 Miyako Harbor ❼ Umikyu Ryokan 63-7575 20 Sauna and Capsule Miyako 77-3512 Opening Memorial 340 16 Aramachi Monument Eiji Yoshikawa Monument ❽ Sato Ryokan 62-2439 Tateai-cho Motomachi Skae-cho 18 Haiku Monument on the land where Post Suehiro-cho ❾ Mikawa Ryokan 62-7871 Public Inns Police Office 26 ❻ Former Atago Takuboku called 13 ■ JR Yamada Line Station Tsukiji Elementary School into port Facility name Phone number Municipal Odori-1 Parking Lot Atago Sanriku Railway Rias Line ❶ Shinkawa-cho Hotels 21 KYUKAMURA RIKUCHU-MIYAKO 62-9911 340 Omachi-4 45 Kouganji ■ ❷ 45 MIYAKO Fishery Facility name Phone number 22 Yuttari Kan 72-3800 JR Yamada Line Miyako Station Cooperative Union Mukaimachi Miyako Ohashi Bridge Building 10 Miyako Hotel Sawadaya 62-7711 23 Yokosawa Onsen “Seihouen” 74-2444 Niisato District Central Area Miyako City Hall 17 Odori-2 11 The Park Hotel Jodogahama 62-2321 General Tourist Information Center Niisato Junior To Morioka 12 Hotel Omiya 62-3660 Guest Houses (Ryokan and Hotel Information Center) ■ ❹ High School
̒ Miyacho-1 Minamimachi Miyako Bridge 13 Art City 65-1511 Facility name Phone number Training Center Bypass Fujiwara Sanson Square Miyacho-2 106 14 Greenpia Sanriku Miyako 87-5111 24 Jirobeya 62-7150 Outdoor Facilities Sanriku Railway Rias Line Yokoyama Miyako Daiichi 45 15 Nagisatei Taro-An 87-2002 25 Otobesou 68-2347 Niisato General Hachimangu Junior High School ❸ Affairs Office Shrine 26 Guest House 3710 77-3710 JR Moichi Station Miyako City Heigawa River 22 Genno Hall General Gymnasium Heigawa campsite River Park Niisato Sea Arena Joint Government (Yuttari-kan) Building Koyamada To Yamada This mark is the Sanriku Geopark logo. ̕

14 15 Jul Miyako Summer Festival A huge event at the summer with fishing vessels sailing round the bay decorated with flags celebrating large catches in the “Ship Festival”, as well as local dance performing, and fireworks over the sea. Tel: 0193-62-3233 (Office of the Miyako Summer Festival Support Association) Event Calendar

Check here, too ▼ Jan New Year’s Day New Year sunrise sightseeing boat cruises

Mar Early March Miyako Hair Crab Festival

Apr Late April – Early May (Golden Week holidays) Jodogahama Festival

Apr Sep Jul Third Sunday Miyako Harbor Cutter Race Late July Miyako Summer Festival

Sep First Saturday Heigawa River Canoe Slalom Tournament First Sunday Heigawa River Rafting Tournament Mid September Miyako Autumn Festival Mid September Hamayaki (fish and seafood barbecue) Festa Late September Miyako City Industry Festival Jodogahama Festival Miyako Autumn Festival Check here, too Check here, too Held in the Golden Week holidays. ▼ Lavishly decorated floats in the ▼ The venue at Jodogahama rings shape of boats roll by and around Oct Early October The Sanriku Sea Kayak Marathon in Miyako with the voices of visitors enjoying 3,000 citizens take part in a parade. Third Sunday Niisato Festival food tastings and boats open to Tel: 0193-62-8458 the public free of charge. (Executive Committee Office) Tel: 0193-62-3534 (Miyako Tourism and Nov Second Sunday Miyako Salmon Half Marathon Cultural Exchange Association) Late November Salmon and Abalone Festival Oct Nov Dec Late December Miyako Salmon Festival

The Sanriku Sea Kayak Marathon Miyako Salmon in Miyako Half Marathon Check here, too Check here, too Participants compete in 5 km, 10 ▼ Strong runners compete in half ▼ You can read the “Miyako City Tourism Guide Book” km, and 17 km races in Miyako Bay, marathon, 10 km, 5 km and pair in multiple languages on your smartphone or tablet the ideal stage for sea kayaking. (around 2 km) events. Free-foods Tel: 0193-71-1120 after the race are also popular. PC. It talks !! (Executive Committee Office) Tel: 0193-62-6000 Install the free app, Catalog Pocket, and search for (Executive Committee Office) “Miyako”!

Railway Bus / Car Transport Facilities

Approx. 130 minutes Approx. 505 km Sanriku Tourist 71-1170 Tokyo Morioka Urawa IC Morioka- Transport Information Tohoku Shinkansen Tohoku Expressway Minami IC Miyako Station 63-7727

Approx. 130 minutes Morioka- Approx. 100 km Sanriku Railway Inquiries 62-8900 Morioka Miyako Minami IC Yamada Line National Route 106 IWATE KENPOKU BUS Miyako Sales Office 64-6060

Approx. 35 minutes Approx. 9 hours IWATE KENPOKU BUS Miyako Station Front Information Office 62-3620 Hanamaki Morioka Tokyo Miyako Tohoku Main Line Night Bus Aomori Taxis Shin-Aomori Approx. 80 minutes Approx. 130 minutes Hiraizumi Morioka Morioka Sansha Taxis 62-4321 Ferry Tohoku Main Line Bus 106 Miyako ' Muroran Kawasaki Taxis 62-3337 Aomori Hachinohe Prefecture Ferry Flights Maruyoshi Taxis 64-1212 Ninohe The ferry service between Miyako and Kubota Taxis 67-2121 Tohoku Approx. 55 minutes Shinkansen Muroran opened on June 22, 2018! Kuji Sapporo Tsugaruishi Taxis 67-2323 Tohoku Iwate-Numakunai Akita Expressway Approx. 11 hours Prefecture Iwate Muroran Miyako Approx. 70 minutes Masaki Taxis 87-2727 Prefecture 6 times a week Nagoya Morioka IC Morioka 106 Sanriku Railway Rias Line ＊The ferry from Muroan runs via Approx. 80 minutes Hanamaki Kawai Kotsu 76-2026 Hachinohe port. Akita Yamada Line Tohoku Ferries from Muroran on Sunday Osaka Main Line 396 Iwate Hanamaki Airport 45 ＊ Akita Shinkansen Miyako and from Miyako on Monday Rent-A-Car and Chartered Buses Hanamaki IC Miyamori IC Approx. 125 minutes Kamaishi Line Sanriku coastal road will not be operated. Hanamaki Junction Towa IC Fukuoka JR Rent-A-Car Miyako Sales Office 65-1955 Hanamaki-Minami IC Tono Kitakami Shin-Hanamaki 283 Junction Tono IC Kamaishi Toyota Rent a Car Iwate Miyako Station East Office 64-0100 107 The entire line of ＊ There is a bus service from Hanamaki Akita Expressway Kitakami Rokando IC Sakari Airport to Morioka Station. Sanriku Jyukan Expressway Sanriku Railway Rias Miyako Sightseeing Drive Club 62-2205 Mizusawa IC Mizusawa- Ofunato Hiraizumi- Esashi JR Ofunato Line Maesawa IC Line between Kuji and Yamagata Ofunato Line Between Kesennuma and Sakari Nippon Rent-A-Car Miyako Sales Office 63-8195 Prefecture Ichinoseki IC Sakari was opened on Kesennuma BRT service Miyagi Ichinoseki Prefecture March 23, 2019. Riasu Kankou 62-7075

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Tourist inquiriesSendai 1-1-30, Miyamachi, Miyako city, Iwate 027-8501 Tel: 0193-62-2111 Fax: 0193-63-9120 Tourism Section, Industry Promotion Department, Miyako City URL http://www.city.miyako.iwate.jp