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MORIOKA and RIKUCHU KAIGAN (Coast) NATIONAL PARK PAGE 1/ 4 MORIOKA and RIKUCHU KAIGAN (coast) NATIONAL PARK PAGE 1/ 4 PG-202 MORIOKA and RIKUCHU KAIGAN (coast) NATIONAL PARK Morioka (盛岡), an old castle town founded by the feudal lord Rikuchu Kaigan (Coast) National Park (陸中海岸国立公園) “Nambu” in 1582, is now the center of politics, economy and extends for 180 km (112 mi.) along the Pacific coast from the culture in Iwate Prefecture. Morioka boasts historical attractions northern part of Iwate Prefecture south to Kesennuma City, and scenic wonders. Miyagi Prefecture. This coastal park is made up of two parts — the northern part filled with sea-eroded high cliffs and fantastic Access: rock formations, and the southern half characterized by a typical By Rail(JR): Rias-type coast. To From Type of train Time required Daily runs Fare Morioka Ueno (Tokyo) Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko" 2 hrs. 30 min. – 3 hrs. 30 min. 45 ¥13,640 (13,840*) Ichinoseki Ueno (Tokyo) Tohoku Shinkansen "Yamabiko" 2 hrs. 40 min. – 2 hrs. 50 min. 28 ¥12,270 (12,470*) *Fare from Tokyo Sta. Transportation in the Area: To From (Via) By Time required Daily runs Fare train (Ofunato Line) 1 hr. 6 min. – 1 hr. 30 min. 11 ¥1,110 Kesennuma Ichinoseki Sta. bus (Iwate-ken Kotsu) 1 hr. 15 min. 13 ¥1,050 Oshima Kesennuma Sta. – Kesennuma Port bus (Miyagi Kotsu) 10 min. 11 – 18 ¥150 (Uranohama Port) Kesennuma Port boat (Oshima Kisen) 30 min. 16 ¥300 Goishi-Kaigan Kesennuma Sta. – Hosoura Sta. train (Ofunato Line) 45 min. – 1 hr. 10 ¥650 Beach Hosoura Sta. bus (Iwate-ken Kotsu) 12 min. 14 ¥350 Kesennuma Sta. – Sakari Sta. train (Ofunato Line) 1 hr. 10 min. 10 ¥820 Sakari Sta. train (Sanriku Tetsudo Line) 50 min. 14 ¥1,050 Kamaishi Ichinoseki Sta. – Hanamaki Sta. train (Tohoku Line) 1 hr. every 1 hr. ¥950 Hanamaki Sta. train (Kamaishi Line) 2 hrs. – 2 hrs. 20 min. 12 ¥1,620 Kamaishi Sta. – Miyako Sta. train (Yamada Line) 1 hr. 30 min. 11 ¥1,110 Jodogahama Morioka Sta. – Miyako Sta. train (Yamada Line) 2 hrs. 15 min. – 2 hrs. 40 min. 6 ¥1,890 Beach Miyako Sta. bus (Iwate-ken Kotsu) 15 min. 10 – 20 ¥170 Kamaishi Sta. – Iwate-Funakoshi train (Yamada Line) 40 min. 12 ¥480 Funakoshi Iwate-Funakoshi Sta. bus (Iwate-ken Kotsu) 8 min. 7 ¥130 Peninsula (Tanohama) Miyako – Rikuchu-Yamada train (Yamada Line) 40 min. 12 ¥480 Rikuchu-Yamada – Tanohama boat (Iwate-ken Kotsu) 1 hr. 20 min. 1 (July – Aug.) ¥1,630 Local Buses, Trains & Boats Sightseeing Boats (Guided by Japanese-speaking personnel. In Morioka City, most buses leave from the bus terminal in Operated by Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha Co.) front of Morioka Sta. Around Jodogahama: 40-min. cruise from Jodogahama: In Rikuchu area, during winter, boats are not operated and bus ¥1,220. 5–9 runs. transportation is also limited. Around Kitayamazaki: 50-min. cruise from Shimanokoshi: ¥1,420. 6 runs (late Apr.–early Nov.). Sightseeing Buses (Guided by Japanese-speaking personnel. Operated by Iwate Kenpoku Jidosha Co. on Fri., Sun. and national holidays between Dec. and Mar.. Reservations are required. Tel: 0193-64-6060). Rikuchu Kaigan (coast): Miyako Sta. (8:10) — Jodogahama Beach — Tono — Hiraizumi, Chusonji Konjikido Temple — Ichinoseki Sta. — Goodwill Guide Groups like the following offer tourists Hanamaki Airport (18:05 ) ¥6,100 from overseas free local tours guided in English or other languages. They are registered with JNTO and display a badge. There is no charge for their service as they are volunteers. You are only expected to pay for their travel expenses, admissions to tourist facilities if you are visiting them, and to pay for their meals if you eat with them. Volunteers For International Exchange Misawa We can take you around at your request. Apply two weeks in advance by phone to Mr. Morita (0176- 53-4430, 8:00 - 18:00). PAGE 2/ 4 MORIOKA and RIKUCHU KAIGAN (coast) NATIONAL PARK To From (Via) By Time required Daily runs(for peak season) Fare Miyako Sta. – Fudai Sta. train (Sanriku Tetsudo Line) 1 hr. 13 ¥1,180 Jodogahama – Taro boat (Iwatekenpoku Jidosha) 40 min. 5 (late Apr.–Oct.) ¥1,420 Taro Sta. – Fudai Sta. train (Sanriku Tetsudo Line) 40 min. 13 ¥890 Fudai Sta. bus (JR bus) 25 – 30 min. 4 ¥420 Kitayamazaki Otanabe (via Fudai Sta.) bus (JR bus) 20 min. 4 ¥330 Miyako Sta. – Tanohata Sta. train (Sanriku Tetsudo Line) 50 min. 16 ¥960 Tanohata Sta. bus (Tanohata Village) 15 min. 5* ¥320 Morioka Sta. – Kuji Sta. bus (JR bus) 3 hrs. 10 min. 7 ¥2,690 Kuji Sta. – Fudai Sta. train (Sanriku Tetsudo Line) 36 min. 14 ¥750 Morioka Sta. (via Moichi Sta.)– Iwaizumi Sta. train (Yamada Line) 3 hrs. 3 ¥2,210 Iwaizumi Sta. bus (JR bus) 20 min. 7 ¥190 Ryusendo Cave Morioka Sta. bus (Iwateken Kotsu & JR bus) 2 hrs. 40 min. 4 (Mar.–Dec.) ¥3,330 (Ryusendo-mae) Miyako Sta. – Omoto Sta. train (Sanriku Tetsudo Line) 30 min. 15 ¥750 Omoto Sta. bus (JR bus) 50 min. 7–10 ¥620 *No service on Sundays, national holidays and New Year’s holidays. MORIOKA Places of Interest: temple district of Kitayama. Open 9:00 -16:00. Admission: ¥300. Morioka City (盛岡) is the prefectural capital with a population 15 min. by bus from Morioka Sta. (Get off at Kitayama) of 288,000. Morioka, once called a “Kyoto of Michinoku (north- Places to Visit in the Vicinity: ern Japan)”, well preserves the past. Old temples and shrines as Koiwai Farm (小岩井農場), 35 min. by bus from Morioka Sta. well as merchant houses remain intact in the city. But the city is or 15 min. by bus from Koiwai Sta., is the largest privately now becoming a modern city at a rapid pace. Its lively shopping owned ranch in this country, covering 2,600 ha. at the southern and amusement streets are Odori and Saien with a cluster of foot of Mt. Iwate. In this amusement ranch park, there are sta- department stores, restaurants and souvenir shops. The bles, a factory of dairy products, a restaurant and a unique hotel, Nakatsugawa River, a symbol of the city, meanders calmly into which a steam locomotive coach has been remodeled. through the heart of the city. To the north of the city, there are Tsunagi Spa (繋温泉), 35 min. by bus from Morioka Sta. It is a Mts. Atagoyama and Iwayama commanding a bird’s-eye view of secluded mountain spa resort with a long history. Fresh greenery the whole city. and autumnal tints attract many visitors. Iwate Park (岩手公園), 5 min. by bus or a 20-min. walk from Morioka Sta., is the site of the former Morioka Castle. It is now an oasis for the citizens. Takuboku Ishikawa (1886–1912), a well- known poet who spent his younger days in this city, loved the site and wrote several poems about it. 9 0 500m 1km Nakatsugawa River Banks (中津川河畔) are wonderful for strolling. Especially in the portion Legend between the Bishamon-bashi and Kami-no-hashi 4 National Road Bridges, the time-honored Iwate Bank building and 1 Railway Line (JR) Shinkansen “Gozaku” (a series of old shops) stand as they 3 Bus Route were in older times. What may interest you are Bridge Tunnel “Giboshi” or bronze ornamental knobs of the Tourist Information posts of the Kami-no-hashi Bridge, which was constructed several centuries ago. Morioka Central Public Hall (盛岡市中央公民 8 10 7 館) houses a small museum of local history. It was 6 12 2 once the ruling Nambu Clan’s villa and preserves 11 4 5 an exquisite Japanese strolling garden. 15 min. by Plaza Odette bus from Morioka Sta. (Get off at Morioka Chuo Nakano-hashi 4 Kominkan Mae) Bishamon-bashi Open 9:00-16:30. Closed on Mon. and national holidays. Admission to the museum: ¥150. The 500 Buddhist Disciples (五百羅漢) Morioka Buddhist statues, each with a different facial expression, line up inside Hoonji Temple in the Numbers 1 - 12 correspond to those in the "Accommodations" list on page 3/4 MORIOKA and RIKUCHU KAIGAN (coast) NATIONAL PARK PAGE 3/ 4 RIKUCHU KAIGAN COAST Places of Interest: scene of perfect harmony. Sightseeing boats for a tour of Kesennuma (気仙沼), located at the southern tip of Rikuchu Jodogahama are available. Kaigan (Coast) National Park, is a thriving fishing port of Miyagi Kitayamazaki (北山崎), 30 min. by bus from Fudai Sta. or 15 Prefecture. Oshima Island, 30 min. by boat from Kesennuma min. by bus from Tanohata Sta., features high cliffs and caves Port, has an observatory giving a fine view of the well-indented offering splendid scenery. Sightseeing boats to see the “Alps of coast and small islands. On the island are a National Park Resort the Sea” including Kitayamazaki area start from Shimanokoshi Village and other tourist facilities. Port. Kamaishi (釜石) is an iron making town where the blast fur- Ryusendo Cave (竜泉洞), 40 min. by bus from Omoto Sta. or nace, the first of this type in Japan, was built. The primary tourist 10 min. by bus from Iwaizumi Sta., is one of the three largest sta- attraction is “Kamaishi Dai-Kannon,” the big statue of Kannon or lactite grottos in Japan. Noteworthy is a small lake at the bottom Goddess of Mercy (観音像), reached in 15 min. by bus from of the cave, 120 m. deep, filled with crystal emerald green water. Kamaishi Sta. This 48.5-m high statue overlooks the intricate Bay Admission: ¥1,000 (including New Cave). Open: 8:30–17:00 of Kamaishi. Enshrined inside are 33 small wooden Kannon stat- (May –Sept. –18:00). ues. Admission: ¥500. Open: 9:00–17:00 (enter by 16:30), 9:00 - 17:30 (enter by 17:00) Jul.
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