Iwate Prefecture

Genbikei Gorge, a famous spot in Ichinoseki city, famous for its emerald green river surface and flying dumplings...

Genbikei Gorge, located in Ichinoseki City, Iwate Prefecture, is a roughly 2km long gorge formed by the erosion of the Iwai River. Its steep rock faces, including oddly shaped and bizarre rocks, create a dynamic landscape.

NEFT Editorial Department2016.09.12

[Iwate Prefecture] Chusonji Temple, a World Heritage Site famous as the temple of three generations of the Oshu Fujiwara clan

Located in Hiraizumi Town, Nishiiwai District, Iwate Prefecture, Chusonji Temple is the Tohoku headquarters of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. It is an extra temple on the Oshu Thirty-Three Kannon Pilgrimage, and its mountain name is Kanzan. Its principal image is Shaka Nyorai, a Buddhist statue of Jikaku...

NEFT Editorial Department2016.09.12