Itinerary Hiraizumi Kesennuma Minamisanriku Rikuzentakata Wakuya
The Gold of the Oshu-Fujiwara
Panning for gold (about 30 minutes) Pan for gold near the site where Japan’s first gold was discovered.
Mt. Tatsugane Sutra Mounds A place where the Oshu-Fujiwara clan offered prayers to the gods and the Buddhas. At the peak of the mountain, sutra scriptures in bronze vessels are buried in eleven kyodzuka sutra mounds.
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