Hayachine Shrine↑To Ōide

Mt. Ishigami

869mw,rroNa(Roadside Station)
Rest Space, Information,
Local Produce Shop

〈Tsuzukiishi〉

maYagaya= Bus Stop

= Post oﬃce

= Shrine= Hospital= Temple= Church396
Ayaori= Police Station

Iwate-Futsukamachi

283

Komyoji Temple

hiismaKa

Kurahasama
Kannon Hall(founded in 852)

iga

ru
Sa

wa

ga
shire
Riv

Row of Cherry Blossom
Trees in Ayaori(Gift Shop/Tourist Information Center)

TONO KAZE NO OKA

Miyamori
StationArea Map

To Hanamaki

Meganebashi
BridgeoBassGS10km, 50minr
Uphill Slope

Hatsunebashi GS
BridgeTono Sports Park
Tono Fire Department/
Disaster Prevention CenterTono City Archives Museumof Logistical support

Folktale and Storytelling center

To Fuefuki Passageway〈Nuka no Mae〉

Tono Municipal Museum

283
Slope

Tono Dam

To Mt. Rokkoushi Trailhead

35

Woodworking ParkOne of the Three
Mountains of Tono
Mt. Rokkoushi

Tono Driving School→

1294.0m

2 61 3 97

Aragamisama

saza
AoGS

Rokkoushi Shrine

Local Dolls and Folk Art Village

Kawauchigawa RiverH

5Aozasa-cho

Nambu ShrineYour paying respect to the working people, plants and creatures isgreatly appreciated when you are in the farming area. In addition,
there are ａ lot of big and small stones engraved characters
everywhere in Tono, which are weather-beaten and mossy.People
set them to pray at the spots where they thought very signiﬁcant or
meaningful, and people today keep them with respect.

riveaRaw

seg

917m

Yamaguchi Waterwheel

y-pa
Hay

500m

Mt.Monomiyama

Takamuro Suikoen Park

Uphill Slope

Police Stationiver400

ono

111 112Birthplace ofKizen Sasaki

Tono Hachimangu Shrine

Tono Station

wa R

300

Post Oﬃce
To T

SteepUphill Slope

Dannohana

Tsuchibuchi-cho

Uphill Slope

Church110Ton

Kamihayasebashi
BridgeGSaiga200

Hanamaki
Shinkin Bank

111 Yamaguchi
Denderano

On the left side of the temple, there is a statue
called “Kappa Komainu” (a Kappa shaped like a dog).

Old Abe House Site

Uphill Slope
Civic Center
Gymnasium&Swimming Pool
Aeria Tono Hotel

B

340

88

Kappabuchi Pool

〈Ashiaraigawa〉

Nabekurajo Castle Site

Konseisama of Hodohora

It is said that if you tie a strip of red cloth to thetrees in front of this small shrine with only yourleft hand, you will ﬁnd your soul mate.

Tono City Hall
(Miyamori Branch)

Unedorisama Shrine

Jokenji Temple〈Nitakai〉

Nitagai

Steep Uphill Slope〈Yamaguchi〉
To Sadato Kogen〈Kashiwazaki〉1km frombus stop to Takamuro Suikoen

Uphill“Unedorisama Shrine” 35
Match-making deity◆Lit Up Every day

Meganebashi
Bridge64

Old Hayachine Pilgrimage RouteCr

Tono Ryokuho High school

Sasurai Jizo

Tono SeniorHigh school
Taga Shrine

193

NosakiPrefectural HospitalGS
Shimohayasebashi
BridgeRain

100Pa River634m Michi no Eki
Mt.Futagouyama
MIYAMORI

origaw

MiyamLoversʼ Sanctuaryywa

283

Kamaishi Line178

Atagobashi
Bridge5km, 25min

Kitsune no SekishoGS

Murahyo Merchant's House

Lotus Sutra Monument

Atago Shrine

Seiyoen(Tono Waste Management Center)
Ice-skating rink
(Outdoors & naturally frozen ice, Rental skate
shoes available, Open in winter)

To Morioka

Miyamori

Hikagebashi
Bridgee

Kamaishi LinSarGS

Tono TV Station
Tono Football Square

Tono Castle Town
283 Materials Museum

Michi no Eki

500 Buddhist DiscipleseGinga no MoriSports ParkINFORMATION

10Tono Tourism Associationishuga

340

Old Samuto Monument

8579m
Mt.Takanarayama

Denshoen

iveaRw
iga

Road Junction Marker

Nobotobashi Bridge

8km

Grave of Kakusuke

Kamimatsuzakibashi
BridgeMiyashirobashi
BridgeSuwa Shrineader
i Cherry Ro
Sarugaishbank of Sarugaishi rive
Mostly on th

LinArayamae

sres
Exp
dan a Line
Otoku Aki
Toh aishi
Kam

Haguro Iwa RockE

Mattatsubashi
BridgeMatsuzakibashi
BridgeYagenbuchibashi
BridgeLord Seishin Nikou Monument

238

Distance from Tono Station

To Hanamaki and Kitakami

GrveGS = Gas Station

Ri= Restroom
Hotel, Inn,
H = Minshuku

wa= School= Restaurnt

DAsonuma Lordsʼ Monument

Tsuzukiishi Stones

SteepUphill SlopeH

Kappa of Tarobuchi Pool

Ayaori-choosalmadl rovet le

Fukusenji Temple

Saikyoji Temple

Moto-Hachimangu Shrine

Yokotajo Castle Site

Michi no Eki

28

A

Sainokami Stone Monument

H

Murahyo Inari Shrine

ing

Komagibashi
BridgeMatsuzaki-cho

F
Famine Memorial

Takashimizu
Observation DeckndwiBonari Myojin Shrine

340

51

Tochinai Kannon Hall（founded in 809）

Yamazaki Konseisama Shrine

Shida-Touge passageway

Matsuzaki Kannon Hall(founded in 807)

〈Chibayashiki〉

Ayaori Waterwheel

Slope

Mt. Takashimizuyama

1038.1m

Chiba Family Nanbu Magariya（Not open to public.Thorough repair until March 2025）

Mt.Kasanokayousan

2 12p,eeSt

12km, Tono Uma no Sato
50min

↑Uphill

797.7mOne of the Three
Mountains of Tono

iver↑

To Moriokaand ŌhasamaaR756m

Narrow, Steep,
winding

Oshira-sama, the god of silk farming is depicted as a set of two dolls
carved from mulberry wood, one with the head of a horse, and the other ahuman head.
A sad story has been passed down through the ages, and relates theorigins of this representation of the deity.
A beautiful farmer's daughter fell in love with a horse.When her father
found out, he killed the horse. Soon after that, the daughter and the horse's
head ascended to heaven together. Oshira-sama are dressed over therobes already they wear with a new robe on the feast day every year.

Japan is a country of abundant water.It should be no surprise that there are
cautionary tales in every corner of the land telling of mischievous water spirits
waiting to drag young children into rivers.However, the Kappa of Tono areparticularly famous.
They cut an odd ﬁgure, with plates on their heads, shells on their backs, beaked
mouths, and webbed ﬁngers and toes.Kappa are usually depicted as green andabout the size of a human child, though there are stories of red Kappa in Tono too.

Tozenji Temple Site

※This original passageway is
still intact, but it is unpaved
and too narrow to drive through.
※Beware of Bears“Oshira-sama” 69

55 〜 59 178“Kappa”(Mischievous Water Spirits)

gaw

Mt.Tengamori

17 18 87 〜 91

It is said that a spirit lives in old houses and sometimes take on a child's
ﬁgure with bobbed hair.
Some say they are boys and others say girls.
They are called “Zashiki-warashi”.
Zashiki literally means a room ﬂoored with tatami mats, and Warashimeans a child. It is believed that families became wealthy if“Zashiki-warashi” lived there.They are said to be sometimes mischievous,though.

A mother goddess came to Tono along with her three daughters and told them thatshe would give the best mountain to the one who had the ﬁnest dream.
That night, the youngest sister noticed that a sacred lotus ﬂower descended fromheaven onto the eldest sister's bosom.While the eldest was still asleep, theyoungest sister took the lotus ﬂower and placed it on her own bosom.Thus, theyoungest sister got the best mountain, Mt. Hayachine, and the other two got Mt.
Rokkoushi and Mt. Ishigami, respectively.

40

Tono Furusato Village

ishi

ive

“Zashiki-warashi”

uga

To Ayaori

A 〜 G … See reverse side

“The Legend of Tono’s Three Mountains”(Mt. Hayachine, Mt. Rokkoushi, Mt. Ishigami)

Sar“Denshoen”

An Oshirado Hall which enshrines 1,000
Oshirasama deities, the Former Kikuchi Residence“Magariya” L-shaped farmhouse designated an
Important Cultural Property, and Sasaki Kizen
Memorial Museum are located.
They tell the traditional life and rituals in Tono．

〈Tono Furusatomura〉

aRKaikeisui Pond

Hiwatashi
Stone Monument

160

Tomb of Moriyuki Nambu… The numbers in squares like this one represent
locations that correspond with tales inTono Monogatari Shui.

1Sugawara Shrine

22

Toriyabe Shoten store

GS

Tsukimoushi-cho

Jofukuin Temple

aw… The circled numbers represent
locations that correspond withtales in The Legends of Tono.

Facility of horse breeding and training racehorses & saddle horses ;Horse riding available.

kura Road

1“Tono Uma no sato”

4km

Sasaya Kannon Hall

In June 2020, Kunio Yanagita’s classic The Legends of Tono marks its 110th anniversary. Why not visit the actual scenes of these folktales
with The Legends of Tono in your hands?
There’s no better way to experience Tono’s legends than to walk where the stories were born.
The Legends of Tono, published on June 14th, 1910, describes the geographic features of Tono and the 119 mysterious folktales thatoriginate within Tono’s mountains, rivers, and other areas. These stories include tales about mountain gods, Kappa, Tengu,
Zashiki-warashi, and other mythical beings. Kunio Yanagita had heard these folktales from Kizen Sasaki, a native of Tono.
In 1935, a new enlarged edition of 299 tales was published, which was compiled mainly from Kizen Sasaki's researches and records offolktales. This edition is called Tono Monogatari Shui.

MapKey3

To Route 396

Kamiwakare Shrineeg2↑To ŌiderasThe Legends of Tono and Tono Monogatari Shui

1ToMiyako and Kawai

An air of nostalgia wafts throughout the traditional folk village in“Yamazato” woodlands, where several old “ Magariya” L-shaped
farmhouses are transplanted and still utilized for seasonal hands-on
programs of rural life for visitors.“Furusato” means ａ hometown.
This village is often used as ａ ﬁlming location for “Samurai” movies.

ga0

Sasaya Kannon Hall(founded in 807)Choutankei
Gorge

MILK-INN
Egawa

H

Tono:The Hometown of Folklore“Tono Furusato Village”

1917.3m

Mataichinotaki
Waterfall

Culture and tradition passed down through the ages live on here in Japan's eternal Home.
And people live today and go towards the future.

2 65 97 126

Mt. Hayachine

Sarugaishi SaTONO

25

Odagoe Trailhead

Ko

TONO TOURIST MAP

One of the Three
Mountains of Tono

UpSlo hillpeJapan's Eternal Home

Mt. Hayachine
Mt. Hayachine National Park

283

To Kamaishi andRikuzentakata

1km2kmTono Industrial Promotion Division 〒028-0523 9-1 Chuodori, Tono, Iwate Tel 0198-62-2111 https://www.city.tono.iwate.jp/ Tono Tourism Association 〒028-0522 5-8 Shinkoku-cho, Tono, Iwate Tel 0198-62-1333 Fax 0198-62-4244 https://tonojikan.jp

2020.2

Miyamori Hall

0500m

Unman Bridge

Walks

i

Hayasegawa Riverr

Kamihayasebashi
BridgeTOPIA

one way◎
Main City Hall

Daijiji Temple

a miniature
Water Wheel

Walks
Ryugenjibashi
BridgeRainaigawa River

Shimbashi
BridgePost Oﬃce

Pay to Park

Restrooms

Free ParkingSchool

Bike Rental

Restaurant

Gas Station

Hospital

Police Station◎ City HallHigashidatecho

Taga Shrine

Ni no Maru

MurahyoMerchant's House

Ups&Downs
windingTono Public Library
Tono Municipal Museum

Monomibashi
BridgeLotus Sutra
Monument

Nabekura Park
Nabekurajo Castle Site

for Matsuzaki
Kannon Hall

Steep uphill slope

Kappabuchi Pool
BridgeHumanitarian Mr.Chiune Sugihara andMrs.Yukiko Sugihara Monument← for Tono Station

Mr. Chiune Sugihara issued transit visas to more than
6,000 Jewish refugees who sought asylum to USA via
Japan.
Mrs. Yukiko Sugihara supported and helped him while
taking care of their children under ａ tense and imminentsituation in Lithuania at the beginning of WWⅡ.
Tono is her hometown.

TONO KAZE NO OKA
Roadside StationFMatsuzaki Kannon Hall（said to be founded in 807）

DE←

for Fukusenji Temple/
Tono Furusato village←Tono Station

recommended route

Sarugaishi Cherry Road←
Tono Station
for Kappa ofTarobuchi Pool←

Sarugaishigawa RiverJokenji Temple

Riverfor Kawai/
Yamaguchi
Waterweel

Old Hayachine
Pilgrimage Route

Kappabuchi PoolNo Parking space for bikes around Kappabuchi Pool.
No bike in Jokenji Temple.
Please park bikes at Denshoen Parking space.

for Kawai→340

for Matsuzaki
kannon Hall

Yokotajo Castle SiteSarugaishi
cherry Road

Fukusenji Temple

Asonuma Lords
Monument

160

Grave of Kakusuke

Kappa ofTarobuchi Pool

Lord Seishin
Niko Monument

r

Sav

Ri

NobotoBridgeig

ishaugaaw

erforAozasa

narrow path about 200m
TraﬃcSignal↓for Denshoen/Tono Station

for Matsuzaki
kannon Hall

Old Hag ofSamuto Monument

recommendedroute

railway
crossing
crossing withan underpass

gawaraseKoga↑for Tono Furusato Village

8km, 35minTraﬃc Signal

5kmMurahyo
Inari Shrine

Haguro Iwa Rockfor Ayaori

Denshoen←

wind turbine

for Fukusenji Temple/Tono Furusato Village

TraﬃcSignal←
for Tono Station

narrow uphillslope about 600m

← 283

Tsuchibuchi
Elementary School

Uphill slope

Tohoku Odan Express way
Kamaishi Akita Line

500 Buddhist Disciples(Gohyaku Rakan)

Unedorisama
ShrineTo Route 396 and 283
To Morioka and Hanamaki
To Tono I.C.

G ← for Tsuzukiishi Stones

Sarugaishi Cherry Road

Fukusenji Bridge

Walkway

Atago Shrine

means the distance from Tono Station396segaC

San no MaruKonseisamaof Hodohora

Yamaguchi
Waterwheel

for Takamuro
Suikoen Park ←←one way

Dannohana

old Takazen Ryokan Inn transplanted

Nambu Shrine

Hon Maru

Tono SeniorHigh School

ChurchDenderano

for Takamuro
Suikoen Park

(Kunio Yanagita stayed when he visited Tono.)

Civic center
Gymnasium&Swimming Pool

Birthplace of
Sasaki Kizen

Uphill slope
Hie Shrine（Dainichisan）◎ City Branch Oﬃce

for Sadato
Heights←

TaxiTono
Elementary School

one way

Tono BusCenter

wi-ﬁ Spot

MoriokaShinkin Bank
Bank of Iwate

Yamaguchigawa River
Takamuro Bridge

340mDaTemple

Tono
Police Station

Money Exchange available(US$, Euro€)noTo

Banknarrow road
Fire-ﬁghter's Post←Tono ArchaeologicalCenterShinmei ShrineShrine

for Kawai

Yanagita s home transplanted(from Tokyo)
Chionji
TempleMuika-machi

Hotel, Inn,
Minshuku

Otebashi Bridge

Otagabashi
BridgeJofukuji Temple

TaiseninTemple

Folktale andStorytelling Center

Shinmachi
Post Oﬃce

Ryugenji Temple

B

Fmr. Otsuchi Road

Chuodori
Library for Children(Planned)

for Tono Station

ChurchATM(Credit Card
Transaction available)

BankChovora(Volunteer Ctr)

Hitoichi StreetZuioinTemple

Kokucho◎ City Hall(TOPIA)

one way

Tono
Post Oﬃce
Kita-Nippon
Tohoku RokinBankara

one way Super market←

Tohoku Bank

Takazen Ryokan Site

Tono Castle Town
Materials Museum

for Yamaguchi→ Waterwheel←

Zenmyoji
TemplePharmacy340←

To Miyamori
and Hanamaki

ShinKokucho

To Kamaishi←

Tono Kura no Michi Gallery

Manpukuji
Templeine←

one way

one wayishi L

one way
Chamber ofcommerce

Ekimae Street

Daiku-cho Street

Daikucho

Police Box←

one wayko gKamawa→
To Tono Bypass(Route 283）

Tono Station

Bus Stop〈Yamazaki〉

Rive

Local Products Center
Souvenir shop
Tourism Association
Bicycle Rental, Car Rental
Shower

Shimohayasebashi
Bridge↑ for Kawai

Yamazaki konseisama shrine←→WalksA

To Tono Bypass (Route 283）

To Tono Bypass (Route 283）
kets sn
unt tic
Disco y attractionafor m ailable hereav

←

Park↑

ideRiversfor Ayaori/Chiba Family Nambu Magariya

283

shops & restaurants
along Route 283
文Tono JuniorHigh school