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The torii that stands at Kamiiso, the place where two gods descended, is one of the torii of Oarai Isosaki Shrine.
The moment when the torii is illuminated in the morning sun and the rough waves of the Pacific Ocean break white on the reefs is a divine sight.

Ancient shrine built in the Heian period overlooking the vast ocean. The Worship Hall and thatched main shrine, surrounded by Shrine Groves, were rebuilt by Tokugawa Mitsukuni in the Edo period, and reflect the style of the Mito domain.

This temple, located in Furudono-machi, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima Prefecture, was founded during the Kamakura period (1185-1333) by Nyoshin, a grandson of Shinran. Initially, it was called Oami Gobo, but two generations later, in the reign of Kunyo, the name was changed to Gannyu-ji. Until the early Edo period, it was located outside Oarai Town, but after the Enpo period (1673-1681) when Tokugawa Mitsukuni (Yoshikimi) served as the lord of the Mito Domain, it was relocated to Iwai-cho in Oarai. The Main Hall and the Kaikido Hall of Gannyu-ji Temple house the standing statue of Amida Nyorai, a portrait of the holy priest Shinran, incense bowls, and other prefecture-designated cultural properties. In and around the grounds, there is a ginkgo tree said to have been hand-planted by Tokugawa Mitsukuni, a statue of Chikurakubo, who worked to popularize the Isobushi folk song, and a hall dedicated to Narutaki Mansuke, who was killed in a revenge attack during the Edo period.

A private art museum located along the Oarai Coast. Among them, the “Scenic window painting,” which is framed on a large window, depicting the scenery of the Oarai Coast and Kamiiso, is a must-see.

This museum exhibits artifacts related to the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa Emperors and the Imperial Families, as well as calligraphy and Japanese paintings from late Bakumatsu and Meiji period patriots.

A museum exhibiting marine creatures caught in Oarai, tools and skeletons related to whaling

Scenic park where visitors can enjoy the beautiful and abundant sea nature of the reefs and pine forests of Meisho Oarai. A variety of sea plants thrive here, marine life can be observed on the rocky shore, and from spring to summer, visitors can enjoy playing on the rocky shore.

A private art museum located along the Oarai Coast below the Oarai Isosaki Shrine. The “Scenic window painting,” which is framed on a large window, depicting the scenery of the Oarai Coast and Kamiiso, is a must-see.